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Clara Elsene Peck Outdoor Genre Scene Lithograph

Michigan 1883-1968 Impressionist depiction of a man, woman, an older gentleman, and a young child conversing with a man dressed in black with an open book flanked by a donkey and sheep in a field.

CLARA ELSENE PECK (1883-1968) "'They didn't think I could do it, but I did.'"

CLARA ELSENE PECK (1883-1968) "'They didn't think I could do it, but I did.'" Illustration for the story "The Song in the Tree-Tops: A Monologue by Sonny's Father" by Ruth McEnery Stuart published in The Century Magazine, Volume 79, December 1909, page 277. Pen and ink on board. 432x381 mm; 17x15 inches, board. Signed lower center. Archivally framed and matted to 22 1/2x21 inches.

Clara Elsene Peck three illustrations of children

Clara Elsene Peck (American 1883-1968), three watercolor and gouache illustrations of children, all initialed, 10 1/4" x 13" and 11 1/2" x 8". Provenance: A Pennsylvania Educational Institution.

Clara Elsene Peck oil on canvas illustration

Clara Elsene Peck (American 1883-1968), oil on canvas illustration figures with floral garlands, signed lower right, retaining its original Art Nouveau frame, stamped E.H & A.C. Friedrichs & Co. New York, frame - 24" x 30". Provenance: A Pennsylvania Educational Institution.

Peck, Clara E (1883-1968) Original 1921 Cover Art Painting for Theatre Magazine

Peck, Clara Elsene (American, 1883-1968) Gouache watercolor painting on artist board. Theatre Magazine Illustration Cover Art of Frolicking Harlequin and Ballerina. Watercolor. Signed lower center Clara Elsene Peck. In good condition. Painting includes a copy of the original November 1921 Theatre Magazine for which this illustration painting was commissioned and featured on the cover. Cover design by Clara Elsene Peck is credited on the table of contents page. Painting is the original illustration for Theatre Magazine and came from the same Shelter Island, New York artist estate as the other ?Theatre Magazine? cover art illustrations being offered. Image measures 17 inches x 14 inches. Frame measures 30 inches x 22 inches. From Askart.com: Clara Elsene Peck was noted as an illustrator who specialized in presentations of women and children. Her work was mainly decorative in composition and sensitive in portrayal. She illustrated fictional articles for St. Nicholas Magazine, Century, and Collier's. The artist also did advertising campaigns for Procter & Gamble, Aeolian Company, Metropolitan Life and numerous others. In addition, she did numerous book illustrations, notably Josephine Daskam's In Border Country (1909). She was born in Allegan, Michigan, in 1883. The family soon moved to Minneapolis where she grew up. Her formal artistic training began at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. She later attended the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and also studied with William Merritt Chase in New York. Married by 1910 - her married name was Williams - she maintained her home in Palisades Park, New Jersey. She was a member of the American Water Color Society. Of her art she stated: "With me the desire to become an artist has been strong since childhood. Other members of the family in previous generations were artists, making the love and joy in creative expression a natural one to me." Biographical information excerpted from The Illustrator in America. Compiled by Walt Reed, 1966.

Peck, Clara (1883-1968) Original Cover Art Painting for 1920s - Theatre Magazine

Peck, Clara Elsene (American, 1883-1968) Gouache watercolor painting on artist board. Theatre Magazine Illustration Cover Art of Dancing Couple at the Ball. Signed lower left Clara Elsene Peck. In good condition. Painting is the original illustration for Theatre Magazine and came from the same Shelter Island, New York artist estate as the other Theatre Magazine cover art illustrations being offered. Measures 18 inches x 14 inches. Frame measures 30 inches x 22 inches. From Askart.com: Clara Elsene Peck was noted as an illustrator who specialized in presentations of women and children. Her work was mainly decorative in composition and sensitive in portrayal. She illustrated fictional articles for St. Nicholas Magazine, Century, and Collier's. The artist also did advertising campaigns for Procter & Gamble, Aeolian Company, Metropolitan Life and numerous others. In addition, she did numerous book illustrations, notably Josephine Daskam's In Border Country (1909). She was born in Allegan, Michigan, in 1883. The family soon moved to Minneapolis where she grew up. Her formal artistic training began at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. She later attended the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and also studied with William Merritt Chase in New York. Married by 1910 - her married name was Williams - she maintained her home in Palisades Park, New Jersey. She was a member of the American Water Color Society. Of her art she stated: "With me the desire to become an artist has been strong since childhood. Other members of the family in previous generations were artists, making the love and joy in creative expression a natural one to me." Biographical information excerpted from The Illustrator in America. Compiled by Walt Reed, 1966.

Peck, Clara E. (American, 1883-1968) 1920s Painting Cover for Theatre Magazine Flapper with Feathered Headdress

Peck, Clara Elsene (American, 1883-1968) (Attributed) Gouache watercolor painting on artist board. Flapper Era Woman with Feathered Headdress. Unsigned. In good condition. The 1920s painting most likely is the original cover art illustration for Theatre Magazine or a similar 1920s magazine publication. Painting came from the same Shelter Island, NY artist estate as the other "Theatre Magazine" illustration cover art paintings being offered. Image measures 19 inches x 13 inches. From Askart.com: Clara Elsene Peck was noted as an illustrator who specialized in presentations of women and children. Her work was mainly decorative in composition and sensitive in portrayal. She illustrated fictional articles for St. Nicholas Magazine, Century, and Collier's. The artist also did advertising campaigns for Procter & Gamble, Aeolian Company, Metropolitan Life and numerous others. In addition, she did numerous book illustrations, notably Josephine Daskam's In Border Country (1909). She was born in Allegan, Michigan, in 1883. The family soon moved to Minneapolis where she grew up. Her formal artistic training began at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. She later attended the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and also studied with William Merritt Chase in New York. Married by 1910 - her married name was Williams - she maintained her home in Palisades Park, New Jersey. She was a member of the American Water Color Society. Of her art she stated: "With me the desire to become an artist has been strong since childhood. Other members of the family in previous generations were artists, making the love and joy in creative expression a natural one to me." Biographical information excerpted from The Illustrator in America. Compiled by Walt Reed, 1966.

CLARA ELSENE PECK (1883-1968) WATERCOLOR

ILLUSTRATION. Measures: 5.5" x 6"

Clara Elsene Peck (American, b. 1883)

"Waiting Winter Storage", c. 1950; oil/canvasboard, 18" x 24", signed.

CLARA ELSENE PECK (American b.1883) "Abandoned Boats" oil on board, signed lower right. 12"x16".