Bidspirit auction | Theodore Handcock

Theodore Handcock - A Study of Nudes by Theodore Handcock - Personal Folio. Theodore Hancock, British- American (1923-1989). Portfolio of sketches and studies of male and female form nudes, 33 pieces. Many signed as well as dated from the 1950s forward. Pen, watercolor, all on paper.  Many are suitable for framing with sizes ranging from 17 by 13 3/4 inches to as small as 5 1/2 by 8 inches.  The condition ranges from Fair to Very Good. Hancock mainly worked in watercolor: his work was modernist and heavily incorporated engineering and technology. His mural, Man and Computers, explores the close relationship linking man and the then-new machine, with a 'web-like intimacy' between the two. He was an official artist to NASA and its Apollo space program in the 1960s as part of the NASA Art Program. The United States Navy commissioned him as a Cadet of Fine Arts Forum Visiting Artist at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His work can be found in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the United States Navy Art Collection, the Air Force Space & Missile Museum, as well as Private Estate Collections and University Endowments. Provenance: Private Collection We review every item to determine basic condition. If you require a more detailed description or condition report, please contact us at: Win@gonbid.com, 845-372-4787, or through our website www.scottdanielsauction.com. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale, and condition listings are given as a courtesy for guidance only and should be evaluated by personal inspection by the bidder.