| Julian Scott (1846-1901) 3rd Vermont Infantry.
Medal of Honor winner and listed American
artist. The following study sketches are from Scott's
sketch books. Provenance: Kramer Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, to Cowan’s Auction Company,
Cincinnati, OH, to Earl Robinson. |
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JS06. Sketch of musicians taking a break
along a roadside. Scott was a fifer, but when the newspapers
mistakenly called him a drummer boy when he won the Medal of Honor, he did
nothing the rest of his life to correct the misperception. Unsigned
pencil
sketch on 1866 watermarked artist’s paper, 5" X 7". |
$ |
250 |
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JS10. Figure Study of an infantry charge.
Scott was commissioned to paint the Vermont Capitol's Civil War Memorial
and these figural studies for that and other battle paintings were
saved. Pencil, 7" X 8". |
$ |
400 |
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JS13. Figure Study. Partial action
poses of infantrymen and their accoutrements in action. 10 1/2 X 16"
unsigned and untitled. |
$ |
250 |
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JS015. Soldier portrait, Company
E. Scott invited Vermont
veterans to send in their pictures so that his paintings would have real
faces in them. This is one of those faces and it probably appears in
one of his monumental paintings. 9 X 11 1/2" pencil sketch on
heavy artist's paper. |
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JS017. Cavalry battle scene showing a
wounded rider. The exact event has been lost to time, but the list
of famous riders falling in battle leaves fascinating possibilities.
10 X 14" pencil on artist's paper. |
$ |
350 |
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JS19. "The Challenge". An
approaching column responds with the countersign to a sentry post.
Great content in a nice composition. 9 X 11 1/2" pencil drawing
on heavy artist's paper, unsigned and untitled. |
$ |
450 |
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JS20. From Julian Scott's sketchbook c.
1875 is a pencil drawing of a West Point Cadet at attention with an
admiring lady looking on. 10 X 13" unsigned and untitled. |
$ |
400 |
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JS25. c. 1875 pencil sketch of a
physical examine of recruits. A subject stands before the surgeon
while a scribe awaits the doctor's comments. A soldier in a M1872
helmet stands in the background while other recruits are in various stages
of undress. Fascinating content. 9 1/2 X 13 with second
version on reverse. |
$ |
600 |
