Description: 5 Antique Pencil Drawings Illustrations by William T Aldrich. Includes 15" x 20" architectural church on board (the other 4 are on paper); 10" x 14" depict animals birds titled Jardin Des Plantes dated March 1 1905; another at 10"x 14" depicts nude young man that might be a drawing of a classical Greek statue; another at 10" x14" that seems to be an illustration of a book about Christopher Columbus; 8" x 10 1/2" drawing lady in Victorian era dress. 5 total pieces of artwork. Not signed on the front, Aldrich name is in pencil on the back of each. These came from the portfolio I show in the last photo. Good unframed condition - see photos. I have been selling on eBay over 25 years and have sold hundreds of fine paintings and prints, I say this as I will guarantee forever these are absolutely genuine authentic Aldrich hand drawn artwork. Many years ago I acquired a portfolio of Aldrich paintings and drawings. William Truman Aldrich FAIA (February 16, 1880 – June 2, 1966) was an American architect and painter. Though primarily a residential architect, he is also known for large museum buildings in Providence, Rhode Island, Worcester, Massachusetts and elsewhere.William Truman Aldrich was born February 16, 1880, to Nelson W. Aldrich, United States Representative from Rhode Island from 1879 to 1881 and Senator from 1881 to 1911, and Abigail Pearce Truman Chapman.He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1901, and then studied in Paris at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. In 1909 he started working for Carrère & Hastings. In 1912 Aldrich returned to Boston and formed a partnership with fellow architect Robert P. Bellows. Bellows and Aldrich worked together until 1924, when both architects established separate offices. He continued to work as a private practitioner for the remainder of his career.Between 1945 and 1950 he was a member of the United States Commission of Fine Arts.His painted work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston owns eight of his paintings, while the Harvard Art Museums own a further nine works. The Rhode Island School of Design Museum hosted an exhibition of his water colours in 1927.Aldrich worked with his sister, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, in her efforts to establish the Museum of Modern Art.From Askart:William T. Aldrich, a 20th century Boston painter, was a member of the Providence Art Club. Although more prolific in watercolor, he apparently also painted in oil as the Fogg Museum has in their collection an oil portrait on canvas by him of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915). Some of the subject matter in Aldrich's paintings includes figures, children, recreation, sports, swimming, architecture, boats, and waterscapes.Museum collections include the Whistler House Museum of Art in Lowell, MA; three watercolors and one oil in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Price: 65 USD
Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts
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