Fine Art and Hollywood Memorabilia Auction
$250-$500
ARTHUR BURDETT FROST INK ILLUSTRATION ON PAPER
Lot 184Arthur Burdett Frost (1851 - 1928) ink illustration on paper,depicting a dog with little checks and hen,framed and glassed. measurements - 7 3/4" x 11 3/4. with frame - 15 1/2" x 19". signed - lower left. Born in Philadelphia, PA on Jan. 17, 1851. At age 15 Frost was apprenticed to engravers and lithographers. His only formal art training was in the evening classes of the PAFA under Thomas Eakins. He made many trips to the West after 1876 as an illustrator for Scribner's and Harper's. He often worked in black and white and is said to have been color blind which is probably why he specialized in magazine illustration. A farm in New Jersey was his home after 1883 and the years 1908-16 were spent in Paris. Upon retiring in 1919, he joined his son John in Pasadena, CA and lived there until his death on June 22, 1928. Folk pictures and historical genre with dramatic or comedic themes were his forte. He also painted sporting scenes, still lifes, and landscapes. Exh: World's Columbian Expo (Chicago), 1893; Paris Expo, 1900. In: Library of Congress; Delaware Museum; Brandywine River Museum (Chadds Ford, PA); Oakland Museum (Waiting for the Mail San Franciscso Post Office). Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Artists of the American West (Samuels); American Art Annual 1919; Art Digest, July 1928 (obituary).
Previously owned. For detailed condition report please call 267 544 5249
California 9%
Connecticut 6%
Florida 7%
Illinois 10%
Maryland 6%
New Jersey 6%
New York 8%
Texas 8%
0 - $50,000 - 22%
$50,001 - $250,000 - 20%
$250,001+ - 18%
November 09, 2013
12:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
Arthur Burdett Frost Ink Illustration on Paper
12:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
Arthur Burdett Frost (1851 - 1928) ink illustration on paper,depicting a dog with little checks and hen,framed and glassed. measurements - 7 3/4" x 11 3/4. with frame - 15 1/2" x 19". signed - lower left. Born in Philadelphia, PA on Jan. 17, 1851. At age 15 Frost was apprenticed to engravers and lithographers. His only formal art training was in the evening classes of the PAFA under Thomas Eakins. He made many trips to the West after 1876 as an illustrator for Scribner's and Harper's. He often worked in black and white and is said to have been color blind which is probably why he specialized in magazine illustration. A farm in New Jersey was his home after 1883 and the years 1908-16 were spent in Paris. Upon retiring in 1919, he joined his son John in Pasadena, CA and lived there until his death on June 22, 1928. Folk pictures and historical genre with dramatic or comedic themes were his forte. He also painted sporting scenes, still lifes, and landscapes. Exh: World's Columbian Expo (Chicago), 1893; Paris Expo, 1900. In: Library of Congress; Delaware Museum; Brandywine River Museum (Chadds Ford, PA); Oakland Museum (Waiting for the Mail San Franciscso Post Office). Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940" Artists of the American West (Samuels); American Art Annual 1919; Art Digest, July 1928 (obituary).
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ESTIMATE:
$250-$500
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LOTS CONDITION:
Previously owned. For detailed condition report please call 267 544 5249
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TAXES:
California 9%
Connecticut 6%
Florida 7%
Illinois 10%
Maryland 6%
New Jersey 6%
New York 8%
Texas 8%
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BUYER'S PREMIUM:
0 - $50,000 - 22%
$50,001 - $250,000 - 20%
$250,001+ - 18%
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