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Smoky and Clint
Type:painting
Size:28.00" x 22.00"
Medium:Oil
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Will Roderick James ART FOR SALE
1892 Quebec, Canada - 1942 Hollywood, CA. Known for: Book illustration, western horse -genre painting.
Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault, later to be known as Will James, was born on June 6, 1892, in Quebec, Canada. Known for both his writing and his precise pencil drawings, Will's drawing experiences... Read full biography
Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault, later to be known as Will James, was born on June 6, 1892, in Quebec, Canada. Known for both his writing and his precise pencil drawings, Will's drawing experiences began on his mother's kitchen floor. At a young age, he departed Canada and traveled to the United... Read full biography
Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault, later to be known as Will James, was born on June 6, 1892, in Quebec, Canada. Known for both his writing and his precise pencil drawings, Will's drawing experiences began on his mother's kitchen floor. At a young age, he departed Canada and traveled to the United States, working and drifting primarily as a cowboy. He served in the army and soon began selling his sketches. In 1920 he married, and shortly after that, he had a brief period of study at Yale... Read full biography
Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault, later to be known as Will James, was born on June 6, 1892, in Quebec, Canada. Known for both his writing and his precise pencil drawings, Will's drawing experiences began on his mother's kitchen floor. At a young age, he departed Canada and traveled to the United States, working and drifting primarily as a cowboy. He served in the army and soon began selling his sketches. In 1920 he married, and shortly after that, he had a brief period of study at Yale University, but that enrollment was short lived because he felt closed in by the environment and missed his wife Alice. During that time, he painted the occasional still life, which was atypical of him. His writing career began when he sent in an essay,... Read full biography
Joseph Ernest Nephtali Dufault, later to be known as Will James, was born on June 6, 1892, in Quebec, Canada. Known for both his writing and his precise pencil drawings, Will's drawing experiences began on his mother's kitchen floor. At a young age, he departed Canada and traveled to the United States, working and drifting primarily as a cowboy. He served in the army and soon began selling his sketches. In 1920 he married, and shortly after that, he had a brief period of study at Yale University, but that enrollment was short lived because he felt closed in by the environment and missed his wife Alice. During that time, he painted the occasional still life, which was atypical of him. His writing career began when he sent in an essay, accompanied with illustrations, to the New York offices of Scribner's. His easy-going and casual style, with drawings, provided a combination... Read full biography
Will Roderick James - Art for Sale (4 available)
Can’t Turn ‘Em, 1932
Type:Drawing
Size:13.00" x 11.38"
Medium:Charcoal
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Illustration and Literature: All in a Day’s Riding, James, Will, Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, New York, 1933, 251 pages, “Can’t Turn ‘Em” illustrated page 90. Condition very good. Custom gold frame, with silk overmat, gold fillet and leatherette mat board, housed under Museum Glass.
At Rest, 1934
Type:Drawing
Size:7.88" x 13.88"
Medium:Charcoal
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Illustration and Literature: In the Saddle with Uncle Bill, James, Will, Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, New York, 1935, 289 pages, “At Rest” illustrated chapter 5, page 58. Condition excellent. New framing with Museum Glass.
To the Boy Scouts, Hoping You Never Loose a Stirrup (study), 1926
Type:Drawing
Size:24.88" x 20.88"
Medium:Charcoal
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Illustration and Literature: BSA Scouting, Volume XIX, No. 2, Boy Scouts of America, Manhattan, New York, New York, February 1931, The finished drawing of “To the Boy Scouts, Hoping You Never Loose a Stirrup (study)” illustrated front cover. Condition excellent.