Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969)
Inland Waterway Scene, c. 1949
signed "FL Jaques" lower left
oil on canvas, 28 by 21 in.
This work was painted for Alexander Sprunt Jr.'s "South Carolina Bird Life," first published by the University of South Carolina in 1949 and was accompanied by the following caption: "Extreme right flying bird: Double-crested Cormorant. Flying birds at left: Brown Pelicans. Birds in water, left to right: Red-breasted Merganser (male), Red-breasted Merganser (female), Hooded Merganser (female), and Hooded Merganser (male)." Few bird illustrators went to the lengths that Jaques did to capture birds in their natural environment. His ability to instill a feeling of atmosphere was second to none, and these two oils reveal his mastery.
Provenance: Private Collection, South Carolina
Literature: Alexander Sprunt Jr. and E. Burnham Chamberlain, "South Carolina Bird Life," Columbia, SC, 1949, pl. I, p. 10, illustrated.
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