Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969) Mallards

Lot 21

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Lot Description

Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969)
Mallards,
signed "F.L. Jaques" lower right
oil on canvas, 30 by 24 in.

Patricia Condon Johnson comments in "The Shape of Things: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques," "Jaques was the foremost American bird artist of his era; his genius lay in his keen powers of observation coupled with his truly unusual artistic ability. Brightly colored drake mallards and their less pretentious female counterparts were familiar sights for the Jaques at North Oaks, where Lee and Florence built their house between two ponds. 'They never failed to lift our hearts,' Florence wrote. 'After living in New York for so many years with only a flight of pigeons to see from our small balcony, it was a marvel to have them part of our home surroundings.'"

This painting belonged to G. Everett Hoyt, Sr., who owned Mulberry Plantation in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, about thirty miles from Charleston on the Cooper River. Mulberry Plantation was established around 1714 by Thomas Broughton, the Royal governor of South Carolina. Hoyt purchased the early Georgian-style house and over 1,000 acres in 1953, and the plantation was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1963.

Provenance: G. Everett Hoyt, Sr., owner of Mulberry Plantation, Moncks Corner, South Carolina
By descent to the current owner

Literature: Patricia Condon Johnson, "The Shape of Things: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques," Camden, SC, 1994, p. 108.

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