- URBANO
BOLZANIO, GRACEAE GRAMMATICES,
URBANO
BOLZANIO, GRACEAE GRAMMATICES, 1543 Institutionum in linguam Graecam Grammaticarum libri duo. Quorum primo quae ad simplicioren octo partibus orationis rationem: secundo vero quae ad accuratiorem earundem pertinent explicationem, continentur. Printed in 1543 by Chr Wechel, Paris. Bound in a late 17th to early 18th century brown leather with marbled papers. Inside and at the top of the first last free paper is an inscription dated 1590. 4to, (1),375p.p. [+3], (2)
- PAUL JACOULET (FRANCE/JAPAN, 1902-1960),
PAUL JACOULET (FRANCE/JAPAN, 1902-1960), MELLE. RITA-SABLAN-DIAZ CHAMORRO DE GUAM-MARIANES (#12)., WOODBLOCK PRINT, 18" X 14.5". MATTED 20" X 15.5".PAUL JACOULET, France/Japan, 1902-1960, Melle. Rita-Sablan-Diaz Chamorro de Guam-Marianes (#12). Published: 24 October 1934. Signed in pencil lower left above Fan seal. Seal of the printer, Yoshizo Onotera, lower right margin. Numbered 207/350 verso. Dimensions: Woodblock print, 18" x 14.5". Matted 20" x 15.5".
- TWO SHELVES OF OCEANIC STONE AND SHELL
TWO SHELVES OF OCEANIC STONE AND SHELL FRAGMENTS Two shelves of Oceanic stone and shell fragments, possibly from Guam, together with stone and shell adze including from Fotuna Island, framed replica medical instruments - originals were buried at Pompei, one lacking
- PAUL JACOULET WOODBLOCK PRINTPaul Jacoulet
PAUL JACOULET WOODBLOCK PRINTPaul Jacoulet (1896-1960) Homme De Menado Et Mangoustans Celebes woodblock print framed under glass with pencil signature and "red fan" to bottom right and Homme De Menado Et Mangoustans Celebes under signature; measures approximately 25" x 20-1/4" with frame sight image of approximately 18-1/2" x 13-1/8"; has not been examined out of frame but appears to have some water damage to bottom affecting approximately 2" above the bottom of image, as well as very minimal foxing to right margin.
Paul Jacoulet was born in Paris in 1896. From the age of 4 he lived in Japan. His father worked at the Tokyo University as a teacher. The young child Paul was of poor health. But he developed good skills for drawing, music and languages. He spoke Japanese, French and English fluently. At the age of eleven he began painting. Paul Jacoulet's creative period was 1939-1960. Jacoulet is considered one of the few western artists to have mastered the art of woodblock printing sufficiently to be recognized in Japan. His works are almost all of people, either portraits or full body images capturing some background details. He has had a number of exhibits in the years since his death including two at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena (1983 and 1990), the Yokohama Art Museum (1996 and 2003), the Riccar Museum in Tokyo (1982), and the Isla Center for the Arts on Guam (1992 and 2006).
- PAUL JACOULET WOODBLOCK PRINTPaul Jacoulet
PAUL JACOULET WOODBLOCK PRINTPaul Jacoulet (1896-1960) Une Averse A Metalanim Ponape... Est Carolines, Adverse weather at Metalanim, Pohnpei woodblock print framed under glass with pencil signature and "mandarin duck" seal to bottom left and "Une Averse A Metalanim Ponape... Est Carolines" to bottom right of image; measures approximately 25-1/4" x 20-5/16" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 18-1/8" x 14-3/16"; has not been examined out of frame but there appears to be some foxing to upper left margin.
Paul Jacoulet was born in Paris in 1896. From the age of 4 he lived in Japan. His father worked at the Tokyo University as a teacher. The young child Paul was of poor health. But he developed good skills for drawing, music and languages. He spoke Japanese, French and English fluently. At the age of eleven he began painting. Paul Jacoulet's creative period was 1939-1960. Jacoulet is considered one of the few western artists to have mastered the art of woodblock printing sufficiently to be recognized in Japan. His works are almost all of people, either portraits or full body images capturing some background details. He has had a number of exhibits in the years since his death including two at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena (1983 and 1990), the Yokohama Art Museum (1996 and 2003), the Riccar Museum in Tokyo (1982), and the Isla Center for the Arts on Guam (1992 and 2006).
- PAUL JACOULET WOODBLOCK PRINTPaul Jacoulet
PAUL JACOULET WOODBLOCK PRINTPaul Jacoulet (1896-1960) Les Pasteques. "Jo-noku-ri, Coree" woodblock print framed under glass with pencil signature and "boat" seal to bottom right of image; measures approximately 18-1/4" x 21-1/2" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 11-5/8" x 15-1/2".
Paul Jacoulet was born in Paris in 1896. From the age of 4 he lived in Japan. His father worked at the Tokyo University as a teacher. The young child Paul was of poor health. But he developed good skills for drawing, music and languages. He spoke Japanese, French and English fluently. At the age of eleven he began painting. Paul Jacoulet's creative period was 1939-1960. Jacoulet is considered one of the few western artists to have mastered the art of woodblock printing sufficiently to be recognized in Japan. His works are almost all of people, either portraits or full body images capturing some background details. He has had a number of exhibits in the years since his death including two at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena (1983 and 1990), the Yokohama Art Museum (1996 and 2003), the Riccar Museum in Tokyo (1982), and the Isla Center for the Arts on Guam (1992 and 2006).
- SIGNED FRAMED DRAPER PAINTING - USS
SIGNED FRAMED DRAPER PAINTING - USS YORKTOWN, 1944William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). "USS Yorktown" oil on canvas, 1944. Signed and dated "Wm. F. Draper 3/28/44" on lower right. Titled "USS Yorktown" on lower left. A special painting of the USS Yorktown by combat artist William Draper during World War II. The USS Yorktown was the 10th aircraft carrier used in the United States Navy during WWII. The ship was initially named Bonhomme Richard, and was renamed Yorktown when under construction. Draper presents the ship when docked with a figure admiring her in the foreground. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy, and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers boxing and engaged in other activities in between combat episodes. A special piece created by Draper during WWII, set in a wooden frame under glass. Size of painting: 8.75" L x 11.75" W (22.2 cm x 29.8 cm) Size of frame: 12.875" L x 16.875" W (32.7 cm x 42.9 cm)
National Geographic magazine published four articles by Lt. William Franklin Draper, USNR - including 25 of Draper's war images in four different issues during the WWII era. These included "A Navy Artist Paints the Aleutians - August 1943; "Jungle War: Bougainville and New Caledonia" April 1944; "Painting History in the Pacific" October 1944; and "Victory's Portrait in the Marianas" November 1945). In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000.
William Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
More on the artist's background: William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in the WWII era. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
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#151549
Condition:
Signed and dated "Wm. F. Draper 3/28/44" on lower right. Titled "USS Yorktown" on lower left. Draper Estate stamp on the verso. Painting has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in very good condition save minor fraying along the periphery, as the canvas was hand cut.
- SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER PAINTING - SKI
SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER PAINTING - SKI SCENE, CA. 1940SWilliam Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Oil on canvas board, ca. 1940s. Signed "Wm. F. Draper" on lower right. A fabulous painting of skiers enjoying some wintertime fun with a red steepled church gracing the scene as well. On the verso, the location is identified as Stowe, Vermont. Stowe has been called the "Ski Capital of the East" with good reason; it is the birthplace of alpine skiing in Vermont, beloved for its perfect New England snowfalls, and interestingly, home to the United States' oldest ski patrol. The central focus of the composition is a group of skiers with a church to the right. Humorously, Draper has also included a pair of crutches leaning against a fence in the foreground. Draper has captured the charm of this slopeside destination with his characteristic style, replete with a striking color palette, loose brushwork, and wonderful impasto passages. A delightful painting presenting folks eager to enjoy the snow-covered hills of this winter wonderland, though the crutches certainly suggest his word of caution. Size: 20" L x 23.875" W (50.8 cm x 60.6 cm)
William Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
More on the artist's background: William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals. This clock belonged to Princess Margaret Draper Boncompagni - William Draper's aunt who was an American heiress and married Prince Andrea Boncompagni in the 1920s.
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A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#153737
Condition:
Minor age wear to the peripheries. Otherwise, the painting is in very nice condition and is signed by Draper on the lower right. "Stowe, VT" is handwritten on the verso. Draper Estate stamp on the verso.
- SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH
SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH KENNEDY (1962)...William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Portrait of Joseph Kennedy, oil on canvas, 1962. Signed and dated with inscription on lower right which reads, "Wm. F. Draper - Ambassador Joseph Kennedy - 1/2 hour sketch - Palm Beach '62". A painting of historical figure Joseph Kennedy created by American artist William Draper in Palm Beach, Florida in 1962. It was President John F. Kennedy who asked William Draper to paint his father's portrait. Ambassador Kennedy's portrait had never been painted, and when John F. Kennedy became President, he wanted a picture of his father hanging in the embassy. So Draper went to Palm Beach to paint the Kennedy family patriarch, who by this time had a stroke and was paralyzed. Joseph Kennedy Sr's caretaker wheeled him out on his wheelchair, and Draper made this colored sketch in situ. Size: 24" L x 20" W (61 cm x 50.8 cm)
William Draper had known the Kennedy family from his childhood summers in Hyannis Port. According to Draper's Archives of American Art oral history transcript, the Draper's invited the Kennedy's for cocktails and introduced them to Hyannis Port society. Draper stated, "This sounds awfully snobbish but it's perfectly true because nobody knew the Kennedys." (Source: Smithsonian Archives of American Art "Oral history interview with William F. Draper, 1977 June 1-28") In addition to painting Ambassador Kennedy, Draper was the only artist for whom JFK posed during his lifetime. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy sat for William Draper a year before his assassination, and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. commissioned Draper to paint a portrait from the 1962 life sketch (also available at Artemis Gallery) in 1966 (object number NPG.66.35).
Joseph Kennedy was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1938, a position he held until 1940. In addition, Joe Kennedy was the patriarch of a legendary American family. He and Rose Kennedy had nine children, including John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) who was the 35th president of the United States, Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) who served as both U.S. Attorney General and a U.S. Senator from New York, and Ted Kennedy (1932-2009) who was a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
Speaking to Draper's talent as a portraitist, Peter Rathbone, Director Emeritus of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, whose portrait Draper also painted stated, "Nature endowed William F. Draper with enough talents to require him to choose among them before embarking on a professional career. Yet to those who know him, it is hard to imagine that any natural bent could rival his personal endowment as a painter of portraits … Draper's painting belongs to the tradition of Sargent. Like Sargent's, his style is fluid with virtuoso brushwork as the identifying characteristic. Like Sargent, the preparation of the painting by Draper is all in the artist's eye. Unlike Sargent's detachment, Draper's understanding and love of people and his appreciations of physical subtleties are happily projected into his work. These traits are the source of the warmth and vitality of his portraiture. They are also the reasons why his portraits are fine likenesses. And it is not too much to say that something of his own vibrant personality is reflected in everything he paints." ("Portraits Period" by Portrait Brokers of America, 1990, p. 46)
William Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
More on the artist's background: William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#151460
Condition:
Small puncture to canvas at upper right that does not impact the painted image. Expected age wear with minor stains that are visible in unpainted areas of the canvas and do not impact the painted image. Signed and dated with inscription on lower right which reads, "Wm. F. Draper - Ambassador Joseph Kennedy - 1/2 hour sketch - Palm Beach '62". Black border tape around the edges of the painting has some tears and folds. "Ambassador Joseph Kennedy" is handwritten on the verso. There is a Draper Estate stamp on the verso as well.
- 1960S WILLIAM DRAPER EN PLEIN AIR WATERCOLORS
1960S WILLIAM DRAPER EN PLEIN AIR WATERCOLORS (3)William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Three watercolors on paper, ca. 1960s. A lovely trio of watercolor paintings by William Draper. One is set in the American West with a cowboy tending to his white horse as a child looks on. Another appears to be set in Mexico or the Caribbean given the tropical flora embellishing the townscape. The third is a quaint village scene with charming vernacular architecture dotting the landscape. All are delineated with lush brushstrokes and a gorgeous color palette. Like many artists, William Draper enjoyed painting en plein air with watercolors when he traveled. Size: 14.875" L x 21" W (37.8 cm x 53.3 cm)
William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#153759
Condition:
All have Draper Estate stamps on the versos. All are in very nice condition save slight age wear to the peripheries.
- SIGNED 1967 WILLIAM DRAPER LANDSCAPE
SIGNED 1967 WILLIAM DRAPER LANDSCAPE PAINTINGWilliam Draper (American, 1912-2003). Oil on canvas, 1967. Signed and dated "Wm. F. Draper '67" in red pigment on lower right. A wonderful painting of the Haitian landscape, capturing the vibrant colors of the tropical sky - azure blue, golden yellow, peach, tangerine, and mint green - above the rolling hills and valleys which are dotted by scarlet flora and deep green foliage of the charmingly shaggy trees. All is delineated with Draper's signature loose brushwork and exceptional command of the palette knife. In the 1960s, Draper and his wife frequently visited Port au Prince during the wintertime, and Haiti's dazzling tropical landscape clearly captivated the artist. Size: 20" L x 24.2" W (50.8 cm x 61.5 cm)
William Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
More on the artist's background: William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#153843
Condition:
Hand-signed and dated "Wm. F. Draper '67" on lower right. Draper Estate stamp on the verso. Verso of canvas has darkened with age. This said, the painted composition is still quite vibrant.
- SIGNED WM. DRAPER WWII PAINTING, BATTLESHIP
SIGNED WM. DRAPER WWII PAINTING, BATTLESHIP APPLIQUEWilliam Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Oil on wood and heavy gauge illustration board, ca. 1943. Signed on lower right. An action-packed scene by combat artist William Draper presenting soldiers engaged in a naval battle during World War II. Notice that Draper painted the scene as viewed through the window of a ship. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy, and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers not engaged in combat but rather between battles. This composition is particularly intriguing, because Draper used a creative collage technique. The battleship in the foreground was painted on a separate wooden cutout which was applied to the board, and the sea battle and surrounding grey windowframe were painted directly onto the board. This layering created a relief in the foreground that in turn contributed to the depth and expanse of the scene beyond. Size of sight view: 13.5" L x 34" W (34.3 cm x 86.4 cm) Size of frame: 15.375" L x 35.875" W (39.1 cm x 91.1 cm)
William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Draper's career spanned seven decades. In addition to painting WWII battle scenes, he painted landscapes, floral still lifes, interiors, and was an accomplished portraitist. In fact, Draper's subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. Draper also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#153870
Condition:
Signed by the artist on the lower right. Draper Estate stamp on verso. Age wear to the frame with areas of loss as shown. Painting is in good condition save a few minor scuffs/stains. It is a bit loose within the frame. Frame could be removed if desired.
- SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER WWII PAINTING
SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER WWII PAINTING - LANDING AT GUAMWilliam Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Study for mural "Landing at Guam" oil on heavy gauge illustration board, ca. 1943 CE. Signed "Wm. F. Draper" on lower right. An action-packed composition by combat artist William Draper featuring soldiers rushing to the coast of Guam during World War II. Notice that Draper painted the scene as viewed through the window of a ship, replete with spouts of water projecting up from the embattled waters, a burning vessel with red flames and plumes of smoke in the sea, and a crowd of soldiers making their way to shore. In 1942, William Draper joined the Navy, and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather between battles. This piece was a study for a mural entitled "Landing at Guam" that Draper painted for the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Combat artists like Lieutenant Draper certainly did not shy away from dangerous wartime conditions but rather bravely recorded the alarming events as they unfolded. Size: 13.625" L x 34" W (34.6 cm x 86.4 cm)
William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Draper's career spanned seven decades. In addition to painting WWII battle scenes, he painted landscapes, floral still lifes, interiors, and was an accomplished portraitist. In fact, Draper's subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. Draper also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#153869
Condition:
Signed by the artist on the lower right. A few scuffs with pigment losses to the painting as shown. A few stains and scuffs with pigment losses to the grey background as shown. Minute old loss to board at center of upper edge, presumably from nail used to attach framing. Painting is a bit loose within the frame. Frame could be removed if desired. Draper Estate stamp on verso. "Sketch for Mural 'Landing at Guam' at US Naval Academy" is handwritten on verso.
- SIGNED DRAPER PORTRAIT - LADY IN WHITE
SIGNED DRAPER PORTRAIT - LADY IN WHITE HAT, 1987**Originally Listed At $400**
William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). "Lady in White Hat" - oil on board, 1987. Signed and dated "Wm. F. Draper '97" on lower right. A wonderful portrait of a sophisticated lady by American artist William Draper. The sitter wears a wide-brimmed white hat to match her blouse. A vision of style and grace, she looks out at the viewer with a disarming smile. The background is a symphony of spring green, teal, and turquoise hues delineated in expressive strokes with bold passages of impasto. A beautiful portrait set in an attractive custom frame. Size of painting: 14.75" L x 11.125" W (37.5 cm x 28.3 cm) Size of frame: 20.25" L x 16.7" W (51.4 cm x 42.4 cm)
Draper became known as the "Dean of American portraitists" and Boston MFA Director Emeritus Peter Rathbone compared Draper's skill to that of master John Singer Sargent. Rathbone, whose portrait Draper also painted stated, "Nature endowed William F. Draper with enough talents to require him to choose among them before embarking on a professional career. Yet to those who know him, it is hard to imagine that any natural bent could rival his personal endowment as a painter of portraits … Draper's painting belongs to the tradition of Sargent. Like Sargent's, his style is fluid with virtuoso brushwork as the identifying characteristic. Like Sargent, the preparation of the painting by Draper is all in the artist's eye. Unlike Sargent's detachment, Draper's understanding and love of people and his appreciations of physical subtleties are happily projected into his work. These traits are the source of the warmth and vitality of his portraiture. They are also the reasons why his portraits are fine likenesses. And it is not too much to say that something of his own vibrant personality is reflected in everything he paints." ("Portraits Period" by Portrait Brokers of America, 1990, p. 46)
William Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
More on the artist's background: William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#152331
Condition:
Painting has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in excellent condition. Signed and dated "Wm. F. Draper '97" on lower right. Draper Estate stamp on the verso. Wired for suspension and ready to display.
- WILLIAM DRAPER PAINTING - BEACH SCENE,
WILLIAM DRAPER PAINTING - BEACH SCENE, 1980S**First Time At Auction**
William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Oil on canvas board, ca. 1980s. A striking beach scene painted en plein air by American artist William Draper. Draper invites the viewer into the composition, welcoming us to visually wander along the sandy shore as the tide ebbs and flows revealing seaweed and other marine plants of vibrant green and russet hues. Cerulean waters roll into whitecapped waves, all beneath the clear azure skies above. A tranquil scene, delineated in Draper's expressive, loose brushwork, and likely depicting a scene in East Hampton on the southern fork of Long Island, where William Draper had a summer studio. One can almost hear the waves roll in and out as the tidal current alternatively flows seaward and inland. Size: 15.875" L x 19.885" W (40.3 cm x 50.5 cm)
William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#153852
Condition:
Some age wear as shown, most to the corners. A Draper Estate stamp is on the verso.
- TWO WILLIAM DRAPER PAINTINGS OF AFRICA,
TWO WILLIAM DRAPER PAINTINGS OF AFRICA, CA. 1966**First Time At Auction**
William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). "African Lake" and "Malindi" - oil paint on heavy gauge paper - ca. 1966. A beautiful pair of paintings depicting scenes in Africa by William Draper. "Malindi" presents the town named in the title, located on the coast of Kenya. Malindi has been a Swahili settlement since the 13th century. In this composition, hatch-roofed buildings line each side of a dirt road; women carry wares on their heads as children and elders look on; and palm trees rise to the clear blue sky above. "African Lake" presents a serene blue lake surrounded by golden grasslands with trees and brush in the foreground and hillsides in the distance - all below a rosy sky indicative of dawn or dusk. Both paintings are delineated with Draper's signature loose brushstrokes and a brilliant color palette. Size of "Malindi": 20" L x 23.875" W (50.8 cm x 60.6 cm)
William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#151457
Condition:
Each painting has a Draper Estate stamp on the verso. "African Lake" has its title handwritten on the verso and "Malindi" has its title handwritten on the verso as well. "African Lake" has a few small minor nicks and creases to the peripheries and a few tears that have been reinforced with acid free tape on the verso. "Malindi" has a few small losses/creases to peripheries as well as some tears that have been reinforced with acid free tape on the verso as well.
- BASKERVILLE WATERCOLOR - US SAILORS
BASKERVILLE WATERCOLOR - US SAILORS AT MARKET, CA. 1940...**First Time At Auction**
Charles Baskerville (American, 1896-1994). Untitled watercolor, ca. 1940. Signed on the lower left. A beautiful watercolor of a Moroccan market frequented by sailors dressed in their US Navy service dress white uniforms by American artist Charles Baskerville who served in both World War I and World War II. Local women dressed in hoodedcoats and men wearing turbans and flowing garments are present at the market, some shopping and others minding their fresh produce stands, some shaded by fabric awnings, others standing on a walkway, under a tree, or beneath an arch at the top of a stairway. A very special composition by Charles Baskerville, an artist who served in both World Wars. Size: 9.875" L x 6.875" W (25.1 cm x 17.5 cm) Size of frame: 17.25" L x 13.2" W (43.8 cm x 33.5 cm)
Charles Baskerville studied at Cornell University, but his studies were interrupted by World War I. He served in the Rainbow Division as a lieutenant and earned a Silver Star. During the war he sketched fellow soldiers, and several of his drawings were published in Scribner's Magazine. Charles returned to Cornell after the war, graduated in 1919, and embarked on an art career which was again interrupted by war. He served as a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Air Force during World War II and also worked as a portrait painter.
In addition to being a portraitist, Baskerville was a prolific muralist and still life painter. Baskerville's clientele was comprised of an impressive list of elites, "from business executives and socialites to actresses and foreign leaders" and many of his compositions were created when he served during World War II. According to the Johnson Collection website, "His mural work surely benefitted from the connections he made as a portraitist, because the commissions were often located in the kinds of spaces that his patrons—especially wealthy women and military officials—frequented. For instance, Baskerville was commissioned to paint the murals in the first-class lounge of the ocean liner SS America, the conference room used by the Joint Committee on Military Affairs at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, and the pool house at the Long Island estate of businessman and philanthropist Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney.
Military service in World War II took Lieutenant Colonel Baskerville abroad as the official portrait painter of the United States Air Force. In that position, he created over sixty portraits of officers and soldiers that were exhibited widely during and after the war, and are now on permanent display at the Pentagon. These portraits, Baskerville said, 'are what I am proudest of.' Paintings by Charles Baskerville are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum."
This painting comes to us from the estate of William Draper. In 1942, William Draper joined the Navy, and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers not engaged in combat but rather between battles.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre
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A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#153289
Condition:
This watercolor has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in very nice condition. Hand signed by the artist on lower left. Draper Estate stamp on verso. Wired for suspension and ready to display.
- EXHIBITED 1962 W. DRAPER PORTRAIT OF
EXHIBITED 1962 W. DRAPER PORTRAIT OF SON "WILLY"William Franklin Draper American, 1912-2003), "Willy" oil on canvas, 1962. Signed "Wm. F. Draper '62" on lower left. A large-scale portrait by American award-winning portraitist William Draper, depicting his son and namesake William "Willy" Jr. who was a star tennis player in his teens and went on to teach at the Georgia Tennis Club in East Hampton, Long Island. William Jr. is presented as a handsome nineteen year old, sitting with his arms on the rails of a chair, and gazing toward his left. He wears a patterned blue and beige sweater over a sky blue polo shirt with khaki shorts. The blue hues of his garments beautifully match his twinkling bright blue eyes, a trait he shared with his father. A wonderful portrait of the artist's son, set in an attractive custom frame. Size of painting: 41.5" L x 27.5" W (105.4 cm x 69.8 cm) Size of frame: 49.875" L x 35.875" W (126.7 cm x 91.1 cm)
Though a respected as "an artistic descendant of John Singer Sargent" - noted for his expressive style and freely brushed and textured paintings, Draper once said, "Portraits are always a challenge. It's like a puzzle." According to Edgar J. Driscoll, Jr's memorial statement, "Paul E. Curran, a friend of 20 years, said a Draper portrait was a 'five day affair,' begun on Monday and wrapped up Friday afternoon. Before he finished, he always got an objective opinion of the piece from someone who knew his subject. 'He'd get an opinion of how well he portrayed the individual,' Curran said."
Peter Rathbone, Director Emeritus of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, whose portrait Draper also painted stated, "Nature endowed William F. Draper with enough talents to require him to choose among them before embarking on a professional career. Yet to those who know him, it is hard to imagine that any natural bent could rival his personal endowment as a painter of portraits . . . Draper's painting belongs to the tradition of Sargent. Like Sargent's, his style is fluid with virtuoso brushwork as the identifying characteristic. Like Sargent, the preparation of the painting by Draper is all in the artist's eye. Unlike Sargent's detachment, Draper's understanding and love of people and his appreciations of physical subtleties are happily projected into his work. These traits are the source of the warmth and vitality of his portraiture. They are also the reasons why his portraits are fine likenesses. And it is not too much to say that something of his own vibrant personality is reflected in everything he paints." ("Portraits Period" by Portrait Brokers of America, 1990, p. 46)
William Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
More on the artist's background: William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
On the verso are two exhibition labels, one from Portraits, Inc. in New York City and another from FAR Gallery in New York City.
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Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003)
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#152319
Condition:
Portrait is in excellent condition. Signed "Wm. F. Draper '62" on lower left. On the verso are two exhibition labels, one from Portraits, Inc. in New York City and another from FAR Gallery in New York City. Draper Estate stamp on verso as well. Frame has some inactive insect holes and age wear with scuffs, abrasions, and nicks/chips as shown. Minor stains on verso of framing that do not interfere with the painted portrait. Perforations on verso of frame, likely from previous display.
- WILLIAM DRAPER PORTRAIT OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN
WILLIAM DRAPER PORTRAIT OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1956)**Originally Listed At $4500**
William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). "Leonard Bernstein" oil on canvas, 1956. Signed w/ inscription on lower left. A special portrait of the one and only Leonard Bernstein (American, 1918-1990) - internationally revered musical director of the New York Philharmonic for decades and beloved composer who wrote among other masterful compositions the unforgettable score for "West Side Story"! Draper painted Bernstein at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in 1956 when Bernstein was a visiting music professor at Brandeis University (1951-1956). An inscription above Draper's signature at the lower left reads, "1 1/4 hour demonstration sketch of Leonard Bernstein Boston MFA." Draper depicted Bernstein in 3/4 view, gazing directly at the viewer with his distinguished visage and signature pompadour hairdo, dapperly dressed in a matching brown jacket and tie, beige vest, and white dress shirt. Draper was a great fan of Bernstein's flamboyant conducting style. Size: 30" L x 25" W (76.2 cm x 63.5 cm); 31.375" L x 26.375" W (79.7 cm x 67 cm) framed.
We are especially excited to feature William Draper's portrait of Leonard Bernstein given the release of the film remake of "West Side Story" - scripted by Tony Kushner and directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg. Perfect timing for any fan of this classic musical about love rising above hatred set in New York City during the 1950s, with magical moments capturing the romances between Tony and Maria as well as Bernardo and Anita, in addition to the dramatic rivalry between the Sharks and the Jets; incredible dance scenes, and of course, Leonard Bernstein's unforgettable score which includes "Jet Song", "Something's Coming", "Maria", "Tonight", "America", "Cool", "One Hand, One Heart", "I Feel Pretty", "Somewhere", "Gee, Officer Krupke", and "A Boy Like That"!
Draper became known as the "Dean of American portraitists" and Boston MFA Director Emeritus Peter Rathbone compared Draper's skill to that of master John Singer Sargent. Rathbone, whose portrait Draper also painted stated, "Nature endowed William F. Draper with enough talents to require him to choose among them before embarking on a professional career. Yet to those who know him, it is hard to imagine that any natural bent could rival his personal endowment as a painter of portraits … Draper's painting belongs to the tradition of Sargent. Like Sargent's, his style is fluid with virtuoso brushwork as the identifying characteristic. Like Sargent, the preparation of the painting by Draper is all in the artist's eye. Unlike Sargent's detachment, Draper's understanding and love of people and his appreciations of physical subtleties are happily projected into his work. These traits are the source of the warmth and vitality of his portraiture. They are also the reasons why his portraits are fine likenesses. And it is not too much to say that something of his own vibrant personality is reflected in everything he paints." ("Portraits Period" by Portrait Brokers of America, 1990, p. 46)
William Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
More on the artist's background: William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
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#152716
Condition:
Signed "Wm. F. Draper '56" at lower left. Inscription above reads, "1 1/4 hour demonstration sketch of Leonard Bernstein Boston MFA." Draper estate stamp on verso. The painted composition is in excellent condition. Verso is covered with board. "33" written on upper right of top of frame.
- WILLIAM DRAPER PORTRAIT - SHAH OF IRAN
WILLIAM DRAPER PORTRAIT - SHAH OF IRAN (1967)**First Time At Auction**
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William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). "Shah of Iran" oil on canvas, 1967. Signed and dated on lower right. American artist William Draper was commissioned to paint a full length portrait of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (also Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah) of Iran for his coronation. The resulting portrait was later burned during the Iranian Revolution; however, this painted sketch for that portrait, kept by Draper, survived. Draper depicted the Shah who reigned from 1941 until his overthrow in 1979 in 3/4 view, dressed in uniform, and extensively decorated with medals. A fascinating rendering of this infamous 20th century Persian monarch, mounted in a custom, gilded House of Heydenryk frame. Gilding contains 16.6-17% gold according to x-ray fluorescence testing. Size: 34.125" L x 27.125" W (86.7 cm x 68.9 cm) Size: 43.5" L x 36.3755" W (110.5 cm x 92.4 cm)
Draper became known as the "Dean of American portraitists" and Boston MFA Director Emeritus Peter Rathbone compared Draper's skill to that of master John Singer Sargent. Rathbone, whose portrait Draper also painted stated, "Nature endowed William F. Draper with enough talents to require him to choose among them before embarking on a professional career. Yet to those who know him, it is hard to imagine that any natural bent could rival his personal endowment as a painter of portraits … Draper's painting belongs to the tradition of Sargent. Like Sargent's, his style is fluid with virtuoso brushwork as the identifying characteristic. Like Sargent, the preparation of the painting by Draper is all in the artist's eye. Unlike Sargent's detachment, Draper's understanding and love of people and his appreciations of physical subtleties are happily projected into his work. These traits are the source of the warmth and vitality of his portraiture. They are also the reasons why his portraits are fine likenesses. And it is not too much to say that something of his own vibrant personality is reflected in everything he paints." ("Portraits Period" by Portrait Brokers of America, 1990, p. 46)
William Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999.
More on the artist's background: William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano.
House of Heydenryk label on verso of frame. "In business for over 170 years, the House of Heydenryk is one of the world's oldest and most respected frame companies. We make traditional and modern frames and provide antiques to the world's top collectors, artists, architects and interior designers as well as major museums, galleries and corporations." (The House of Hyedenryk website)
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals.
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#175992
Condition:
Signed and dated at lower right. Slight age wear as shown but otherwise very good. Mounted in a custom, gilded House of Heydenryk frame - note label on back of frame. Gilding contains 16.6-17% gold according to x-ray fluorescence testing. Normal surface wear to frame commensurate with age, and painting could be secured better within frame. Fit with suspension wire; however, we would recommend replacing with new wire.
- MALTBY SYKES, (AMERICAN, 1911-1992),
MALTBY SYKES, (AMERICAN, 1911-1992), EVENING ENTERTAINMENT, GUAM, WATERCOLOR, 1945, SIGHT: 15 X 19 1/2 IN.; FRAME: 25 X 29 IN.MALTBY SYKES, (American, 1911-1992) Evening Entertainment, Guam, watercolor, 1945 dated and signed Maltby Sykes ''45 Guam, l.l. sight: 15 x 19 1/2 in.; frame: 25 x 29 in. Provenance: The Lifetime Collection of a New York City Gentleman. Other Notes: Born in Mississippi and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, William Maltby Sykes studied under and worked with numerous noted artists early in his career, spending summers in Elizabethtown, New York under the tutelage of Wayman Adams and George C. Miller. He also served as an artistic assistant to Diego Rivera in 1936, working on a mural project in Mexico City. Sykes joined the Air Force at the outbreak of WWII, and was sent to the Pacific as a military artist. After the war, Sykes continued his career as an art teacher and as an artist, and traveled to Paris on the G.I. Bill, studying under Fernand Leger and Andre Lhote. The present work, which dates to Sykes'' time in the Pacific during WWII, depicts troops in Guam viewing a film thought to star Bette Davis. Condition:
- COLBY'S ATLAS OF MAINE, 1884. HARDCOVER.Published
COLBY'S ATLAS OF MAINE, 1884. HARDCOVER.Published by George N. Colby and Co, Holton, ME. 115 pages, all plates appear to be intact. Binding has split, and edges of boards are worn, interior is intact with light tanning. Along with a Stuart's Atlas of Maine 1901-2, published by J. H. Stuart Co, S. Paris, ME, 11th edition. 108 pages, all plates appear to be intact. Spine and boards show wear with some losses to leather, blank frontispage has creases and tear. Pullout colored map is torn in a few places. This atlas also includes maps of recently acquired US territories (Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines). Both are Folio.
- COLLECTION OF MILITARY MEDALS, COINS,
COLLECTION OF MILITARY MEDALS, COINS, & PHOTO: U.S. Militaria collection includes several mini and full-size medals including League of Merit, Joint Service Achievement, Expert Rifleman, and more. With many ribbon bars and patches. Along with two paper certificates, and framed Guam US Naval base photo. Provenance: From the estate of Navy Captain Robert Lee III.
- THREE CARVED WOOD WALL HANGINGS FROM
THREE CARVED WOOD WALL HANGINGS FROM GUAM TALLEST: 16 IN. (40.6 CM.)THREE CARVED WOOD WALL HANGINGS FROM GUAM, incised to reverse on slice, including a man and woman in profile, the third a slice painted with abstract stylized figures (3) Dimensions: Tallest: 16 in. (40.6 cm.)
- MICHAEL GENEREUX MODERN IFIT WOOD SCULPTURE
MICHAEL GENEREUX MODERN IFIT WOOD SCULPTURE Michael Genereux (Guam, XX-XXI) Modern abstract Ifit hardwood statue sculpture comprising a branch with three holes suspended from a freeform organic stand, signed "M. Genereux" near base. 20.25" H x 15" W x 14" D.
- (3) World War Two 16 MM Real To Real
(3) World War Two 16 MM Real To Real TapesEach encased in metal container two labeled United States Navy Bureau of Aeronautics and titled U-Boat Capture and the other titled Pearl Harbor the third titled Guam circa World War Two era. Private collection Waterford Mi.
- U.S.S. Lake County Sterling Bowl Presented
U.S.S. Lake County Sterling Bowl Presented to Ruth Quigley December 16 1944 A sterling silver bowl engraved USS LST-880 / Ruth W. Quigley / Evansville Ship Yard / December 16 1944 with the patriotic ribbons used in the christening of the ship under glass in the base of the bowl. 5.125 in. high x 10 in. diameter.The USS Lake County (LST-880) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship launched at Evansville Indiana on the engraved date commissioned at New Orleans January 9 1945 and immediately sent through the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor. She transported troops and supplies among the islands of the South Pacific in the final months of World War II stopping at Okinawa Guam and the Solomon Islands. After taking part in occupation operations in Japan she spent the 1950s supporting various projects before being decommissioned in 1958 and destroyed in target practice.
- US WWII Homefront Army Pillow Covers
US WWII Homefront Army Pillow Covers Lot of Ten Lot include covers from Ft. Ord CA; Aberdeen Proving Grounds MD; Camp Ruston LA; Guam; Davis-Monthan Field (AZ); Ft. Knox KY; and more. Condition: Very good.
- Donald Guaman Anderson Oil Reflectionson
Donald Guaman Anderson Oil Reflectionson a rocky stream well listed California artist image area 9'' x 12'' on canvas born 1927