Doel Reed, "Wedding Preparations" - aquatint, 17.5 x 12

"Wedding Preparations"

Aquatint, 17 1/2 x 12 inches,

 signed lower right, "Doel Reed, N.A. #12/30"

 This print is in the original gallery frame from Doel Reed's studio in Taos, NM.  The frame measures 28 x 20 inches.
FOR SALE

Doel Reed is considered an important member of the Taos art community post-1960. Educated at the Cincinnati Art Academy, Reed served as the head of the Oklahoma State University art department from 1924-1959, with breaks in his tenure in 1926 and 1930-31 while he traveled in France, studying and sketching. He was elected to the National Academy of Design for his printmaking in 1952, and wrote a book entitled "Doel Reed Makes and Aquatint" in 1965.

A master printmaker, Reed's prints are reminiscent of Gene Kloss' work in their high contrast and expert use of light and shadow. He worked in a variety of mediums, but is best known for his prints, aquatints and casein paintings. His work is in the collection of the Carnegie Institute, the Honolulu Academy of Art, Grinnell College, the Library of Congress, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Art, Houston, the New York Public Library, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the Oklahoma Art Club, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philbrook Art Club, the Seattle Art Museum, Southern Methodist University, the University of Montana, the University of Tulsa, La Biblioteque Nationale, Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Elenore Iselin Wade, "Hope Mason" - bronze, 7.5x5.5x6.5 on 4" base

"Hope Mason"

By 

Elenore Iselin Wade

1910-2003

This a cast bronze of Wade's 1937 original

Signed and marked Artist Proof 1/1

7.5x5.5x6.5 on 4" base

SOLD

Wade, a native of New York State and descendant of the first chief justice, John Jay, was accepted to the Royal Academy in London at age 17. While there, she won the Landseer Prize for her sculpture depicting the "The Taming of a Horse."

Following her return to the U.S., Wade did commission work in sculpture and illustrating. Her clients included prominent racing personalities William Woodward Sr., James Butler, F. Ambrose Clark, Richard K. Mellon, and Mrs. John Hanes and among the sculptures she crafted was one of Woodward's 1930 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox. It was during this period that she had a small exhibition in New York's Sporting Gallery and Bookshop in 1936.

At age 86, Wade sculpted a bronze of champion steeplechaser Lonesome Glory. The sculpture is owned by the horse's owner, Mrs. Walter Jeffords Jr. In 1997, an exhibit was established at the National Museum of Racing in which 27 of Wade's bronzes were displayed. The Museum currently is home for her sculpture Ruffian With Groom and Vasquez Up. Jacinto Vasquez rode the great filly in most of her starts.

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