Arnold L. Hicks

"1859 Chatham Fair Christmas Sleigh Scene Engraving"

Edward King (American; 1886- 1962) American Horse Show Scenes, Rochester, 1931 Lithograph on paper Signed to the lower left Limited Edition of 250 Published by The Derrydale Press P...

Art Sz: 6.5"H x 16.25"W Frame Sz: 15"H x 24"W

Art Sz: 9 1/4"H x 14"W Frame Sz: 17 1/4"H x 22"W

Edward S. Voss M.F.H. Monkton, MD "Off To Draw" Color lithograph on paper Published 1951 by My Lady's Manor Ltd Monkton, Maryland Signed in plate to lower right Print Sz 11 1/4"H x 14"W Frame Sz 19 1/4"H x 21 3/4"W Edward (Ned) Voss rode in point-to-points (his last ride came at age 64 in 1957) and campaigned steeplechase horses like *Golpista, Flying Artist and *Atamisqui with trainer Burley Cocks. Atlanta Hall was also home to Belgian draft horses and purebred Angus cattle...

"Pleasures of Winter" Maintains the appropriate markings along with "New York, Published by N. Currier 152 Nassau Street. (The firm was located here in lower Manhattan from 1837-1872) The lithograph portrays a woman leaving her stately home with her two children, being escorted by two drivers to ride in a double seated horse drawn sleigh. In the background is a snowy field with other houses and a loaded horse drawn timber sleigh. In addition to the Amon Carter Museum in Dallas, an example of "Pleasures of Winter" is in: The Library of Congress The Springfield Museum (Massachusetts) Gift of Lenore and Sydney Alpert) Metropolitan Museum of Art (Gift of Colgate 1962) Museum of Fine Arts Boston (Donated by Lee M. Friedman) Dimensions: actual= 16 1/2" h x 23 13/16" w matte= 19 1/2" h x 25 1/4" w folio= 21 9/16" h x 27 1/2" w with frame= 26 1/4" h x 32 1/4" w frame= 1 1/4" burl bird's eye maple It is in very good all original condition; and housed and professionally mounted in a fine quality and attractive bird's eye maple wooden frame with preservation backing and frontal protective glass (important when dealing with 170 year old lithographs); it is the rare and desirable Currier large folio sheet example in fine original color. There is minor foxing and a tideline upper center (see images). The larger folios are more rare because they appealed to the wealthier sector of the population and were more expensive, thus fewer were made, albeit, knowing their more discerning customer base, there was more attention given to detail; hand coloring, and quality for example. This example has been framed and housed in museum quality conservation backing for over 80 years. I have had it professionally taken apart and I inspected the folio visually, and examined it with a black light and loop; as a result, I guarantee and can attest to the accuracy of my description of the lithograph. I then had the folio professionally remounted in it's original frame with an upgraded preservation backing (see images of original folios out of frame and for confirmation of inspection). This lithograph has no tears, no touch up paint, and no glued or taped repairs. This is one of the four iconic and highly desirable set of lithographs made by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) dated 1855 from the American Country Life series. They are named; Spring "May Morning"; Summer "Summer Evening"; Fall ""October Afternoon"; and Winter "Pleasures of Winter". The lithograph was produced from the painting of well known artist Frances (Fanny) Flora (Bond Palmer (1812-1876). She painted typical American scenes of daily American life that were used by Currier for years to come. She was an accomplished artist by the time she migrated to the United States from England, and Currier commissioned her to do the country scenes for this series. Each of the original images are toned lithographs with applied hand painted watercolor. The lithograph reflects an affluent life style, showcasing grandiose homes and glamorizing the rural way of living as urban areas became more densely populated with the tidal wave and arrival of immigrants. Nathaniel Currier began his lithograph business in 1835 with hand colored images portraying outdoor panoramic, historical, pastoral, and landmark scenes and events, with which the middle class and the wealthy sought to decorate their houses. James Ives (1824-1895) was his accountant) and would join him later in 1857 to help run the business. The hand painted lithograph is embellished with script text in the bottom margin of the folio "Entered according to art of congress in the year 1855 by N. Currier in the clerk's office of the southern district of N.Y." "F.F Palmer...

Antique etching by renowned Danish artist Søren Lund. The etching has a motive of a man with a church bell on a horse carriage and a church in the background. The piece has a qoute saying: I Hundrede Aar den Klokke ringed ud over Horne Sogn - Da kom jo Bispen fra Kjøbenhavn. Han tinged, fik Klokken paa Vogn. Med Firespand naaed de Byens Skel; da hjalp ej de mægtigste Drag. Men Klokken kørtes tilbage igen af to Smaaheste i Mag. (For a hundred years the bell had rung out over Horne Parish – Then the bishop came from Copenhagen. He bargained and got the bell on a wagon. With four horses they reached the town’s border; then even the strongest pull did not help. But the bell was driven back again by two small horses, with ease.) Søren Jørgensen Lund (1852-1933) was a Danish artist affiliated with “Fynbomalerne” amongst Johannes Larsen, Peter Hansen, Fritz Syberg and Anna Syberg...

Vintage dry point etching "Going to the Wagon, No. 1" with original pencil doodle by noted western artist, Edward Borein, circa early 1900s. The piece is hand signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right and contains a small original pencil doodle in the lower left of a cowboy on a horse. The image (plate mark) is 9.875" x 7.875 and the piece is presented in a custom oak frame measuring 19" x 15.25" with a double cut cream mat. Overall, the etching is in very good vintage condition. This outstanding work is also titled "The Texans" and is extremely rare with the small doodle sketch by Borein. #4452 Born in San Leandro, California, Edward Borein became one of the most popular artists of western scene painting, equally adept at ink drawing, watercolor, and etching. He was raised in San Leandro, a western cow town, in a family where his father was a county politician. Edward had many childhood memories of herded cattle and their cowboys, which he began sketching at the age of five. He was educated in the Oakland, California schools, and at the age of 17 began working on a ranch near Oakland and then drifted and sketched as a working cowboy throughout the Southwest, Mexico, and Guatemala. It was said that he practiced his art on anything he could find from bunkhouse walls to scraps of paper. At age 19, he enrolled at the San Francisco Art School, his only formal art training, and there he met Jimmy Swinnerton and Maynard Dixon who encouraged him in his art career. The first person to purchase his work was Charles Lummis, editor of The Land and Sunshine magazine in California, and the two became life-long friends. Borein and Lucille Maxwell were married in the Lummis home. Borein, a typical westerner in dress and manner, also became close friends with Charles Russell, actor Will Rogers, and President Theodore Roosevelt. Borein often traveled north to visit Russell in Great Falls, Montana and to travel among Indian tribes. In 1899, Borein visited Arizona while returning from Mexico. By 1902, he was a successful illustrator in San Francisco for the San Francisco Call, and in 1907 to enhance his illustration skills, went to New York to learn etching techniques. There he enrolled in the Art Students League and was a student of Child Hassam. In the theatre district, he opened a studio that became a gathering place for 'lonesome' westerners such as Charles Russell, Will Rogers, Olaf Seltzer...

Stowe Vermont Village Sleigh Ride - Mid Century Winter Figurative Landscape A bright, crisp morning and a sleigh ride through new snow in Stowe, Vermont...