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Edmund Ward Figurative Paintings

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.
(Biography provided by Imagen Projects)
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Artist: Edmund Ward
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 Figurative Paintings

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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 Figurative Paintings

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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 Figurative Paintings

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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 Figurative Paintings

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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 Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil

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 Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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 Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil

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 Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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 Figurative Paintings

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Board, 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 Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Saturday Evening Post Illustration
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Story illustration Making his first illustrations for the "Saturday Evening Post...
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20th Century Edmund Ward Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

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 Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

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Located in Wiscasset, ME
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