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FELIX O.C. DARLEY.
Two Studies of Horses. One in pencil on board, the other ink and watercolor wash on
paper. Each approximately 165x216 mm; 6
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inches. The first not signed or dated;
the second, signed “F.O.C. Darley,” and dated 1840. Occasional soil spot, light creases to
corners. The second mounted to folded folio with two inscriptions, one in ink in the
artist’s hand stating “From Life,” the other in pencil indicating the drawing was taken out
of the artist’s sketchbook and signed by him at 18 years old. Matted together and framed.
[1,500/2,500]
Darley (1821-1888) was a self-taught artist who was among the first American artists to forge an
entire career out of the Illustration Art profession. He provided drawings for the first illustrated edition
of Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” in 1848. His talents were so acclaimed that his
illustrations were sought after to accompany the literary works of Charles Dickens, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.These sketches are among
the earliest recorded surviving drawings by Darley, expertly accomplished in his early years. He was
inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2001.
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DOUGLAS WARNER GORSLINE.
Tout Working Out a Race Horse. Illustration for an unidentified publication. Pencil and
watercolor with wash on paper. 279x356 mm; 11x14 inches. Signed in image, lower right.
Taped to window matte along verso edges. Nd.
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