Palms
Type:Etching
Year:circa 1920
Size:4.75" x 3.50"
Medium:Etching
Signed:Signed
Notes:
"Palms," drypoint etching, 4.75" x 3.5" circa 1920. Archivally framed and ready to hang.
Horatio Nelson Poole ART FOR SALE
1884 Haddonfield, New Jersey - 1949 San Francisco, California. Known for: Etching, easel and mural painting, illustration.
Horatio Poole was known as an accomplished painter and muralist. He worked on many commissioned projects and was also a teacher for many years. Poole was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1884. He... Read full biography
Horatio Poole was known as an accomplished painter and muralist. He worked on many commissioned projects and was also a teacher for many years. Poole was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1884. He and his family relocated to Pennsylvania when he was ten years old. Poole lived in Philadelphia and... Read full biography
Horatio Poole was known as an accomplished painter and muralist. He worked on many commissioned projects and was also a teacher for many years. Poole was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1884. He and his family relocated to Pennsylvania when he was ten years old. Poole lived in Philadelphia and studied at the local School of Industrial Design. He went on to attend classes at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art for six years as a pupil of Thomas Anshutz. In 1914, he moved to Hawaii where he... Read full biography
Horatio Poole was known as an accomplished painter and muralist. He worked on many commissioned projects and was also a teacher for many years. Poole was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1884. He and his family relocated to Pennsylvania when he was ten years old. Poole lived in Philadelphia and studied at the local School of Industrial Design. He went on to attend classes at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art for six years as a pupil of Thomas Anshutz. In 1914, he moved to Hawaii where he was able to support himself working as a newspaper illustrator,"Pacific Commercial Advertiser". For the opening night exhibit of the 1917 opening night exhibition of the Hawaiian Society of Artists, he both exhited his etchings and did the promotional... Read full biography
Horatio Poole was known as an accomplished painter and muralist. He worked on many commissioned projects and was also a teacher for many years. Poole was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1884. He and his family relocated to Pennsylvania when he was ten years old. Poole lived in Philadelphia and studied at the local School of Industrial Design. He went on to attend classes at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art for six years as a pupil of Thomas Anshutz. In 1914, he moved to Hawaii where he was able to support himself working as a newspaper illustrator,"Pacific Commercial Advertiser". For the opening night exhibit of the 1917 opening night exhibition of the Hawaiian Society of Artists, he both exhited his etchings and did the promotional sketch for the newspaper. In 1921 he left Hawaii to relocate in San Francisco, California, where he worked as a teacher at the... Read full biography
Horatio Nelson Poole - Art for Sale (2 available)
Chinatown
Type:Etching
Year:circa 1920s
Size:8.00" x 9.00"
Medium:Etching
Signed:Signed
Notes:
After 7 years at our gallery at 2005 S. King Street in Honolulu, Hawaii, we have decided to close the gallery and move to a downtown office and focus on online/appointment-only sales. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to get our rare artworks for 35% OFF regular price, applicable to all our listings that are in stock. EVERYTHING MUST GO! We will also honor the discount for phone orders. Please contact us at 808 941-4901 if you have any questions or would like to purchase one of our pieces. Sale ends June 30. - "Chinatown," drypoint etching circa 1920, 8" x 9" archivally framed and ready for hanging. - Horatio Nelson Poole was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1884. When he was 10 years, his family moved to Philadelphia, where he studied at the local School of Industrial Design and learned etching. He studied for six years at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art as a pupil of Thomas Anshutz. In 1914, he moved to Hawaii, where his brother lived, and he supported himself working as a newspaper cartoonist 1914-1917 for the "Honolulu Star Bulletin", and in 1917-18 for the Honolulu Advertiser. During this time, Poole worked on developing his skills as an etcher. He earned money designing bookplates for many famous collections of rare volumes. By 1918, Poole was one of the most prominent members of the Hawaiian Society of Artists. His fame reached beyond Hawaii and he was elected a member of the California Society of Etchers where he served as president for three years. In 1921, he left Hawaii to relocate to San Francisco, California where he joined the faculty of the California School of Fine Arts. He gave lectures on the art of etching, painted in his Montgomery Street studio, created murals, had one-man shows at the Galerie Beaux-Arts and continued to extend his influence on California art through his lectures at Berkeley and the California School of Fine Arts. He died in San Francisco in 1949. Bernard Nogues, July 2