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Edmund Ward Art

American, 1892-1990
Edmund Franklin Ward (1892-1990) was an accomplished painter, visual storyteller, and exceptional draughtsman who enjoyed a successful career as an illustrator. His art ranged in style and subject matter from dark tonalist in oils to humorous in wash and watercolor. Born in White Plains, New York, Ward began his career before turning age twenty with The Saturday Evening Post and continued to work for the publication for many years, illustrating the “Alexander Botts” and “Assistant District Attorney Doowinkle” stories. A contemporary of Norman Rockwell, Ward studied at the Art Students League under teachers Thomas Fogarty, Edward Dufner, and George Bridgman. As young artists, he and Rockwell shared a studio together in the attic of a Manhattan brownstone. He later moved to the Manhattan suburb of New Rochelle, a well-known artist colony which, at the time, was the home of many of the top commercial illustrators of the day, including his friend, Norman Rockwell. Rockwell included experiences he and Ward shared in his autobiography, My Adventures as an Illustrator. His emotional, richly detailed art earned Ward recognition as a talented visual storyteller. Besides The Saturday Evening Post, publications featuring his illustrations included Youth’s Companion, Liberty, Ladies’ Home Journal, Redbook, Pictorial Review, McCall’s, Country Home, Country Gentleman, Woman’s Home Companion, and American Collier’s. Ward spent his illustration career in White Plains where he was commissioned to paint a mural for the Federal Building. Among his professional affiliations were the Salmagundi Club, the Guild of Freelance Artists, and the Society of Illustrators.
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Artist: Edmund Ward
Caught in the Act
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned, stamped "The estate of/ EDMUND F. WARD" on the stretcher, with a partial composition on the reverse. Provenance: Through the artists estate
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20th Century Edmund Ward Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Satyrs
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Unsigned Edmund F. Ward estate stamp on verso
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1930s Edmund Ward Art

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Oil, Board

Medieval Fight Scene, 1926
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Medieval Fight Scene by Edmund Franklin Ward, from 1926.
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1920s Edmund Ward Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pirates Boarding Ship
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Pirates Boarding Ship Signed lower left. Making his first illustrations for the "Saturday Evening Post" before he was age 20, Edmund Ward ha...
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20th Century Other Art Style Edmund Ward Art

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Canvas, Oil

In Evening Bells, Back Book Cover
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1923 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions 24.50" x 25.50" Signature: Signed Lower Left
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1920s Edmund Ward Art

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Board, Oil

Detente
By Edmund Ward
Located in New York, NY
Purchased from Ward Estate after his passing in 1990. Part of a private collection since mid 1990's till now and custom framed in handmade unique frames. Ward had a unique vision on ...
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Early 20th Century Tonalist Edmund Ward Art

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Oil

Ruckus, Story Illustration
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1940s Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 34.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Ruckus, Story Illustration
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1940s Edmund Ward Art

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By Edmund Ward
Located in New York, NY
Purchased from Ward Estate after his passing in 1990. Part of a private collection since mid 1990's till now and custom framed in handmade unique frames. Ward had a unique vision on ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Edmund Ward Art

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Oil

Muhammed Ali
By Edmund Ward
Located in New York, NY
Purchased from Ward Estate after his passing in 1990. Part of a private collection since mid 1990's till now and custom framed in handmade unique frames. Ward had a unique vision on ...
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1970s Tonalist Edmund Ward Art

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Oil

Boys Dancing
By Edmund Ward
Located in New York, NY
Purchased from Ward Estate after his passing in 1990. Part of a private collection since mid 1990's till now and custom framed in handmade unique frames. Ward had a unique vision on ...
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Early 20th Century Tonalist Edmund Ward Art

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Oil

Original Magazine Story Illustration
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1935 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 23.00" x 33.50" Signature: Signed Lower Right Illustration for magazine story, 1935. Original magazine story illustration...
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1930s Edmund Ward Art

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Canvas, Oil

"I can't take the money for it" Red Book illustration
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “The Immediate Jewel” by Ben Ames Williams for The Red Book Magazine, published January 1921, page 72. The full caption reads: “No, no, I can’t. You mustn’t. ...
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1920s Edmund Ward Art

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Board, Oil

In Evening Bells, Front Book Cover
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left
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1920s Edmund Ward Art

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Oil, Board

Colonial Soldiers at Valley Forge
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Colonial Soldiers at Valley Forge Story illustration Signed Lower Right Making his first illustrations for the "Saturday Evening Post" before he ...
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20th Century Other Art Style Edmund Ward Art

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Canvas, Oil

Woman with Sheep
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Image of two women with sheep. Signed and Dated Lower Right Making his first illustrations for the "Saturday Evening Post" before he was age 20, Edmund Ward had a successful care...
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1920s Other Art Style Edmund Ward Art

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Canvas, Oil

Eyes of Love: Bachelor Party, Pictorial Review, October 1921
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 34.50" x 28.00;" Framed 39.50" x 32.50" Eyes of Love: Bachelor Party, Pictorial Review, October 1921
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1920s Edmund Ward Art

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Oil, Board

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A prominent American illustrator Edmund Franklin Ward was born in White Plains, New York in 1892. From 1910 to 1912, Ward studied at the Art Students League in New York City and shared a studio with fellow painter Norman Rockwell. By the age of twenty, he was illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post, and his works later adorned the pages of many of the prominent magazines of the day, including Red Book, Woman’s Home Companion, Pictorial Review, and Colliers. He also illustrated Zane Grey’s “Thundering Herd” and Herbert Quick’s “Vandermark's Folly - Hawkeye at the Picnic.” Throughout his life Ward was active in the arts community. He served as a member of the faculty at the Art Students League from 1924 to 1925. He also held membership in the Salmagundi Club, Guild of Freelance Artists, and the Society of Illustrators. His works were exhibited at these venues, as well as at such prestigious locales as the National Academy of Art and Art Institute of Chicago, where he won a prize in 1925. Ward spent many summers on Monhegan Island painting...
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1940s Realist Edmund Ward Art

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Oil

The Circus Freak Show
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1943 Medium: Watercolor on Board Dimensions: 24.00" x 18.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Making his first illustrations for the "Saturday Evening Post" before he was a...
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1940s Edmund Ward Art

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Board, Watercolor

Fear of God's wrath
By Edmund Ward
Located in Greenwich, CT
ink and wash on paper board signed l.r. Remarkably gifted artist Edmund F. Ward illustrated for the Saturday Evening Post and did his first illustrations for the magazine before the...
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1920s Realist Edmund Ward Art

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Ink

Fresh Coat of Paint, Monhegan
By Edmund Ward
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A prominent American illustrator Edmund Franklin Ward was born in White Plains, New York in 1892. From 1910 to 1912, Ward studied at the Art Students League in New York City and shared a studio with fellow painter Norman Rockwell. By the age of twenty, he was illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post, and his works later adorned the pages of many of the prominent magazines of the day, including Red Book, Woman’s Home Companion, Pictorial Review, and Colliers. He also illustrated Zane Grey’s “Thundering Herd” and Herbert Quick’s “Vandermark's Folly - Hawkeye at the Picnic.” Throughout his life Ward was active in the arts community. He served as a member of the faculty at the Art Students League from 1924 to 1925. He held membership in the Salmagundi Club, the Guild of Freelance Artists, and the Society of Illustrators. His works were exhibited at these venues, as well as at such prestigious locales as the National Academy of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago, where he won a prize in 1925. Ward spent many summers on Monhegan Island painting...
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