Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969) Wild Turkey

Lot 18

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Lot Description

Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969)
Wild Turkey,1945
signed "F.L. Jaques" lower right
oil on canvas on Masonite, 24 by 20in.

Both "Wild Turkey" and "Mourning Doves" (lot 19) were reproduced as part of a portfolio of thirty-one prints and were included in the book “Outdoor Life’s Gallery of North American Game." A Brilliant Collection of Paintings By Francis Lee Jaques, Foremost Artist of the Outdoors, with Descriptive Text By Distinguished Authorities on Wildlife,” which was first published in 1946 and reprinted in 1957. Archibald Rutledge commented in "Outdoor Life's Gallery of North American Game, "Considering his size, his beauty, his extreme wariness and smartness, and his prize qualities for the table, I believe the wild turkey to be one of the finest game birds in the world...This premier game bird was, in Colonial days, of very wide and prolific distribution in our country. It was especially abundant in New England, whence it has now vanished. There is a close relationship between the integrity of the natural forest and the welfare of the wild turkey."

"As is the case with all game birds and animals, it is the hunter who comes to know turkeys best and to appreciate them most...If you understand his nature and his habits; if you have the patience that amounts to persistence; and if you will wait until he gets within fair range, and then shoot him with No. 2's, you will get your gobbler. And in doing so you will achieve a real wildwood triumph. In fact, when you bear such a trophy home, your domestic standing may be vastly improved."

"The mixed colors in the sky, the translucent light coming through the wings of the flying bird, and the spot on vertical composition work seamlessly; the painting is sheer brilliance." - Stephen B. O'Brien, Jr.

Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut

Literature: Patricia Condon Johnston, "The Shape of Things: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques," Camden, SC, 1994, p. 64, illustrated. Archibald Rutledge, "The Wild Turkey: Prime Sport -- and Prime Eating!" Outdoor Life's Gallery of North American Game, New York, NY, 1946, pp. 24-27, illustrated.

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