Bidspirit auction | Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940) ”Pounding

Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940) ”Pounding Surf” Print - Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940) Off Set Print after ”Pounding Surf” by Frederick Judd Waugh, not signed or number, unframed approximately 21.5 x 26 inches. Published by the New York Graphic Society Printer. Frederick Judd Waugh was born in 1861 in Bordentown, New Jersey. His father was Samuel Bell Waugh, an accomplished, recognized portrait painter. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with Thomas Eakins and at the Académie Julian in Paris with Adolphe-William Bouguereau. After his studies he moved to England, residing on the island of Sark in the English Channel where he made his living as a seascape painter. He returned to the U.S. in 1908, settling in Montclair Heights, New Jersey, later living on Bailey Island, Maine and in Provincetown, Massachusetts. In 1910, Waugh won the Thomas B. Clark Prize at the National Academy of Design show. During WWI he served in the Navy as a camouflage painter of ships. During his career he established himself as the most popular marine painter in the country and was elected a full member of the National Academy of Design. Frederick Waugh died in Provincetown, Massachusetts on Sept 10, 1940, at age seventy-nine. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.