William Perkins Babcock, American 1826-1899
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Pre 1900 item# 870444
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Charcoal and pastel on laid paper, approx. 12" x 9"
An expatriate painter, noted for figure painting of peasants as well as Classical, Biblical scenes, mythology subjects, and still lifes, William Babcock was born in Boston, Massachusetts but lived most of his life in France. In 1847, he became one of the first Americans to study with Thomas Couture in Paris.
He then went to the village of Barbizon where, along with other American artists, he did peasant genre paintings. He be ...click for details
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Francis Luis Mora, American 1874-1940
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Pre 1930 item# 717486
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Pastel on paper, bearing estate stamp lower left and with estate stamp verso.
Biography from AskART:
Francis Luis Mora was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on September 27, 1874. His father, Domingo Mora (1840- 1911), was a Spanish architectural sculptor. His mother, Laura Gaillard, was a member of the Bacardi spirits family of Santiago de Cuba. His brother was Joseph Jacinto (Jo) Mora (1876-1947), who would become a noted California artist. The Mora family's artistic lineage went back to e ...click for details
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