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Lot 253: Antique 1876 Edwin Forbes Copper Plate Etching No. 25 The Distant Battle"

Est: $0 USD - $0 USDSold:
One Source AuctionsCanandaigua, NY, USSeptember 10, 2021

Item Overview

Description

This unframed print measures 24" x 20" is titled "The Distant Battle" 25 out of 40. It is signed in the lower left corner, "E. Forbes." This is an original engraving from his portfolio. Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) was an American landscape painter and etcher, best known for his Life Studies of the Great Army. He was born in New York City to Joseph C. and Ann Forbes. At the age of eighteen he began his study of art and by the age of twenty became a pupil of Arthur F. Tait. His early work involved painting animals but he later expanded to genre scenes and landscapes. In 1861 he was hired as a staff artist for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper where he covered the Army of the Potomac from 1862 to 1864. With his primary interest being that of recording the everyday activities of soldiers, Forbes would making quick sketches on the battlefield and later refine them with great detail. The sketches were sent back to New York where copper plate etchings were made from the detailed drawings. His drawings were published in Leslie's newspaper and in 1876, Forbes made etchings of his own illustrations and published them in portfolio form on better quality paper as Life Studies of the Great Army: A Historical Art Work in Copper Plate Etching Containing Forty Plates. His work, considered to be the finest drawings of the Civil War, is now preserved in the War Office at Washington D.C. because of the historic significance and value. Less than 200 of these superb large size etchings were ever made. His Life Studies of the Great Army would go on to receive an award at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. After his death the Library of Congress acquired Forbes originals through a gift of John Pierpont Morgan in 1919. They included about 300 drawings as well as forty-three etched plates and the original impressions used in Life Studies of the Great Army. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request

Dimensions

24" x 20"

Artist or Maker

Condition Report

Very Good Condition with some wear on the edges. It is shrink-wrapped and not attached on the foam backer board

Payment & Shipping

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Auction Details

ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE BOOK AND EPHEMERA ONLINE AUCTION

by
One Source Auctions
September 10, 2021, 06:00 PM EST

177 S. Main St., Canandaigua, NY, 14424, US

Terms

Buyer's Premium

18.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
$0$49$5
$50$99$5
$100$199$10
$200$499$25
$500$999$50
$1,000$2,999$100
$3,000+$250

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