Lot 208
DAVID HAGERBAUMER (American 1921-2014) A PAINTING, "Ducks Landing in a Grassy Marsh," 1960,
watercolor on paper, signed and dated L/R, "David Hagerbaumer / 1960;" 21 1/2" x 29 1/2", framed 35 1/4" x 43 1/4".
- Provenance: Private Collection, Deer Park, Texas.
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Notes:
Born in 1921 in Quincy, Illinois, Hagerbaumer grew up during the Great Depression and began duck hunting, trapping, and fishing at the age of eight in order to help support his family. After serving in the Marines in World War II, he returned home and began working as a taxidermist in a decoy factory. He then attended San Diego State College majoring in art but never graduated. Hagerbaumer worked as preparator in the Nevada State Museum and then became a staff artist at the Santa Barbara Museum in 1957. He painted at night and sold his work at shows each weekend. It was at this point that he switched from oils to watercolor because he needed a medium that would dry faster. Soon, he realized that he could make a living selling his paintings, and he dedicated himself to his art full-time. His commercial success as an artist began when he connected with Ralph Terrill of Crossroads of Sport in New York City. Their 1956 catalogue offered the first Hagerbaumer watercolors for sale — four prints published by Frost & Reed in England. Along with his painting he illustrated a number of books, several authored by Worth Mathewson, and two of his own, "The Bottoms" (1987), and "Waterfowling These Past Fifty Years — Mostly Brant" (1998). (Hagerbaumer's dedication in this book reads in part "to the little sea geese with whom I've kept vigil on many's the lonely bay"). Outdoor writer John Orrelle became a good friend and featured the work of his longtime friend when he published, "David Hagerbaumer, Sporting Images, Etchings, Drypoints & Drawings — Volume I" and "The Art Of A Sporting Life, The Wildlife Art of David Hagerbaumer Volume II".
Sources: AskArt.com; National Museum of Wildlife Art http://www.goskagit.com/ -
Condition:
There is some mild toning to the sheet. Framed under glass. Not examined out of the frame.
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