Lot 24097: CHARLES CALEB WARD (Canadian 1831-1896)

CHARLES CALEB WARD (Canadian 1831-1896)
Indians of Grand Manan, 1869
Watercolor on paper
11.5in. x 9.5in.(sight size)
Signed and dated lower right: Charles A Ward/ Grand Manan/ Sep 1869

Born in Canada, Charles Caleb Ward was a painter of genre scenes depicting Indians engaged in everyday activities. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Ward did not romanticize Indian culture, rather he showed the people engaged in daily tasks and traditions.

Ward studied business in London while he also studied art with English painter William Henry Hunt. From 1850 to 1851, he lived in New York and exhibited at the National Academy of Design. Although he spent most of his career in Canada, he also held a studio in New York from 1868 to 1872. Ward's paintings are housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Addison Gallery of American Art, Smith College of Art, and the Currier Gallery of Art.