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THBPickerel Carving, A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
Lot 175
About Seller
Copley Fine Art Auctions
65 Sharp Street
Hingham, MA 02043
United States
Copley Fine Art Auctions is the world's leading American sporting art auction company. Located in Hingham, MA, Copley specializes in antique decoys and 19th- and 20th-century American, sporting, and wildlife paintings. Principal Stephen O'Brien Jr., a fourth-generation sportsman with a refined colle...Read more
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2019-02-16 10:00:00
2019-02-16 10:00:00
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The sale will offer the opportunity to view and take home world-class paintings and fine bird carvings. Featuring selections from the collections of Alfred Ely, L. H. LaMonte, Grant Nelson, Ronald S. Swanson, Herb Wetanson, and a descendant of Chester F. Spear among others. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
The sale will offer the opportunity to view and take home world-class paintings and fine bird carvings. Featuring selections from the collections of Alfred Ely, L. H. LaMonte, Grant Nelson, Ronald S. Swanson, Herb Wetanson, and a descendant of Chester F. Spear among others. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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- Lot Description
Pickerel Carving
A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1936
fish is 17 in. long, board is 21 in. long
An exceedingly rare and well-executed carving by one of the world's greatest wood carvers. Less than a dozen fish carvings by this maker have ever surfaced.
Mounted on its original artist designed and painted beveled-edge board, Crowell has created the illusion of a live pickerel hovering underwater. Crowell's fastidious attention to detail is revealed in this pickerel with its perfect proportions and accurate paint. Raised carving to the fish's mouth, gills, and fins give further life to the piece.
The work is proudly signed in ink "AE Crowell, East Harwich Mass Cape Cod July 13, 1936" in the maker's best script. It also retains Crowell's rectangular stamp on the back. Original paint with minimal wear, pelvic fin missing, and a minor varnish drip near tail.
Provenance: Private Collection, Kingston, New York
Literature: Stephen B. O'Brien, Jr. and Chelsie W. Olney, "Elmer Crowell: Father of American Bird Carving," Hingham, MA, 2019, exact fish illustrated.Condition report requests can be made via email or by telephone (info@copleyart.com or 617.536.0030). Any condition statement given is a courtesy to customers, Copley will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition.Condition
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