Pastels in gorgeous blue tones of the City of New York. My late mother’s hometown, too. Leon Dolice, artist. Living from 1892 to 1960, he was born in Vienna but moved to New York City in 1912 where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.

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Sunset, New York Harbor. ca. 1930. Austrian/American. Pastel on paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2025 Swann Galleries. Fair use license. https://www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/leon-dolice-sunset-new-york-harbor-pastel-on-pape_26740c586c

Chrysler Building, New York City. 1940s. Austrian/American. Color pastels on stiff gray wove paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © Peterborough Auctions. Fair use license. https://bid.peterboroughauctions.us/online-auctions/peterborough-auctions-llc/leon-dolice-1892—1960-chrysler-building-new-york-city-1940s-7171452

Brooklyn Bridge. ca. 1930-1940. Austrian/American. Pastel on paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2025 Artsy. Fair use license. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/leon-dolice-brooklyn-bridge
New York Harbor Skyline at Twilight (Harmony). ca. 1930-1940. Austrian/American. Pastel on paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © Lincoln Glenn. Fair use license. https://www.lincolnglenn.com/artists/64-leon-dolice/works/83-leon-dolice-new-york-harbor-skyline-at-twilight-harmony-circa-1930-40/
New York Harbor Nocturne. Undated, by 1960. Austrian/American. Pastel on paper. Leon Dolice, artist (1892-1960). Signed on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © Lincoln Glenn. Fair use license. https://www.lincolnglenn.com/artists/64-leon-dolice/works/3320-leon-dolice-new-york-harbor-nocturne/

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On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

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