Alexander Pope Jr ART FOR SALE

1849 Dorchester, Massachusetts - 1924. Known for: Dogs, still life, wildlife and trompe l'oeil doors-painting.

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Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, near Boston, Alexander Pope became known as a society painter who spent his entire life in the Boston area with a major interest in hunting and fishing and painting and sculpting art objects of those subjects. According to Alfred Frankenstein in his book, The Reality of Appearance, Pope was "of the back-slapping, club-going variety who spent his entire life in and around Boston." . Some of his paintings were trompe l'oeil still lifes with hunting themes and iconography that included deer antlers, canteen, gun, game bag, etc. In this same style, he also painted a lot of dead animal subjects and sometimes live animals, usually in crates. As a child he worked at his father's lumber business and carved... Read full biography

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English Setter and Pheasant

Type:Painting

Size:46.00" x 36.00"

Medium:Oil

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Available in Copley's upcoming Sporting Sale, to be held July 9-10, as lot 450 with a $20,000-$40,000 estimate. For more information, visit www.copleyart.com or email leah@copleyart.com

Price: over $25,000. Please contact Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC