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Duchess Yolande

Artist:Eric Pape
Date:1919
Medium:Pastel on Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 20 3/4" x 32" Framed 27" x 38 1/2"
Condition:Mint
Original Use:Frontispiece for "The Geste of Duke Jocelyn" by Jeffery Farnol
Price: S O L D
Above: Complete View
Above: Framed View
Above: Detail of Yolande
Above: Published Frontispiece

This is an absolutely exquisite pastel in the pre-Raphaelite style which depicts a climactic scene from “The Geste of Duke Joceyln.” Originally used as the frontispiece for the light verse novel by popular English author Jeffrey Farnol, the scene features the fetching Duchess Yolande being presented at court after winning the heart of Duke Jocelyn.

This is a shining example of Eric Pape’s whimsical yet classic style of illustrating, and features remarkable use of color and detailing. Pape was a well-regarded and often-exhibited artist from the turn of the 20th century until his death in 1938. After opening his own illustration school in 1898, he taught N.C. Wyeth, whose style is influenced by Pape’s own.

Pape is best remembered as a prolific illustrator of childrens’ books and historical fantasies, as well as a artistic contributor to Scribners, Cosmopolitan, and Century magazine. His original art is highly coveted and recently his pastel work has fetched $45,000.00 at Christie’s. This epic pastel is one of the nicest examples of Pape’s work I have come across.

Included with the original painting is a copy of the 1920 “Geste of Duke Jocelyn” by Jeffrey Farnol, published by Little, Brown, & Company.

Above: Detail of Knight
Above: Detail of Yolande’s Face
Above: Original Information on Verso
Above: Detail of Signature
Above: Another Framed View

More on Jeffrey Farnol’s “Geste of Duke Jocelyn”

In the fall of 1920 one of Farnol’s literary tours de force, “The Geste of Duke Jocelyn,” was published, a whimsy, if the word may be used, rather than a novel. Written for his daughter Gillian, it describes the adventures of Duke Jocelyn, disguised as a jester a court fool, so as to win truly the love of the beauteous Yolande – describes them with a mixture of verse and song and prose, with interruptions from “Gill” and disputations with her as to what he should next cause to happen to the men and women of his imagination!

Jeffrey Farnol is best remembered as a popular and talented author of romantic fiction and for his works “The Broad Highway” and “Peregrine’s Progress.”

Duchess Yolande

Artist: Eric Pape
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, american, art nouveau, Eric Pape, fantasy, pre-raphaelite, romantic, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: March 20, 2006

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

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