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Frank Ver Beck (OH,England,1858-1933) watercolor
Frank Ver Beck (OH,England,1858-1933) watercolor
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Description
ARTIST: William Francis Frank Ver Beck (Ohio, England, 1858 - 1933)
NAME: Illustration - High Words
MEDIUM: watercolor on paper
CONDITION: Excellent. Framed under glass. Minor wear to frame.
SIGHT SIZE: 13 x 11 inches / 33 x 27 cm
FRAME SIZE: 23 x 21 inches / 58 x 53 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
NOTE: one copy of printed illustration is attached to verso
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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SKU#: 118146
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BIOGRAPHY:
William Francis "Frank" Ver Beck was an American illustrator known for his comedic drawings of animals.Ver Beck was born in Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio as the son of a shoemaker. He studied art and woodcarving under Mansfield, Ohio artist Robert R. "Railroad" Smith and worked as a wood engraver.In 1881 or 1882, Ver Beck moved to New York City. There he studied art and became a freelance illustrator for magazines including Scribner's, The Ladies Home Journal, and Collier's.Ver Beck was one of author Stephen Crane's first friends in New York City. One winter evening Crane and British artist Phil May borrowed a tiger skin belonging to Ver Beck and were arrested walking huddled under the skin on Broadway in the early morning hours. They were released but the policeman kept the tiger skin. Also in New York City, in 1895 Ver Beck witnessed the shooting of Solomon Mann by David Hannigan and testified in Hannigan's trial.Shortly before World War I, Ver Beck moved to England. In 1913 he was working in St Ives, Cornwall with his wife, the American-born artist and writer Hanna Rion, (1875-1924). Their relationship ended and she remarried in 1921. He died at the age of 75 in Essex.
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Frank Ver Beck (OH,England,1858-1933) watercolor

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