Oil on canvas in the manner/style of John M. Tracy. Dog Talk represents three gentlemen pausing during a day's hunt to rest in the woods to smoke their cigars. They are accompanied by three pointers and the conversation is turning to dogs. Our definition of “In the manner/style of”: The auction house believes that the work is done in the manner or style of the named artist and possibly after their lifetime, but the actual authorship is unknown. Dimensions: 60.96 x 91.44 cm. Artist information: John Martin Tracy, American (1843 – 1893), J.M. Tracy was renowned in his lifetime as a painter of dogs, horses, and sporting scenes, but today he is one of the most elusive figures in American art. His obscurity is partially accounted for by the fact that his work seldom comes on the market. For reasons of pride and sentiment his paintings have remained largely in the families or clubs of the sportsmen who commissioned them. Tracy was born near Rochester, Ohio, in 1843. His father, a preacher and abolitionist, was killed by mob violence in an anti-slavery uprising. His mother, Maria Conant Tracy, provided for her three children as a journalist. She was sent by her Cleveland paper to cover the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London in 1851. This determined individual, who had also studied medicine, was a pioneer on behalf of women's suffrage and was active in the Women's Christian Temperance movement. Tracy grew up for the most part in the home of his grandmother, Orpha Conant, and was said to be a high-strung, hyper-sensitive, imaginative little boy. The school run by his Uncle John Lynch in Circleville prepared him for Oberlin College and Northwestern University, which he attended. In 1861 he enlisted as a volunteer in the 19th Illinois Infantry, in which he attained the rank of lieutenant. The wartime stories he told his children in later years attest to a great amount of fraternizing between the Confederate and Union lines. In this way Tracy formed lifelong friendships with many Southerners. It seems that he made the decision to be an artist during the war. After discharge he worked as a school teacher and laborer in the orchards of southern Illinois until he had sufficient funds to go to the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. On his return to the United States, probably no more than a year later, he struck out for California and painted the scenery there. These subjects, according to his daughter, were in the grand style and on the grand scale which was then making the name of Albert Bierstadt a household term. Between 1872 and 1873 Tracy had a studio in Chicago, but in the latter year he went again to Paris. Private Collector in Arizona. Lots that do not carry established documented provenance, nor any past auction record are described in this catalog as "in the manner/style of". Pieces are being sold "As Is". No additional information regarding provenance will be provided after the auction. It is fully bidders' responsibility to check, read the description well and review the photos of this item or lot before bidding. Customers must agree to purchase our item acknowledging the descriptions presented. Shipping: Buyer pays shipping costs. We combine your shipping, if you buy more than one item. All shipments will be shipped by DHL EXPRESS, fast, easy and safe to track after we ship your item. Any questions, you can contact us 24/7.

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