Lot 740

Collection of Carl & Lily Tolpo Watercolors

Estimate: $150 - $300

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Included in this lot is a collection of six Carl & Lily Tolpo watercolors. Carl Tolpo was born in Ludington, Michigan in 1901. During the course of his career, he established his reputation as a portrait, genre, and landscape painter, as well as a portrait and figure sculptor. As a painter, his works in fine oil portraiture particularly include state portraits and landscape oil paintings of the western USA, mostly the Yellowstone Park region. His works are on display in the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Lily Tolpo (1917-2015) was the wife of artist Carl Tolpo. She was known as an American painter, sculptor, and designer who worked from Illinois studios for over six decades. These paintings include the Tetons, the Grand Canyon, Lower Falls of Yellowstone, etc. These paintings are in great condition for their age and the largest one measures 18" by 23".