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FA0023 |
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| Artist: |
John Edward Costigan, N.A.,
S.A.E.
(American) 1888-1972 |
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| Title: |
The Bathers |
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| Date of work: |
1923 |
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| Medium: |
Etching. |
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| Image size: |
Image: 8-7/8" x 11-7/8" (22.4 cm x 30.2 cm) (H x W) |
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| Signature: |
Signed in pencil, l.r., signed in plate, l.l. Titled
in pencil, l.l. |
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| Edition: |
250 (Associated American Artists) |
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| Biography: |
John Costigan was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on February
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1888. He is a self-taught artist, who is considered
unsurpassed in his rendering of pastoral subjects. By the height of
his carrier in the1930’s, he had received more important awards than
any other graphic artist in America. Living on a farm in Orangeburg,
New York, Costigan drew material for his paintings and etchings from
his own locals, even using his family members as models in his work.(1)
Address: Orangeburg, NY.
Studied: self-taught.
Member:
ANA; NA; AWCS; NYWCC; SC; All. Artists Am.;
Am.Soc.Animals PS; NAC; Guild Am. Painters; Phila. SE;
Soc.Am.Etchers; Woodstock AA.
Exhibited: 1916-1961 exhibited widely
and received many prizes.
Work: MMA; AIC; NYPL; BM; and many others.
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| JMBG Notes:
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Photographed through glass. |
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| Presentation:
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Framed. As acquired. Back label from Associated
American Artists, |
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Inc., New York, N.Y. |
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| Condition: |
Not inspected out of frame, but appears to be in very
fine condition. |
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| Provenance: |
Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Cleveland, Ohio. |
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| Price: |
SOLD |
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| Detail: |
Detail |
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Framed
View |
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Left
Detail |
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Right
Detail |
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Signature |
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Title |
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Back
Label |
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References: [1] Associated
American Artists, Inc., New York, N.Y.; [2] WWW.Am.Art(1999). |
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