Jan 28, 2021 - Sale 2556

Sale 2556 - Lot 242

Unsold
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
ARTHUR IGNATIUS KELLER (1866-1924)
Golf Talk. Illustration for unknown publication, circa early 1900s. Charcoal with fixative on stiff paper. 385x380 mm; 15x15 inches, on 15 3/4x15 1/2-inch sheet. Signed "A. Keller" in lower left image. Tabbed onto mount; nicely matted and framed.

Provenance: Heritage Auctions, May 14-15, 2015, lot 71382; thence to Dick McDonough.

An extremely adept, award-winning illustrator, Keller strove for " tone, simplicity, and easy harmony of color" in his work. These qualities are apparent in this tranquil composition, a snapshot of a younger and older golfer's moment of repose from a summer's game.