William J. Aylward Original American Maritime Watercolor Painting Illustration

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Floral City ArtsPresents:Artist:William James Aylward, (American, 1875-1956)Title or Subject:Maritime Painting, I think of a Tug boat or other type of boat pulling a string of smaller boats.Medium:Watercolor on PaperApproximate Date:Early 20th. CenturyApproximate Size:8-1/2 x 12 inches, paper6-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches image.Nationality:AmericanMarkings:Signed with initials at lower right.Condition:Unmatted and unframed. Paper is very thick, sturdy and strong. Slight discoloration from age. Please look at all pics and ask any questions you may have though, as, unless not as represented, all of our items are sold as-is and all sales final.Frame type:noneNotes:I have the pleasure today of offering up for your consideration, Five beautiful watercolors by the well noted and accomplished Maritime artist and illustrator, William James Aylward. They all come from the Artist's Estate and are being offered in individual Ebay listings so this is for ONE Watercolor . You will, (hopefully, SMILE) be buying them unmatted and unframed, and as many of you know, they will look substantially better presented when matted and framed. They all have a bright fresh quality as they have been well stored and not in sunlight.The one being offered in this listing is quite nice. It may not have been a study for anything and possibly just a lovely painting in its own right. Just a beautiful peaceful, serene scene with a boat, (Tug?) with steam pulling a string of smaller boats through the Sea. The light and quality makes me think it is early morning. Aylward's supreme understanding of composition and economy of line are most evident in this quiet, yet still masterful work.Framed out it will be even better.The following biographical info on the artist was from ASKART and provided to them by Illustration House in NYC., who have great expertise in American Illustrators of merit:William James Aylward (1875-1956), master of seafaring art, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where his father worked in a shipyard and as captain of a Great Lakes sailing vessel."My love of the the water and of things pertaining to it began at an early age," Aylward wrote. After studying at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students' League in New York, he studied at Howard Pyle's Wilmington, Delaware school of illustration.There he learned to combine his two great passions, painting and the sea. He illustrated magazine stories for Harper's and Scribner's written by himself and others, including sea stories by Jack London and Joseph Conrad, and an edition of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.Aylward knew the sea as few artists do. He went to sea in 1905, a sixteen-month voyage on steamers and sailing ships that took him to seaports around the world. During World War I he was one of eight official artists with the U. S. Army in France.After the war he remained in Europe for another eight years painting maritime subjects. Back in the United States, Aylward became a regular contributor to The Ladies' Home Journal and other publications.He could paint the romance of the sea as well as the the mechanics of shipyards and vessels large and small. His paintings and illustrations of sunlit maritime scenes capture the brilliant colors and strong value contrasts, while his accurate details reveal his thorough knowledge of maritime subjects.William James Aylward won many prestigious awards for his art, both in Europe and America. He wrote a book, Ships, and How to Draw Them , and in the 1930s taught at the Pratt Industrial Art School and until the 1950s at the Newark [New Jersey] School of Fine Art.Thank you for viewing our listings. We aim to offer quality items freshly picked from the old Florida countryside. All items will be described as accurately as possible. All of our sales are final so please look at all pictures carefully and ask all questions prior to bidding. We take pride in customer service thus all questions will be responded to and everything will be well packed and shipped insured. Please let us know if you have special wants or requests and we will do our best to accommodate.Thanks & ! read more

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