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Edwin Forbes - The Army Forge

The Army Forge

Edwin Forbes's original etching, The Army Forge is printed upon thick nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published by him in 1876. This impression is signed and titled in the plate by Forbes. It is the fourteenth etching from his set dealing with the American Civil War. The Army Forge depicts a transportable forge and its blacksmith at work upon shoeing a horse. A little dog intently watches the action. The Union camp appears in the far background.
 
Title: The Army Forge
Artist: Forbes, Edwin (New York, 1839 - 1895)
Date: 1876
Medium: Original Etching
Publisher: Edwin Forbes, New York
Note: Edwin Forbes: One of the most important names in nineteenth century American Civil War art is that of Edwin Forbes. A highly skilled etcher, painter and illustrator, Forbes first devoted himself to studies of animal life. During the Civil War, however, he became the leading illustrative artist for Frank Leslie's, Illustrated Newspaper, New York, producing a large number of accurate, on-the-spot pictorial images of the conflicts and events surrounding the six year struggle. His art is now placed alongside that of Winslow Homer and Thomas Nast for his valuable contributions to Civil War art.
  After the war Forbes opened a studio in Brooklyn, New York, from which he sold his paintings and etchings. It is interesting to note that he was one of the first American artists to promote etching as a creative form of art. Forbes's reputation as a graphic artist reached an international level in 1877 when he was elected an honourary member of the London Etching Club, a distinction given to very few American artists.
  This superb, original etching is one of a number of retrospective images created entirely by Forbes and published by him in a full edition ten years after the conclusion of the fighting. In total, he created forty etchings of this large size, most dealing with scenes of camp life behind Union lines. The Army Forge is the fourteenth etching from the set and depicts a transportable forge and its blacksmith at work shoeing a horse. It is not known how many impressions were struck from each plate, but judging from the large size and the scarcity of these etchings on the art market of today the edition was probably less than two hundred.
Size: 13 X 17 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
  Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition: Printed upon thick nineteenth century wove paper and with full, large margins as published by Edwin Forbes in 1876. Signed and titled in the plate by the artist. Containing very slight foxing in the outer margins else a fine, early impression of this outstanding, large etching and in very good condition throughout. The Army Forge is a prime, original example of the American Civil War art of Edwin Forbes.
Price: Sold - The price is no longer available.
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Original Etching by The American artist, Edwin Forbes.

The Army Forge Original Etching by The American artist Edwin Forbes
The Army Forge

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Edwin Forbes (New York, 1839 - 1895)
American Civil War
# Image Title & Artist Medium Date Notes Description -
01- After Dress Parade by Edwin Forbes After Dress Parade by Edwin Forbes Original Etching 1876 Signed and titled in the plate by Edwin Forbes Union officers in their quarters Available
02.- Coffee Coolers by Edwin Forbes Coffee Coolers by Edwin Forbes Original Etching 1876 Signed and titled in the plate by Edwin Forbes Union soldiers waiting around the camp fire for their coffee Sold
03.- Home Sweet Home by Edwin Forbes Home Sweet Home by Edwin Forbes Original Etching 1876 Signed and titled in the plate by Edwin Forbes Union soldiers relaxing by their tent. One plays his instument while the other sits and listens to his music Sold
04.- Newspapers in Camp by Edwin Forbes Newspapers in Camp by Edwin Forbes Original Etching 1876 Signed and titled in the plate by Edwin Forbes A civilian on a horse distrubuting newspapers to the camp site for the Union soldiers Sold
05.- The Army Forge by Edwin Forbes The Army Forge by Edwin Forbes Original Etching 1876 Signed and titled in the plate by Edwin Forbes A transportable forge and its blacksmith shoeing a horse Sold
06.- The Sanctuary by Edwin Forbes The Sanctuary by Edwin Forbes Original Etching 1876 Signed and titled in the plate by Edwin Forbes A Black family, escaping from slavery, has found the Union line Sold

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