Jan 28, 2021 - Sale 2556
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Sale 2556 - Lot 247

Price Realized: $ 4,500
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
EDWARD PENFIELD (1866-1925)
A Golfing Scene in Spring. Illustration for unknown publication. Mixed media, including watercolor and ink on board. 408x274 mm; 16x10 3/4 inches, on 17x11 1/4-inch board. Signed "Edward Penfield" in lower right image, with his stamp on verso (abraded). Taped to window matte and nicely framed.

Provenance: From the collection of Dick McDonough.

Edward Penfield, among the most famous and prolific graphic artists of all time, is credited for initiating the American phase of the international phenomenon known as the "poster craze," the burst of creative commercial activity in the 1890s. During this period in Penfield's career, he was working as Art Editor at Harper's, where he produced many of his most famous posters and illustrated books, including his highly collectible golf calendars (see lot 272). Though this image does not appear in the published calendars, its size and composition hint at the possibility of its being considered for one.
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