Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 117

Price Realized: $ 1,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
(ART.) Teel, George A. Archive of sketchbooks, travel diaries, albums, and watercolors by a New England landscape artist. 6 volumes, 5 completed watercolor landscapes, and additional papers (together 0.5 linear feet), including more than 140 original ink or pencil sketches, and more than 100 photographs. Various sizes and conditions. Vp, circa 1878-1932
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George Albert Teel (1854-1936) was a lifelong resident of Arlington, MA who made his living as an engraver and illustrator. In his free time, he was a devoted outdoorsman, making summer trips to New Hampshire, Maine, and the Massachusetts shore for camping and fishing with his wife, two daughters, and later his grandchildren. Most of all, he sketched and painted landscapes, sometimes in partnership with his wife Emily and older daughter Edith. This trove of Teel's original art, in addition to its aesthetic merit, is a monument to the heyday of early vacation spots like Moosehead Lake and Lake Winnipesaukee, evoking the northern New England countryside and wilderness in all its glory. A more detailed listing of the contents is available upon request.