Howard Pyle ART FOR SALE

1853 Wilmington, Delaware - 1911 Florence, Italy. Known for: Illustration, teaching, history and marine genre painting.

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The illustrations of HOWARD PYLE (1853-1911) are as exciting now as they were a hundred years ago, while pictures by many of his contemporaries today look dated and mannered. Several special qualities combined to make Pyle America's foremost illustrator. Pyle was interested in pictures, first of all, as drama. As a young man his initial reaction to a theatrical performance had made a great impression on him and influenced his point of view from then on. In his illustrations, Pyle sought to dramatize themes with universal appeal. The pictures portrayed basic human emotions: the ruthlessness of pirate greed, raw grief in the break-up of Lee's army after Appomattox, smug pride, humble petition. Pyle's concept of a picture was never trite. He... Read full biography

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"In the Reading Room," Illustration for the article "Old New York Taverns"

Type:Illustration

Year:1890

Size:14.00" x 20.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Signed

Notes:

Illustration for the article ”Old New York Taverns” by John Austin Stevens for Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, published May 1890, Page 849. The article explores the significant role of taverns in New Amsterdam, modern-day New York City.

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He Sang or Her as they Sat in the Gardens

Type:Illustration

Year:1904

Size:18.00" x 14.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Lower Left

Notes:

Illustration for "The Story of Adhelmar," by James Branch Cabell, published in "Harper's Monthly Magazine," April 1904

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