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Frederick Ballard Williams Signed and Dated 'Fete Champetre' 1915 - No Reserve

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Start price: $1,200

Estimated price: $1,500 - $3,000

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Description

Keywords: American Tonalist painting, National Academy of Design, fête galante, figures in landscape, oil painting, American Impressionism, New Jersey artist

Summary:
Frederick Ballard Williams Oil on Panel, "Fete Champetre, " Figures in a Wooded Landscape, Signed and Dated Lower Right, 1915. Provenance: Works Deaccessioned to Benefit The Toledo Museum of Art; Gift of Arthur J. Secor, label reverse

Bio:
Frederick Ballard Williams (American, 1871–1956), born in Brooklyn, raised in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He trained at Cooper Union and the National Academy of Design under Charles Yardley Turner and Edgar Melville Ward, later studying privately with John Ward Stimson, whose influence shaped Williams’ signature fête galante scenes. A full Academician of the National Academy, president of the Salmagundi Club, and founding chairman of the American Artists Professional League, he was known for idyllic, decoratively composed landscapes populated with elegantly dressed women, earning the Isidor Gold Medal in 1909 (Wikipedia, Smithsonian American Art Museum).

This is a NO RESERVE lot. There are no hidden or confidential reserves. All acceptable bidding begins at the published online START PRICE.
Measurement: Art: 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.), Frame: 21 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. (54 x 64.1 cm.) approx

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Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions. Accordingly, works are sold as ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.

Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all photographs and, when possible, examine items in person prior to bidding. Photographs form an integral part of each lot’s description. The absence of a condition report, notation, or reference to damage does not imply that an item is free from defects, restoration, wear, or other condition issues. All items are sold as is, where is, and may show signs of age, use, wear, repair, or prior restoration. By placing a bid, bidders acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.
Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions.  Accordingly, works are sold as  ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.