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“Portrait of a Young Boy with Curls”, 1851, plaster bust, incised signature and date en verso, height 17 in., width 10 in., depth 5 in. $800/1200 Note: Born in New Orleans, Trudeau was listed in City Directories as a sculptor from 1849 to 1868. In 1851, he shared a studio with the portrait artist Hortaire Guenard on Camp Street. The Maryland Historical Society holds a bronze bust of General Zachary Taylor by Trudeau in their collections. Reference: Mahe, John A. and Rosanne McCaffrey, eds., “Encyclopedia of New Orleans Artists, 1718-1918”, The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1987, p. 381.
473. William Aiken Walker (American/South Carolina, 1838-1921), “Two Cotton Pickers in the Field, Palm Trees and a Cabin in Background”, oil on academy board, signed lower left, Kennedy Galleries label en verso, 9 in. x 12 in., framed. $25000/35000 Note: To be included in John Fowler’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné on William Aiken Walker. 474. Hal Alexander Courtney Morrison (American/Georgia, 18481927), “Nature Morte: Largemouth Bass”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, Charleston Renaissance Gallery label en verso, 24 in. x 14 in., giltwood frame. $2500/3500 Provenance: Steven Cabot Barnes Harvey (1949-1993) Collection of Southern Art. Note: Canadian-born physician Hal Morrison moved to Atlanta in the 1880s to pursue a career in art. He painted landscapes and portraits but is best known for nature morte oils. In examples such as this largemouth bass, Morrison’s understanding of anatomy and academic training as a physician combine with his artistic training to successfully render the fish, fly and boards of the wall in perfect trompe l’oeil style.
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Illustrated: The Steven Harvey Collection of Southern Art, The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, 2005, p. 14.
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