William Henry Bancroft ART FOR SALE

1860 Derby, England - 1932 Colorado Springs, Colorado. Known for: Landscape and trompe l'oeil still-life painting.

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Born in Derby, England to a farm family, William Bancroft was educated in local schools and then earned a drafting scholarship to the Royal Academy in London. He also studied briefly at the University of Manchester. He ran away from home, and traveled to the American West where he joined General Crook's scouts in Santa Fe, and with his troops fought Apaches for two years in Arizona. In 1878, Bancroft studied for several months at the Saint Louis Art School and then went to Leadville, Colorado where he decorated bars and painted signs. There he met Thomas Moran and accompanied him on a sketching trip. In 1881, he went to Colorado Springs and painted landscapes and some "trompe l'oeil" still lifes in the manner of William Harnett including a... Read full biography

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Aspen, Craig Meadows in Spring (Colorado)

Type:Painting

Year:circa 1920

Size:17.00" x 23.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Lower Right

Notes:

Aspen, Craig Meadows in Spring, is an original oil painting on canvas by Albert Bancroft. Craig Meadows is located at the base of the Platte River Mountains near Bailey, Colorado. Presented in a vintage frame measuring 22 ¾ x 28 ¾ x 2 ½ inches. Image size is 17 x 23 inches.

Price: less than $5,000. Please contact David Cook Galleries