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Genre Painter, Painter, b. 1839 - d. 1898

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  • (2) Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898) American, Oil on Canvas Fish Paintings
    Jan. 19, 2025

    (2) Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898) American, Oil on Canvas Fish Paintings

    Est: $400 - $600

    Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898) American, (2) Oil on Canvas Fish Paintings. One depicts a striped bass swimming to the right, the other a red drum (redfish) swimming to the left. Both signed bottom right and dated 1896.  Condition: Minor paint loss to red drum painting.  Overall Size: (each) 25 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.  Sight Size: 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.  #4465  Wakeman Holberton was born in New York City in 1839. He was a direct descendant of the Pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower from Plymouth, England. However, unlike his father and the generations before him who became sailors or captains, Holberton felt called to the outdoors from an early age, becoming one of the best flycasters of his day. He traveled to Newfoundland and Labrador to hunt caribou and made it a personal mission to fish every lake in America. His early academic education was in New York City, and he finished in Europe, where he was exposed to the works of the Old Masters. However, he did not pursue art until after joining the Excelsior Brigade under Daniel E. Sickles in the Civil War. In 1861 he contracted typhoid and was confined to a bed at their camp on the Potomac, and his father came to care for him, despite being sick with diphtheria himself. His father’s care helped him overcome the disease, but when his father contracted typhoid from him and died the following year it profoundly affected him for the rest of his life. During his convalescence and grieving he took up sketching and painting to occupy his thoughts, and devoted himself solely to it at the close of the war, joining the Brooklyn Art Association. In 1867 he moved to Hackensack, New Jersey, where he studied under the artist Thomas S. Cumming. He fell in love with and married his mentor’s daughter, Sarah, the following year, having two sons with her. From the 1870s onward he spent more and more time in the woods along the seashore and inland rivers, fishing, hunting, and painting his many conquests. Aside from the occasional portrait and still life, his devotion to sports and animal art was unrivaled at the time. He regularly contributed articles and illustrations to Forest and Stream Magazine, and published “The Art of Angling” in 1887, a book which is still considered the definitive American text on the subject to this day. Holberton died in Hackensack in 1898, and his work can still be seen on display at the Winterthur Museum and Library in Delaware, the Addison Gallery of American Art in Massachusetts, and in the Smithsonian.

    Sarasota Estate Auction
  • WAKEMAN HOLBERTON, American 1839-1898, Dog and Grouse, oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm.), Frame: 19 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 23 1/4 in. (48.9 x 4.4 x 59.1 cm.)
    Jun. 13, 2024

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON, American 1839-1898, Dog and Grouse, oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm.), Frame: 19 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 23 1/4 in. (48.9 x 4.4 x 59.1 cm.)

    Est: $500 - $700

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON American, 1839-1898 Dog and Grouse oil on canvas signed and dated lower left "W. Holberton / 1889."

    Shannon's
  • WAKEMAN HOLBERTON
    May. 24, 2023

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON

    Est: $300 - $500

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON (American, 1839-1898), chicks feeding on strawberries, oil on board, signed lower left. Frame rub, varnish bloom, small chip mid-right. Board 6''h, 8''w. Provenance: Estate of Joseph ''Jay'' St. Mark, PhD, of Newtown, Connecticut, historian, appraiser, and collector of fine Americana.

    South Bay Auctions Inc
  • WAKEMAN HOLBERTON STRAWBERRIES OIL ON BOARD
    Mar. 05, 2023

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON STRAWBERRIES OIL ON BOARD

    Est: -

    Wakeman Holberton (1839 - 1898) Strawberries Oil on Board. Signed and dated on lower right. Artist: Wakeman Holberton Title: Strawberries Medium: Oil on Board Circa/Year: 1868 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 8 x 10 in. Image Keywords: Still Life Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1782

    Bradford's
  • WAKEMAN HOLBERTON (New York, 1839-1898), Just hatched., Oil on board, 7” x 7”. Framed 12.5” x 12.5”.
    Nov. 17, 2022

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON (New York, 1839-1898), Just hatched., Oil on board, 7” x 7”. Framed 12.5” x 12.5”.

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON New York, 1839-1898 Just hatched. Signed and dated lower center "W. Holberton".

    Eldred's
  • Wakeman Holberton (American, 1839 - 1898), "Trout", 1874, oil on canvas, depicts speckled trout on riverbank, violets at right, yellow butterfly at left stands out against shore and foliage, signature and date in ligh...
    Nov. 07, 2022

    Wakeman Holberton (American, 1839 - 1898), "Trout", 1874, oil on canvas, depicts speckled trout on riverbank, violets at right, yellow butterfly at left stands out against shore and foliage, signature and date in ligh...

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    Wakeman Holberton (American, 1839 - 1898), "Trout", 1874, oil on canvas, depicts speckled trout on riverbank, violets at right, yellow butterfly at left stands out against shore and foliage, signature and date in light brown paint at lower left, plaque on deep molded frame, wear consistent with age including four small areas of loss, three in lower quarter of the painting including a 2" scratch with minor loss, another at left border, etc, sight size: 15 1/2" x 21 1/2".

    Winter Associates, Inc.
  • WAKEMAN HOLBERTON (AMERICAN, 1839-1898) WOOD DUCK PAINTING
    Nov. 19, 2021

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON (AMERICAN, 1839-1898) WOOD DUCK PAINTING

    Est: $300 - $500

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON (AMERICAN, 1839-1898) WOOD DUCK PAINTING, depicting a male wood duck standing near a body of water, signed lower left "Wakeman Holberton". Housed in likely original frame.

    Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
  • Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898) Two Trout 9 x 13in framed 14 3/4 x 18 1/2in (Painted in 1891.)
    Feb. 26, 2021

    Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898) Two Trout 9 x 13in framed 14 3/4 x 18 1/2in (Painted in 1891.)

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Wakeman Holberton (1839-1898) Two Trout signed, dated and indistinctly inscribed 'W. Holberton / 1891' (lower right) oil on board 9 x 13in framed 14 3/4 x 18 1/2in Painted in 1891. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • WAKEMAN HOLBERTON, New York, 1839-1898, Two chicks., Oil on board, 6" x 8". Framed 12.25" x 14.5".
    Nov. 17, 2018

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON, New York, 1839-1898, Two chicks., Oil on board, 6" x 8". Framed 12.25" x 14.5".

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    WAKEMAN HOLBERTON New York, 1839-1898 Two chicks. Signed lower right "W. Holberton". Oil on board, 6" x 8". Framed 12.25" x 14.5".

    Eldred's
  • Painting, Wakeman Holberton
    Aug. 12, 2018

    Painting, Wakeman Holberton

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    Wakeman Holberton (American, 1839-1898), "Knee Deep in June," 1887, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, canvas: 14.5"h x 24.5"w overall (with frame): 25"h x 35"w

    Clars Auctions
  • Painting, Wakeman Holberton
    Jul. 15, 2018

    Painting, Wakeman Holberton

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Wakeman Holberton (American, 1839-1898), "Knee Deep in June," 1887, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, canvas: 14.5"h x 24.5"w overall (with frame): 25"h x 35"w

    Clars Auctions
  • Wakeman Holberton American, 1839-1898 Woodcock
    Oct. 05, 2016

    Wakeman Holberton American, 1839-1898 Woodcock

    Est: $700 - $900

    Wakeman Holberton American, 1839-1898 Woodcock Signed W. Holberton (ll) Oil on canvas 10 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches C 

    DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • Bobwhite Quail Chicks
    Feb. 12, 2015

    Bobwhite Quail Chicks

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Bobwhite Quail Chicks

    Copley Fine Art Auctions
  • Wakeman Holberton American, 1839-1898 Trout, 1871
    Oct. 16, 2013

    Wakeman Holberton American, 1839-1898 Trout, 1871

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Wakeman Holberton American, 1839-1898 Trout, 1871 Signed W. Holberton and dated 1871. (ll) Oil on canvas 12 x 20 1/8 inches • 

    DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
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