Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969)
Canada Geesesigned "F.L. Jaques" lower left
oil on board, 15 by 11 1/2 in.
Francis Lee Jaques was born on September 28, 1887, in Geneseo, Illinois. As a boy, he loved duck hunting, and spent many hours hunting with his father. When Jaques was twelve, his family moved to Kansas to farm corn. This background in agriculture and hunting taught him a great deal about birds, which he translated into the stunning realism he was able to capture on canvas.
When he returned from serving in World War I, Jaques studied art with Clarence Rosenkranz (1871-1959), a student of early Impressionist William Merritt Chase (1849-1916).
Jaques says, "Geese are different. When they see you, you can keep on coming; as long as you are too far away to be dangerous, they'll sit tight. But if you hide, they'll fly. Your disappearance constitutes peril, for they don't know where you've gone or what you're doing. Geese are great birds."
Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey
Literature: Florence Page Jaques, "Francis Lee Jaques: Artist of the Wilderness World," Garden City, NY, 1973, p. 308.
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