Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

American, 1851-1928

A famous illustrator and sporting artist, Arthur B. Frost is perhaps best known for his illustrations for the Uncle Remus tales by Joel Chandler Harris, as well as for naturalistic hunting and shooting prints. Many consider him to be the best illustrator of rural America. An ardent sportsman himself, many of Frosts favorite subjects were hunting, fishing, and golfing. Often his golfing subjects tended towards humor. His scenes capture the drama of the sport - a hunter poised to shoot and a dog on point - with elements often integrated into a richly detailed woodland or marsh setting. Frost chronicled aspects of America's cultural life for over five decades. From the late 19th to the early 20th centuries, his art appeared in the many books and publications of the time, including Harper's Weekly, Scribner's, and Life magazines. Frost's illustrations always evoked the essence of a setting and its mood, whether depicting the hilarious escapades of the family cat or farm dog, or the serene pastoral lifestyle of the native northeast. His sound draftsmanship was combined with an intimate knowledge of nature. Frosts details in his pictures were very specific, as though drawn on the spot, and done in a very convincing manner. In the preface and dedication by Harris of his book Uncle Remus, Harris wrote of Frost "you have conveyed into their quaint antics the illumination of your own inimitable humor, which is as true to our sun and soil as it is to the spirit and essence of the matter. The book was mine, but now you have made it yours, both sap and pith" Other well known examples of Frosts illustrations are Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit from The Tar Baby. Frost was known to have spent time in the art colony of Rockport, on the Eastern Shore of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, where he is said to have gone because of painter Gilbert Tucker Margeson. He also summered at the noted Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art, which William Merritt Chase set up a few miles west of Southampton, New York. Shinnecock Hills became the best known of all the out-of-doors summer art schools that developed in America during the late nineteenth century, and attracted hundreds of aspiring young men and women, including Frost, Rockwell Kent, Lydia Field Emmet, and many others. Frost was red-green color blind, but it was not a great handicap since the majority of his work was reproduced in black and white. He managed to work successfully in color by reading the labels on the tubes and placing the colors in the proper order on his palette. Arthur Frost is the father of impressionist painter John Frost (b. 1890 in Philadelphia - 1937), and as a young man John studied art with his father before going on to study in Europe.

Artist: Arthur Burdett Frost

Arthur Burdett Frost"As Long as You's Single Dere's Hope" Scribner's Magazine, 1915, 1915

$4,000

"As Long as You's Single Dere's Hope" Scribner's Magazine, 1915

By Arthur Burdett Frost

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signed "A. B. Frost" Lower Right by Artist "Jes tak' yo coat off, end dem collars end cuffs, end go out in de yard end cut de grass." Illustration for "As Long as You's Single Dere'...

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1910s Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Ink

Keith HaringKeith Haring Handwritten letter 1989 (Keith Haring letter), 1989

$5,400

H 11 in W 8.5 in

Keith Haring Handwritten letter 1989 (Keith Haring letter)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring handwritten letter 1989: A rare 1989 handwritten letter by Keith Haring executed on the artist's personal stationary. An endearing personal response by Haring to a young...

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1980s Pop Art Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Paper, Ink

Jenny DayNevadan Orogeny, 2014

$1,875

H 48 in W 42 in

Nevadan Orogeny

By Jenny Day

Located in New Orleans, LA

Jenny Day is a painter who divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona. She paints a fragmented space, examining human demand and the effects of environmental d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Color Pencil

SPATIAL GEOMETRY - Watercolor and India ink on paper signed Afro

$745

H 17.33 in W 6.7 in

SPATIAL GEOMETRY - Watercolor and India ink on paper signed Afro

Located in Napoli, IT

Watercolor and India ink on paper signed Afro, wooden frame with double glass mis. cm. h.55x28x3

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1960s Modern Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Paper, India Ink, Watercolor

Addison Jones“Flag of victory" abstract painting, western painting, mixed media painting, 2025

$13,500

H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in

“Flag of victory" abstract painting, western painting, mixed media painting

By Addison Jones

Located in Delaware , OH

Artist Statement “Flag of Victory” – Mixed Media on Canvas (48x60) This piece is a celebration of triumph—an abstract expression of spiritual and emotional victory. Using a blend of...

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2010s Abstract Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Canvas, Archival Ink, Acrylic

Marina AbramovicMonograph: Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic (Hand signed), 2021

$700

H 12 in W 8.5 in D 1 in

Monograph: Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic (Hand signed)

By Marina Abramovic

Located in New York, NY

Marina Abramović Portraits in the Presence of Marina Abramovic (Hand signed by BOTH Marina Abramovic and photographer Marco Anelli), 2021 Hardback monograph with no dust jacket as is...

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2010s Contemporary Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Gina PhillipsSentimental Teeth: '73 AMX, 2011

$3,750

H 36 in W 32.5 in

Sentimental Teeth: '73 AMX

By Gina Phillips

Located in New Orleans, LA

Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Fabric, Ink, Oil Pastel, Paint, Thread

Keith HaringKeith Haring Handwritten letter 1986 (Keith Haring letter), 1986

$5,400

H 11 in W 8.5 in

Keith Haring Handwritten letter 1986 (Keith Haring letter)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring handwritten letter 1986: A rare 1980’s handwritten letter by Keith Haring executed on the artist's personal stationary. A personal response by Haring to a New York based editor named Ira...

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1980s Pop Art Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Paper, Ink

Menachem GueffenColorful Figurative Pastel Drawing with Harlequin and King, Expressionism, 1991, 1991

$1,025

H 17.33 in W 11.03 in

Colorful Figurative Pastel Drawing with Harlequin and King, Expressionism, 1991

By Menachem Gueffen

Located in NANTES, FR

Created in 1991, this expressive figurative drawing by Menachem Gueffen depicts two stylized characters: a seated crowned figure and a younger harlequin-like character dressed in a g...

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1990s Post-War Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Paper, Ink, Pastel

Jenny DayOpen Monument, 2012

$2,250

Open Monument

By Jenny Day

Located in New Orleans, LA

Jenny Day is a painter who divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona. She paints a fragmented space, examining human demand and the effects of environmental d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Jenny DayRed Doors, 2012

$2,500

Red Doors

By Jenny Day

Located in New Orleans, LA

Jenny Day is a painter who divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona. She paints a fragmented space, examining human demand and the effects of environmental d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Jenny DaySignal Decay, 2014

$3,750

H 72 in W 54 in

Signal Decay

By Jenny Day

Located in New Orleans, LA

Jenny Day is a painter who divides her time between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tucson, Arizona. She paints a fragmented space, examining human demand and the effects of environmental d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Marcel Dzama3 Choices, c. 2000

$4,750

H 12.5 in W 9.5 in

3 Choices

By Marcel Dzama

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Marcel Dzama is one of the most successful contemporary Canadian artists, beloved for his unmistakable version of Surrealism. Born in Winnipeg in 1974, Dzama achieved an internation...

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Early 2000s Surrealist Arthur Burdett Frost Mixed Media

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Ink, Mixed Media

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