June 22, 2024 Brian Lebel's Santa Fe Old West Events Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/22/2024
Untitled (Indian by campfire)
Oil on canvas
39 1/2" x 29 1/2"
Signed lower right: Gilbert Gaul
Framed to 47 1/4" x 37 - 1/4"
William Gilbert Gaul (1855-1919)
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on March 31, 1855, Gilbert Gaul studied in New York City at the Art Student League and National Academy of Design under John George Brown. In 1882, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Design.
Although based in New York City, he made many trips to the American West from 1882 through 1891, living on Army posts and with Indian tribes and recording the various lifestyles, going as far as California. He was one of the five special agents who took the census of 1890 among the Indians, illustrating the "Report on Indians Taxed and Indians Not Taxed" with a strong portrait of Sitting Bull he painted from life. He was hired as an illustrator for Harper's and Century magazines. Gaul was best known for his military scenes and Western subjects and as a painter of highly realistic western scenes showing interaction between Caucasian people and Indians.
This is not a standard shippable item and will require 3rd party shipping or pickup arrangements to be made.
Item Dimensions: Frame: 47 - 1/4" x 37 - 1/4".