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Charles Roswell Bacon (American, 1868-1913) Female Nude in an Interior Oil on ca

Charles Roswell Bacon (American, 1868-1913) Female Nude in an Interior Oil on canvas 54 x 54 inches (137.2 x 137.2 cm) Signed lower right: C.R. Bacon PROVENANCE: Private collection; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, may 24, 2007, lot 23142; Acquired by the present owner from the above. LITERATURE: "Interview with Peggy Bacon Conducted by Paul Cummings," the artist's home in Cape Porpoise, Maine, May 8, 1973, Artists' Oral Histories, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The landscape and figure painter Charles Roswell Bacon was the talented and colorful father of Peggy Bacon (1895-1987), the well-known 20th-century painter, poet, printmaker, author and illustrator. A native of New York, he met his wife Elizabeth Chase at the newly-formed Art Students' League in New York where they took classes under Kenyon Cox before heading off to Paris to study for year under Lefebvre and Collin. Upon their return, they married and settled for awhile in Ridgefield, Connecticut where they started a family. Their first child, Peggy, was followed by two boys who died in infancy. This left Peggy as an only child. The three of them thus became a very tight-knit family-something Peggy Bacon described with tremendous enthusiasm when she was interviewed by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art artist interview project in 1973. She told Cummings that her parents "were professionals" and provided an important sketch of her father's artistic interests and personality: "Father...had exhibitions in New York at the Fulton Gallery and at the Milch Gallery. We spent certain winters in New York when I was a child. He took me around to galleries. Then we lived in France for a couple of years, at Montreaux-sur-Mer in Picardy. It was absolutely delightful. I had the most charming and amusing parents. We led a very close life together. There was a great deal of reading aloud. They were both very well read. They were passionate readers of Henry James as fast as his novels came out. Every evening there was reading aloud. Well, it was a lovely life, really. Well, Father was very gregarious." Because he and his wife traveled so much in connection with their artistic interests and careers, Charles Bacon hired private tutors for their daughter. Peggy Bacon recalls never having set foot in a school, speculating that back then, private tutors could not have been very expensive since "Mother and Father were never affluent. That's putting it mildly. As I recall, all my life we had an extraordinary amount of amenities and delicacies even and delights considering that they were poverty-stricken. The food was marvelous, very gourmet food. And there were quantities of books, endless books arriving. And a great deal of charm. They were people of taste. Father was very well-read in French. He spoke French so well that French people mistook him for a Frenchman. And yet he had no schooling from the age of ten." The present figure painting by Charles Bacon is characteristic of the lyrical, impressionistic palette the artist adopted after his exposure to the work of Whistler and even more directly to the work of the American painter, Theodore Robinson. On one of his early trips to France, Bacon lived and painted for an extended period in Giverny, the home of Claude Monet, alongside Robinson who became an intimate friend and mentor. Despite his successes as an artist, Charles Bacon suffered from severe depression-the same illness which led his father, Otto Bacon, an importer of marble, to drink himself to death after the failure of his business. Several months after the Armory Show, Charles Bacon took his own life in his studio, which was crammed with many unfinished canvases. Among his close friends was the successful illustrator, Ernest Peixotto, who wrote a beautiful celebration of Charles Bacon-the man and the artist-in the catalogue accompanyin

CHARLES BACON LANDSCAPE PAINTING

BACON, Charles Roswell, (American, 1868-1913): Country Estate View Through the Trees, Oil/Canvas, 24'' x 34'', signed lower left and dated 1900, encased in gilded oak frame, 29 1/2'' x 39 1/2''.

CHARLES BACON LANDSCAPE PAINTING

BACON, Charles Roswell, (American, 1868-1913): Country Estate View Through the Trees, Oil/Canvas, 24'' x 34'', signed lower left and dated 1900, encased in gilded oak frame, 29 1/2'' x 39 1/2''.

CHARLES ROSWELL BACON, American (1868-1913), Portrait of a Young Girl, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1908 lower right., 12 x 14

CHARLES ROSWELL BACON American (1868-1913) Portrait of a Young Girl oil on canvas, signed and dated 1908 lower right. 12 x 14 Provenance: Private Collection, New York.

CHARLES ROSWELL BACON (NY, 1868-1913) - Study of Woman Seated at Dinner, oil on board, unsigned, estate stamp verso, in hand carved gilt frame, OS: 11 3/4" x 9 3/4", SS: 7 3/4" x 5 3/4"

CHARLES ROSWELL BACON (NY, 1868-1913) - Study of Woman Seated at Dinner, oil on board, unsigned, estate stamp verso, in hand carved gilt frame, OS: 11 3/4" x 9 3/4", SS: 7 3/4" x 5 3/4". Fine condition.

Charles Roswell Bacon, NY (1868-1913)

Charles Roswell Bacon, NY. (1868-1913), pastel painting on board of Dutch Country Road Scene, signed lower right, "C.R.B", 9 3/4"L x 12 1/4"W, framed under glass, gold over paint to frame has some wear.

Charles Roswell Bacon American, 1868-1913 The Stream

Charles Roswell Bacon American, 1868-1913 The Stream Oil on canvas 40 x 32 inches Provenance: Gift of the artist to Irving Kent Hall, New York, circa 1910 Thence by descent in the Hall family to the present owner Exhibited: New York, National Academy of Design, Annual Exhibition, 1913, no. 35 According to Irving Hall's grandson, Mr. Hall and Charles Bacon were personal friends. The artist had hoped to show the present work at the 1913 Annual Exhibiton at the American Academy of Design in New York, but was unable to afford a frame. So that The Stream could be shown, Mr. Hall purchased a frame for it, and in gratitude the artist gave the painting to him; it is still in its original frame. According to family tradition, Peggy Bacon, daughter of the artist, modeled for both of the figures in this enchanting composition. C 

CHARLES ROSWELL BACON CONTINENTAL LANDSCAPE PASTEL PAINTING

PASTEL PAINTING OF CONTINENTAL LANDSCAPE W/ VILLAGES ON A COUNTRY ROAD AMONG WHITE HOUSES AT SUNSET-SINGED C.R.B. ON LOWER RIGHT, 1936 NEWSPAPER LINER ON BACK MARKED "1914 COUNTRY ROAD", UNDER GLASS IN A GILT MOLDED FRAME (9 3/4" X 12 1/4"-SIGHT SIZE)

CHARLES BACON LANDSCAPE PAINTING

BACON, Charles Roswell, (American, 1868-1913): Country Estate View Through the Trees, Oil/Canvas, 24'' x 34'', signed lower left and dated 1900, encased in gilded oak frame, 29 1/2'' x 39 1/2''. Starting Bid USD $ 550

CHARLES ROSWELL BACON (American 1868-1913)

CHARLES ROSWELL BACON (American, 1868-1913) THE YELLOW PARASOL. Large oil on canvas scene shows a woman in white dress with open yellow parasol. She descends three stairs next to fountain in garden park setting. Beautiful flowers surround fountain area and column gazebo is seen with several figures. Signed bottom right "C. R. Bacon". Housed in an outstanding 6" carved and gilt arts and crafts style replacement frame. An outstanding soft pastel colored painting with wonderful subject matteter. SIZE: 37" x 45-1/4". CONDITION: One patch to back. Some inpainting, mostly in sky. Very good. 9-90429 HP

CHARLES ROSWELL BACON 1868-1913

IN THE GARDEN measurements 37 by 45 1/2 in. alternate measurements 94 by 116 cm. oil on canvas Condition Note: Canvas not lined. The surface is in good condition. Under UV light: touches of inpainting in the sky with a slightly larger area at upper center, a few other touches under the signature. We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

CHARLES ROSWELL BACON (American, 1868-1913) THE YELLOW PARASOL

Large oil on canvas scene shows a woman in white dress with open yellow parasol. She descends three stairs next to fountain in garden park setting. Beautiful flowers surround fountain area and column gazebo is seen with several figures. Signed bottom right "C. R. Bacon". Housed in an outstanding 6" carved and gilt arts and crafts style replacement frame. An outstanding soft pastel colored painting with wonderful subject matter.

Charles Roswell Bacon (American, 1868-1913), In the Garden, Reinforced signature ""C.R. BACON"" l.r., Condition: Repaired/retouched pun