Penwork, Spencerian Flourish for the Penman’s Art Journal, Original Artwork
Penman’s Art Journal…an outstanding penmanship magazine, Highly Respected Date/Period: 1889
Measurement: Frame: 33.5" x 27.5"; view: 27.5" x 21.5"
Material: Ink on paper
Condition: Fine original condition; archival mounted within modern frame
Additional Information: An elaborate American pen & ink calligraphy, wrought in a
most exuberant style displaying great artistic merit. This rendering is a superior
example among the best surviving works. The penman showcases a command of craft,
level of skill, and creativity in design…fanciful and fine imaginative elements of merit.
Stags were a popular subject matter for students of this art, who often enrolled in
classes during the second half of the nineteenth century. Of particular interest is the
presence of a rider kneeling upon the back of the stag, in a style reminiscent to a circus
acrobat; Diana, Greek goddess of the hunt, grasping an antler and trailing a fine ribbon
streamer reading: "The Bounding Stag Bears Diana to the Chase." Centering the main
vignette, grounding the composition is a full complement of flora and fauna, and
elaborate letters, some wrapped around a quill pen that read: "Flourished for the
Penman’s Art Journal / With A Steel Pen / By E. C. Schenck / Hughes, Ohio / March 27,
1889 / Published At 205 Broadway / New York, N.Y.
$3,250.00
632-148
Spencerian Composition; Rendering by Masters, Pond, Swans & Winged Angels As Taught And Practiced By Edward Schenk Date/Period: 1890-1910
Measurement: Frame: 33.5" x 27.5"; view: 27.5" x 21.5"
Material: Ink on paper
Condition: Excellent original condition, Mounted within a period frame. Trivial light
toning, minor foxing and soiling, corners of the frame reinforced, not removed from
frame for examination.
Additional Information: A fine and outstanding Edwardian penmanship by Students of
Edward Schenk, ink on paper, fancy lettering reading, “The Students Department of
Ornamental Penmanship as Taught and Practiced by Edward C. Schenk – Penman”.
With mounted cabinet card albumen photograph of Schenk surrounded by elaborate
decoration, including winged angels above and below, a pond with reeds, cattails,
swans, and boats.
$4,100.00
632-147
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