John Austin Sands Monks - Feeding Sheep

Original etching by the American artist, John Austin Sands Monks 'J. A. S. Monks'.

Feeding Sheep

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John Austin Sands Monks (Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY, 1850 - Chicago, 1917)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Publisher	Notes	-
1.-		Feeding Sheep by John Austin Sands Monks	Original Etching	1883	George Wistar Hodge Ritchie	Signed and dated in the plate by John Austin Sands Monks.
2.-		Driving the Sheep by John Austin Sands Monks	Original Etching	1884	White, Stokes & Allen	Signed and dated in the plate by John Austin Sands Monks.	Sold

Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Exhibition 1883.

1883 Exhibition of Contemporary American Art
#	Image	Title & Artist	Artist Info	Medium	Date
01.-		A Family of Quacks by Charles Volkmar	Charles Volkmar (Baltimore, 1841 - Metuchen, New Jersey, 1914)	Original Etching with Plate Tone	c. 1883
02.-		A Southern California Glen by Henry Chapman Ford	Henry C. Ford 'Henry Chapman Ford' (Livonia, New York, 1828 - Santa Barbara, California, 1894)	Original Etching	c. 1882	Sold
03.-		A Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky Proclaim it a Hunting Morning by Thomas Moran	Thomas Moran (Bolton, England, 1837 - Santa Barbara, CA, 1926)	Original Etching	c. 1882
04.-		A Summer Afternoon by Henry Webster Rice	Henry Webster Rice 'Henry W. Rice' (Pownal, Maine, 1853 - Watertown, Massachusetts, 1934)	Original Etching	c. 1883
05.-		Artillery Sergeant by William Henry Shelton	William Henry Shelton (Allen's Hill, NY., 1840 - Morristown, NY., 1932)	Original Etching	c. 1883
06.-		Building an Elevator by James Craig Nicol	James Craig Nicoll (New York City, 1847 - Norwalk, Connecticut, 1918)	Original Etching with Plate Tone	1881
07.-		Drifting by Stephen Parrish	Stephen Parrish (Philadelphia, 1846 - Cornish, N. H., 1938)	Original Etching	c. 1883
08.-		Feeding Sheep by John Austin Sands Monks	John Austin Sands Monks (Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY, 1850 - Chicago, 1917)	Original Etching	1883
09.-		From Under the Trees by George W. H. Ritchie (George Wistar Hodge Ritchie)	George Wistar Hodge Ritchie 'George W. H. Ritchie' (New York City, Active 1870 - 1900)	Original Etching	1883
10.-		Head of an Old Man by Joseph Lauber	Joseph Lauber (Meschede, Westphalia, Germany, 1855 - New York City, 1948)	Original Etching	1881
11.-		Naponock (Naponoch) Scenery, Ulster County, New York by William Hart	William M. Hart 'William Hart' (Paisley, Scotland, 1823 - Mount Vernon, New York, 1894)	Original Etching	c. 1883
12.-		Near Annasquam (Annisquam) by Albion Harris Bicknell	Albion Harris Bicknell 'A. H. Bicknell' (Turner, Maine, 1837 - Malden, Massachusetts, 1915)	Original Etching	c. 1883
13.-		Now Come Still Evening On by Henry Farrer	Henry Farrer (London, England, 1843 - Brooklyn, New York, 1903)	Original Etching	1882 - 1883
14.-		Partegat Pond by Benjamin Lander	Benjamin Lander (New York City, 1844 - ?)	Original Etching	1882 - 1883	Sold
15.-		Street at Honfleur, France by Charles Platt	Charles Adams Platt 'Charles Platt' (New York City, 1861 - 1933)	Original Etching	1882
16.-		The Mill by Robert Crannell Minor	Robert Crannell Minor 'Robert C. Minor' (New York City, 1839 - Waterford, Connecticut, 1904)	Original Etching & Drypoint	c. 1883	Sold
17.-		View in the Campagna ('A Group of Ilex Trees near Rome') by George Loring Brown	George Loring Brown (Boston, 1814 - Malden, Massachusetts, 1889)	Original Etching	1854 (Third & Final State: 1883)	Sold

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Title:	Feeding Sheep
Artist:	Monks, John Austin Sands (Cold Spring-on-Hudson, NY, 1850 - Chicago, 1917)
Date:	1883
Medium:	Original Etching
Printer:	George Wistar Hodge Ritchie
Note:	John Austin Sands Monks 'J. A. S. Monks': A nineteenth century American painter and etcher, John Austin Sands Monks studied art and etching techniques in New York under George Inness. These two artists shared the same studio for many years. J. A. S. Monks devoted his art almost exclusively to animal depictions, particularly sheep. He was a full member of the Salamina Club, the New York Etching Club, the Boston Art Club and the Copely Society.
	John Austin Sands Monks began exhibiting his art at major institutions in 1874. His first published etching was created in 1883. For the following twenty years original etching was a large part of his artistic oeuvre. Feeding Sheep, first exhibited in Boston in 1883, is a fine, early example of his talents in this field.
	The Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute, Boston, held a major exhibition of contemporary American art In 1883. This original etching was first exhibited at this exhibition and bears the catalogue number, 478. *
	* Frank T. Robinson (Art Director), Catalogue of the Art Department of the New England Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Institute, Boston, Charles, Upham & Company, 1883, Catalogue #478.
Size:	6 X 9 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $295.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as printed by G. W. H. Ritchie in 1883. Signed in the plate to the lower left. A strong, deeply printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Feeding Sheep represents a fine, original example of the 19th century animal art of John Austin Sands Monks 'J. A. S. Monks'.
Subject:	John Austin Sands Monks, Feeding Sheep, original etching, animal depictions, George Inness, Salamina Club, the New York Etching Club, the Boston Art Club and the Copely Society.
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