Francis H. Schell Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, Lithographer, Illustrator, b. 1834 - d. 1909

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    • Gouache Depicting Seamen on a Dock at Newport News, VA, June 1861 by Frank H. Schell
      Nov. 19, 2020

      Gouache Depicting Seamen on a Dock at Newport News, VA, June 1861 by Frank H. Schell

      Est: $500 - $700

      Francis H. Schell (1834-1909). Gouache on board, 11.75 x 8.75 in. (sight), matted and framed to 18.25 x 15.5 in.  Sketches at Newport News, Va in June, 1861. Signed lower right " Frank H. Schell."  An early scene of how the war was beginning to affect daily life in Virginia - three boys sit on the pier fishing while 2 soldiers armed with muskets patrol the dock. Newport News was the site of the Battle of Big Bethel, one of the earliest land battles of the War. Confederate forces led by John B. Magruder were dispatched to prevent the Union garrison at Fort Monroe from advancing on Richmond. Though the Union maintained control of the area, the CSA won a propaganda victory as the Federal forces suffered more losses and would not advance significantly until the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Artist, illustrator, and lithographer Schell was hired as a "special artist" in 1861 by  Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Originally dispatched to Baltimore, he was present at Fort Monroe and the Battle of Great Bethel and likely made this drawing immediately before or after. Throughout the war, he would publish over 200 drawings with  Leslie's and became the art director of the periodical after the war. 

      Cowan's Auctions
    • Pastel, Portrait of Woman in Black
      Dec. 16, 2015

      Pastel, Portrait of Woman in Black

      Est: $400 - $600

      Probably Frank Schell (American, 1857-1942), signed l.c. "Fr. Schell 1911." Sight size: 35-3/4"h x 23"w

      Nye & Company
    • Francis H. Schell (1834-1909 Philadelphia, PA)
      Jun. 17, 2014

      Francis H. Schell (1834-1909 Philadelphia, PA)

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      Schooners at sail, signed lower left: Frank H. Schell, watercolor and ink with gouache highlights on brown paper under glass, sight size: 15.75'' H x 23'' W, est: $800/1200.

      John Moran Auctioneers
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