Ballard Hadman (1908-1968), "Rescue by Risk," 1943
Ballard Hadman
(1908-1968)
"Rescue by Risk," 1943
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated center right edge: Ballard / Hadman /43; titled on a typewritten label affixed to the verso of the frame; and inscribed in pencil "Seattle Art Museum - May 10 - June 10, 1944" on the frame's verso
33 x 38 1/8 in.
Exhibited:
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, "Alaska Paintings by Ballard Hadman," May 10- June 4 (or 10th), 1944
Other Notes:
A packet of information about the artist accompanies this lot.
The artist Ballard Hadman (born Virginia Ballard, in Laramie, WY) studied at the Corcoran Institute in Washington and the Art Student's League in New York, taught at the Pasadena Community Institute, and is the author of "As the Sailor Loves the Sea." In 1937, after the collapse of her first marriage, she traveled to the Ketchikan, Alaska area from Pasadena, CA to visit her two brothers. There she fell in love with a fisherman and with rural Alaska. Hadman remarried, had two children, and devoted her time to painting fishing ships and other Alaskan scenes. During her lifetime her work was shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Fifty-seventh Street Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, and the Pasadena Art Institute.
Condition
Visual: Craquelure throughout with some deeper cracks within the boats that are ever-so-slightly beginning to cup. A few spots of frame abrasion visible along the extreme outer edges. Stretcher bar creases with some cracking in places, especially along the center of the left edge. A discolored varnish layer with grime. Blacklight: There are several 1/4 to 1 inch older looking, thin lines of possible touch-up in the upper right corner, along with a larger, horizontal stripe of touch-up measuring 4 x 3/4 inches in the very extreme upper right corner. There is another area that fluoresces along the lower left edge but it is unclear if this is touch-up or a specific orange paint used by the artist. One of the articles included in the packet of information mentioned above notes that the artist felt some of her paintings needed touch-up prior to an exhibition, so perhaps this was done in her hand.Frame: 39 1/4 x 44 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
Ballard Hadman
(1908-1968)
"Rescue by Risk," 1943
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated center right edge: Ballard / Hadman /43; titled on a typewritten label affixed to the verso of the frame; and inscribed in pencil "Seattle Art Museum - May 10 - June 10, 1944" on the frame's verso
33 x 38 1/8 in.
Exhibited:
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, "Alaska Paintings by Ballard Hadman," May 10- June 4 (or 10th), 1944
Other Notes:
A packet of information about the artist accompanies this lot.
The artist Ballard Hadman (born Virginia Ballard, in Laramie, WY) studied at the Corcoran Institute in Washington and the Art Student's League in New York, taught at the Pasadena Community Institute, and is the author of "As the Sailor Loves the Sea." In 1937, after the collapse of her first marriage, she traveled to the Ketchikan, Alaska area from Pasadena, CA to visit her two brothers. There she fell in love with a fisherman and with rural Alaska. Hadman remarried, had two children, and devoted her time to painting fishing ships and other Alaskan scenes. During her lifetime her work was shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Fifty-seventh Street Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, and the Pasadena Art Institute.
Condition
Visual: Craquelure throughout with some deeper cracks within the boats that are ever-so-slightly beginning to cup. A few spots of frame abrasion visible along the extreme outer edges. Stretcher bar creases with some cracking in places, especially along the center of the left edge. A discolored varnish layer with grime. Blacklight: There are several 1/4 to 1 inch older looking, thin lines of possible touch-up in the upper right corner, along with a larger, horizontal stripe of touch-up measuring 4 x 3/4 inches in the very extreme upper right corner. There is another area that fluoresces along the lower left edge but it is unclear if this is touch-up or a specific orange paint used by the artist. One of the articles included in the packet of information mentioned above notes that the artist felt some of her paintings needed touch-up prior to an exhibition, so perhaps this was done in her hand.Frame: 39 1/4 x 44 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.
