{"title":"William Pope: Paintings \u0026 Watercolors","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"white-bass-reduced-sept-1-1845","title":"White Bass Reduced Sept 1 1845","description":"\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM POPE (British\/Canadian, 1811-1902)\u003cbr\u003eWhite Bass Reduced Sept 1 1845\u003cbr\u003ePen and ink and watercolor\u003cbr\u003eSigned “W.P” lower left\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: 7 1\/2 x 9 1\/2 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance The artist’s family and thence by descent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibited:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3-31 May 1987 (a selection).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May-7 June 1987 (a selection).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August-3 September 1989 (a selection)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike his fellow artist-naturalists in the nineteenth century, William Pope was a lover of nature and a sportsman. Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. This collection comes directly from the art­ist’s family and is the most extensive grouping of Pope watercolors in private hands. Other examples can be found in the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana at the Toronto Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope made a conscious decision to highlight wildlife by giving the primary subject delicate coloring in wa­tercolor; whereas, the foreground and background are in a monotone pen and ink. The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline, sometimes with a fishing or hunting scene in the background. The scenes are not generic. The inclusion of figures and sport hunting indicates that it was personal; he intimately knew the landscape, setting, hunting, and species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall delicate details raise these compositions beyond the documentary checklist of a trophy hunter. Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. He created the bird first, then devised a complementary foreground and background around it, first in pencil, then in ink.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arader Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39649719222316,"sku":"","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1156\/7956\/products\/IMG_5236.jpg?v=1635399146"},{"product_id":"green-woodpecker","title":"Green Woodpecker","description":"\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM POPE (British\/Canadian, 1811-1902)\u003cbr\u003eGreen Woodpecker\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: 12 3\/8 x 10 1\/4 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance The artist’s family and thence by descent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibited:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3-31 May 1987 (a selection).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May-7 June 1987 (a selection).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August-3 September 1989 (a selection)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike his fellow artist-naturalists in the nineteenth century, William Pope was a lover of nature and a sportsman. Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. This collection comes directly from the art­ist’s family and is the most extensive grouping of Pope watercolors in private hands. Other examples can be found in the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana at the Toronto Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope made a conscious decision to highlight wildlife by giving the primary subject delicate coloring in wa­tercolor; whereas, the foreground and background are in a monotone pen and ink. The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline, sometimes with a fishing or hunting scene in the background. The scenes are not generic. The inclusion of figures and sport hunting indicates that it was personal; he intimately knew the landscape, setting, hunting, and species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall delicate details raise these compositions beyond the documentary checklist of a trophy hunter. Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. He created the bird first, then devised a complementary foreground and background around it, first in pencil, then in ink.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arader Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39649719255084,"sku":"","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1156\/7956\/products\/IMG_5237.jpg?v=1635399148"},{"product_id":"sparrow-hawk-y-m-young-male","title":"Sparrow Hawk y.m. (young male)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM POPE (British\/Canadian, 1811-1902)\u003cbr\u003eSparrow Hawk y.m. 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The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. This collection comes directly from the art­ist’s family and is the most extensive grouping of Pope watercolors in private hands. Other examples can be found in the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana at the Toronto Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope made a conscious decision to highlight wildlife by giving the primary subject delicate coloring in wa­tercolor; whereas, the foreground and background are in a monotone pen and ink. The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline, sometimes with a fishing or hunting scene in the background. The scenes are not generic. The inclusion of figures and sport hunting indicates that it was personal; he intimately knew the landscape, setting, hunting, and species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall delicate details raise these compositions beyond the documentary checklist of a trophy hunter. Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. 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Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. This collection comes directly from the art­ist’s family and is the most extensive grouping of Pope watercolors in private hands. Other examples can be found in the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana at the Toronto Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope made a conscious decision to highlight wildlife by giving the primary subject delicate coloring in wa­tercolor; whereas, the foreground and background are in a monotone pen and ink. The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline, sometimes with a fishing or hunting scene in the background. The scenes are not generic. The inclusion of figures and sport hunting indicates that it was personal; he intimately knew the landscape, setting, hunting, and species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall delicate details raise these compositions beyond the documentary checklist of a trophy hunter. Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. He created the bird first, then devised a complementary foreground and background around it, first in pencil, then in ink.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arader Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39649719353388,"sku":"","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1156\/7956\/products\/IMG_5239.jpg?v=1635399153"},{"product_id":"the-rock-bass","title":"The Rock Bass","description":"\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM POPE (British\/Canadian, 1811-1902)\u003cbr\u003eThe Rock Bass\u003cbr\u003ePen and ink and watercolor\u003cbr\u003eSigned “W.P” lower left\u003cbr\u003ePaper size: 7 1\/2 x 9 1\/2 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance The artist’s family and thence by descent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibited:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3-31 May 1987 (a selection).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May-7 June 1987 (a selection).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August-3 September 1989 (a selection)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike his fellow artist-naturalists in the nineteenth century, William Pope was a lover of nature and a sportsman. Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. This collection comes directly from the art­ist’s family and is the most extensive grouping of Pope watercolors in private hands. Other examples can be found in the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana at the Toronto Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope made a conscious decision to highlight wildlife by giving the primary subject delicate coloring in wa­tercolor; whereas, the foreground and background are in a monotone pen and ink. The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline, sometimes with a fishing or hunting scene in the background. The scenes are not generic. The inclusion of figures and sport hunting indicates that it was personal; he intimately knew the landscape, setting, hunting, and species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall delicate details raise these compositions beyond the documentary checklist of a trophy hunter. Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. 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Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. This collection comes directly from the art­ist’s family and is the most extensive grouping of Pope watercolors in private hands. Other examples can be found in the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana at the Toronto Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope made a conscious decision to highlight wildlife by giving the primary subject delicate coloring in wa­tercolor; whereas, the foreground and background are in a monotone pen and ink. The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline, sometimes with a fishing or hunting scene in the background. The scenes are not generic. The inclusion of figures and sport hunting indicates that it was personal; he intimately knew the landscape, setting, hunting, and species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall delicate details raise these compositions beyond the documentary checklist of a trophy hunter. Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. 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Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. 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Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. 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Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. 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Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. 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Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. 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Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. 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Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. 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Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. This collection comes directly from the art­ist’s family and is the most extensive grouping of Pope watercolors in private hands. Other examples can be found in the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana at the Toronto Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope made a conscious decision to highlight wildlife by giving the primary subject delicate coloring in wa­tercolor; whereas, the foreground and background are in a monotone pen and ink. The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline, sometimes with a fishing or hunting scene in the background. The scenes are not generic. The inclusion of figures and sport hunting indicates that it was personal; he intimately knew the landscape, setting, hunting, and species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall delicate details raise these compositions beyond the documentary checklist of a trophy hunter. Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. He created the bird first, then devised a complementary foreground and background around it, first in pencil, then in ink.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arader Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39649722794028,"sku":"","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1156\/7956\/products\/IMG_5285.jpg?v=1635399241"},{"product_id":"crow-blackbird-april-1-1835-quiscalus-versicolor-vicii","title":"Crow blackbird April 1 1835 Quiscalus Versicolor Vicii","description":"\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM POPE (British\/Canadian, 1811-1902)\u003cbr\u003eCrow blackbird April 1 1835 Quiscalus Versicolor Vicii\u003cbr\u003ePen and ink and watercolor\u003cbr\u003eSigned “W.P” lower right Paper size: 17 x 12 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvenance The artist’s family and thence by descent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibited:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3-31 May 1987 (a selection).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May-7 June 1987 (a selection).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August-3 September 1989 (a selection)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike his fellow artist-naturalists in the nineteenth century, William Pope was a lover of nature and a sportsman. Contrary to popular belief, sport hunters are, in fact, often passionate about nature and wildlife. They do not see their actions as simply killing the animal but rather about their skill and ability to outwit their prey. The artist and naturalist William Pope was no exception and he enjoyed capturing evocative drawings of North American wildlife while traveling through the wilderness and enjoying the pursuit of the hunt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Kent, England, Pope came to North America for the first time in 1834. He traveled in the United States, eventually moving on to southwestern Ontario on and off through the 1850s, finally settling permanently in Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope is universally considered Canada’s first artist-naturalist. His detailed drawings of birds and other native fauna are often compared to John James Audubon’s works. This collection comes directly from the art­ist’s family and is the most extensive grouping of Pope watercolors in private hands. Other examples can be found in the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana at the Toronto Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pope made a conscious decision to highlight wildlife by giving the primary subject delicate coloring in wa­tercolor; whereas, the foreground and background are in a monotone pen and ink. The scenes often show a fish or bird on the ground or a shoreline, sometimes with a fishing or hunting scene in the background. The scenes are not generic. The inclusion of figures and sport hunting indicates that it was personal; he intimately knew the landscape, setting, hunting, and species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall delicate details raise these compositions beyond the documentary checklist of a trophy hunter. Pope includes boats, worms, and small insects for context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work is a combination of in-the-field and studio works. There is evidence of erasures he titled them in pencil with common names, then added a more finished formally drawn title in a pale grey (after erasing the pencil writ­ing), then added the Latin Linnean name later in dark brown ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope was familiar with the leading ornithologists and naturalists of the period. He titled many of the works with common and scientific names and noted their sources, such as Linneaus, Bonaparte, and Alexander Wilson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral unfinished pieces offered here provide some insight into his drawing process. He created the bird first, then devised a complementary foreground and background around it, first in pencil, then in ink.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arader Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39649722859564,"sku":"","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1156\/7956\/products\/IMG_5286.jpg?v=1635399243"}],"url":"https:\/\/aradernyc.com\/collections\/william-pope.oembed","provider":"Arader Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}