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Henry Oliver Walker, 1843-1929 (USA)

Henry Oliver Walker (1843-1929). 1882. Oil on canvas, framed, size 122 x 86,5 cm (48 x 34 inches). Signed and dated lower right. Henry Oliver Walker, a Boston-born artist of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts tradition, earned a distinguished reputation as a portrait and mural painter. His murals, commissioned for numerous public buildings, were allegorical. Many of these frescos had figures infused with idealism and sensual virtue. In the late 1870s, he took his money and went to Paris where he became a student of Leon Bonnat. In Paris, he met artists with whom he would later spend much time in Cornish, New Hampshire: Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Thomas Dewing, Charles Platt, Dennis Bunker, and Willard Metcalf. Describing Walker in a letter to his parents, Platt wrote that Walker was "the kind of man that Henry James writes about as peculiar to Boston." (Colby, 418) During that time, Walker, accompanied by painter H. Siddons Mowbray, toured Spain where they copied Old Master paintings. In 1880, Walker exhibited a painting, Le Philtre, at the Paris Salon.Walker returned to the United States in 1882 where eventually he championed the aesthetic movement emphasizing art for arts sake. However, his early works were portraits and small genre paintings. He first went to Boston where he established a studio on Somerset Street, and became part of the art community including membership in The Tavern and St. Botolph Clubs. He also began socializing with many well connected business persons. In 1887, he spent time at Newburypoint, where he, Charles Platt and Dennis Bunker boarded together so they could paint a picturesque location known as Curson's Mill. There he met Laura Marquand, age 30, whose family owned the Mill. She, from a prominent Boston family, was a painter, photographer and fabric artist who had studied at the Boston Museum with William Morris Hunt. In 1893, he received a medal at the Columbia Exposition in Chicago, and the next year won the Julia A. Shaw Prize from the National Academy of Design for his painting, The Singers. Other recognition included the William A. Clark Award from the 1895 Corcoran Gallery Exhibition; a 1902 Gold Medal from the Charleston, South Carolina Expo; and a silver medal at the 1904 Saint Louis Exposition. In 1893, he received a medal at the Columbia Exposition in Chicago, and the next year won the Julia A. Shaw Prize from the National Academy of Design for his painting, The Singers. Other recognition included the William A. Clark Award from the 1895 Corcoran Gallery Exhibition; a 1902 Gold Medal from the Charleston, South Carolina Expo; and a silver medal at the 1904 Saint Louis Exposition. Written by Lonnie Pierson Dunbier. Sources: Laura Marquand Walker, Beyond A Gilded CageVirginia Reed Colby and James B. Atkinson, Footprints of the Past. The provenance is: Artist to his wife Laura, to their son John, to his daughter Jacqueline, to her husband Augustus Ledyard Smith II, to their son Augustus Ledyard Smith III, through auction. Provenance courtesy of: John Curuby, President Bostonartclub

Henry Oliver Walker

American, 1843-1929 Still Life with Flowers Signed H. O. Walker (ll) Oil on canvas 13 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches (33.7 x 41.3 cm) (Frame 18 3/4 x 22 inches)

Henry Oliver Walker (1843-1929) American painter

Henry Oliver Walker (1843-1929) American painter of figures and portraits best known for his mural decorations. His works include a series of paintings honoring various poets for the Library of Congress and decorations for public buildings such as the Appellate Court House in New York City, Bowdoin College in Maine, the Massachusetts State House, the Minnesota State Capitol, and the Court House in Newark, New Jersey. In 1888, at the suggestion of Thomas Dewing, he established a studio in Cornish, New Hampshire. In Cornish he was part of the Cornish Art Colony that included such artists as Dewing, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Maxfield Parrish, Louis St. Gaudens, Charles A. Platt, and Kenyon Cox. ORIGINAL lithograph, signed in the stone, image about 8 x 7.5 in. plus margins. VG.

Henry Oliver Walker (1843-1929) American painter

Henry Oliver Walker (1843-1929) American painter of figures and portraits best known for his mural decorations. His works include a series of paintings honoring various poets for the Library of Congress and decorations for public buildings such as the Appellate Court House in New York City, Bowdoin College in Maine, the Massachusetts State House, the Minnesota State Capitol, and the Court House in Newark, New Jersey. In 1888, at the suggestion of Thomas Dewing, he established a studio in Cornish, New Hampshire. In Cornish he was part of the Cornish Art Colony that included such artists as Dewing, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Maxfield Parrish, Louis St. Gaudens, Charles A. Platt, and Kenyon Cox. ORIGINAL lithograph, signed in the stone, image about 8 x 7.5 in. plus margins. VG.

Oil on Canvas, Woman and Child, Henry O. Walker

(American, 1843-1929) signed l.l. "H.O. Walker" Woman seating in landscape wearing a red dress. Relined. Sight size: 31-1/2"h x 21-1/2"w Overall: 38"h x 28"w

Oil on Canvas, Woman and Cherub, Henry O. Walker

(American, 1843-1929) signed l.l. "H.O. Walker" Woman seating in landscape wearing a red dress. Relined. Sight size: 31-1/2"h x 21-1/2"w Overall: 38"h x 28"w

Henry Oliver Walker American, 1843-1929 Contemplative Nude by a Stream, 1887

Henry Oliver Walker American, 1843-1929 Contemplative Nude by a Stream, 1887 Signed H.O. Walker and dated 1887 (ll) Oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Provenance: [Sale] Doyle, New York, Nov. 12, 2008, lot 1236 The Collection of William and Abigail Gerdts C 

Henry Oliver Walker, American. (1843-1929), "Endymion", Oil on canvas. Lined. Unframed., 26" x 32 5/8" (painting size)

Henry Oliver Walker American. (1843-1929) "Endymion" Oil on canvas. Lined. Unframed. Signed lower right corner. 26" x 32 5/8" (painting size) Provenance: See similar work in the South Corridor, Great Hall. Endymion mural of the Lyric Poetry series by Henry O. Walker. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C mural date 1899. Literature: https://www.loc.gov/item/2007684340/ Other Notes: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA loan label on verso.

HENRY OLIVER WALKER, Massachusetts/New Hampshire, 1843-1929, Portrait of a topless boy., Oil on canvas, 27" x 20". Unframed.

HENRY OLIVER WALKER Massachusetts/New Hampshire, 1843-1929 Portrait of a topless boy. Signed and dated lower right "H.O. Walker 1890". Oil on canvas, 27" x 20". Unframed.

HENRY OLIVER WALKER (American, 1843-1929) "ROSALIND"

Oil on canvas. Housed in a Stanford White style gilt wood frame. Signed lower left "Henry Oliver Walker 1890" titled in pencil on verso of stretcher SIZE: 32-1/2" x 24". Overall 48" x 39-1/4" CONDITION: Lined, very good, some inpainting 49424-3

Henry O. Walker "Hyacinthus" O/C

Henry O. Walker (American, 1843-1929), "Hyacinthus" oil on canvas, signed lower right Henry O. Walker, on verso hand written card:"Zephyrus (west wind) fell in love with Hyacinthus, first loved by Apollo. Zephyrus killed Hyacinthus with the discus Apollo was teaching him to throw. When the boys' blood fell to the ground, the hyacinth flower sprang up." Sight size: 24 1/2" high, 17 1/2" wide. Frame size: 28 1/2" high, 21 1/2" wide. Condition: crazing.

HENRY G. WALKER (1876-1932, United Kingdom) ETCHING ON PAPER - Pencil signed and titled "Eastgate Totnes" street scene. Condition go...

HENRY G. WALKER (1876-1932, United Kingdom) ETCHING ON PAPER - Pencil signed and titled "Eastgate Totnes" street scene. Condition good. c.1910. 17.5" x 13.5" framed.

HENRY OLIVER WALKER (American, 1843-1929) THE CELLO PLAYER.

Large oil on canvas scene shows a young man playing a cello with a young woman beside holding a violin. A woodland setting with a note nailed to a tree. Signed lower left "H O Walker, 1909". Housed in a fancy gilt modern frame. SIZE: 36" x 40-1/2". CONDITION: Inpainting, very good. 9-22643

HENRY OLIVER WALKER (American, 1843-1929) THE CELLO PLAYER.

Large oil on canvas scene shows a young man playing a cello with a young woman beside holding a violin. A woodland setting with a note nailed to a tree. Signed lower left "H O Walker, 1909". Housed in a fancy gilt modern frame. SIZE: 36" x 40-1/2". CONDITION: Inpainting, very good. 9-22643

HENRY WALKER, (American, 1843-1929), IDEAL WOMAN, oil on canvas;, 32 3/4 x 24 inches

HENRY WALKER (American, 1843-1929) IDEAL WOMAN oil on canvas; signed and dated Henry Oliver Walker, 1890, l.l.; 32 3/4 x 24 inches

HENRY OLIVER WALKER MUSICIANS PAINTING

WALKER, Henry Oliver, (American, 1843-1929): Musicians in the Forest, Oil/Canvas, 36'' x 40'', signed at lower-left and dated 1909, wooden frame, 40'' x 44''.

Henry Oliver Walker American, 1843-1929 Contemplative Nude by a Stream, 1887

Henry Oliver Walker American, 1843-1929 Contemplative Nude by a Stream, 1887 Signed and dated H.O. Walker/1887 (ll) Oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Provenance: William Macbeth Gallery, New York

Henry Oliver Walker oil on canvas

Henry Oliver Walker, (1843 - 1929), MA & Cornish, N.H., oil on canvas portrait of a bearded gentleman holding a pair of leather gloves. Signed lower left, "H.O. Walker 1886", 36" by 29". Relined on a rigid panel and mounted in frames inner liner.

Henry Oliver Walker (American, 1843-1929), "Farm Scene", c.1882; oil/canvas, 20" x 26", signed and

dated. Boston painter. He studied in Paris, and exhibited from the 1880s-1920s, at the National Academy, St. Louis Expo, and the Pan-Am Expo.

Henry Oliver Walker (American, 1843-1929), "Farm Scene", c.1882; oil/canvas, 20" x 26", signed and dated. Boston painter. He studied in Paris, and exhibited from the 1880s-1920s, at the National Academy, St. Louis Expo, and the Pan-Am Expo.