(New Jersey/New York/Montana/Germany, 1878-1938) Quit Your Kidding, 1910, signed lower left "W.H.D. Koerner./1910", oil on canvas, 36 x 25 in.; modern gilt wood frame,. Condition: lined and restretched on new stretcher, retouch at areas of repair. Notes: In 1907, Howard Pyle, accepted William Koerner as a student. For four years he worked in Pyle's Wilmington, Delaware studio and studied and painted beside other ‘illuminates of illustration’ such as N.C. Wyeth and Harvey Dunn. For the next twenty years, Koerner was a much sought after illustrator for magazines such as Harper's, Collier's, McCall's, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, and Saturday Evening Post. It is possible this is an illustration for one of these publications. Please Note: Brunk Auctions provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, materials or any other feature of items being sold. No statement written or oral made by the auctioneer shall be deemed a warranty or assumption of liability by Brunk Auctions or by any seller represented by Brunk Auctions. We are happy to provide additional photographs to aid in your decision. We do not give refunds.. Provenance: Berry-Hill Galleries, New York (label verso); Estate of Otis Brumby, Jr., Marietta, Georgia lined and restretched on new stretcher, retouch at areas of repair