I know that Schim Schimmel is a pretty famous artist known for his surreal nature and environmental paintings. I also know that is father, William Schimmel, was a well known watercolorist and art instructor. Schim first developed his artistic talents as a landscape painter. He later developed his own unique style of art that would send an environmental message. His newer paintings are highly valued, but I was wondering if anyone knew the value of his early paintings? I'd appreciate any help.
This a beautiful antique looks to me like a serving plate cause of the handles. All around the center spot is 6 different scenes. Back round work is flowers leaves, Each scene has a different back round, 1st one is 3 old gentleman in looks to be a pub at a table 2nd one is in the town square with 4 more scenes to go.
We have a make shift portfolio full of drawings and ink portraits from the 1930s.
The larger pictures are pencil drawn and there are four, one seems to be a family on the farm getting ready for breakfast, the next is a barber shop scene and the third is a line of children waiting to see Santa The last one seems to be the family doing chores around the house there is a little girl washing her doll clothes and a boy carrying firewood.
There are also some portraits of men, one being an ink drawing of a man in a top hat (VERY 1930s)
. I have not been able to find any information on the artist or the art. Most of them are signed Ben Johnston(jr?) one was also dated '32 and on the back of one it read Ingersall (or Ingersoll) 6741 then 1253 NY Ave Brooklyn NY. Any information I can get would be a great help!
