Artist Signatures

Robert Seldon Duncanson

Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821 - 1872) was active/lived in Ohio, Michigan / England, Europe.  Robert Duncanson is known for Hudson River landscape, portrait, floral still life and genre painting, murals.

The following information was submitted by Kate Pennington of Maine Antique Digest.  On April 23, 2012, she wrote: "Our most recent issue features an article by Jeanne Schinto on Robert S. Duncanson in which she reports that his middle name is actually Seldon, not Scott, and his father was not Scottish-Canadian."

The article follows.

Artist Robert S. Duncanson:
"What's in a Middle Name" by Jeanne Schinto

An exhibition curated by Joseph D. Ketner II, "Robert S. Duncanson: The Spiritual Striving of the Freedmen's Sons", was on view at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, New York, from May 1 through October 30, 2011. The accompanying 34-page illustrated catalog, written by Ketner, amounts to a mini-biography of the artist.

Works by the 19th-century African-American artist who signed himself "Robert S. Duncanson," "R.S. Duncanson," or simply "Duncanson" are increasingly in demand, and with that has come scrutiny of his middle ini   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 22202 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 58 auction lots for Robert Seldon Duncanson (of which 49 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

.  askART lists Robert Seldon Duncanson in 2 of its research Essays. Robert Seldon Duncanson has 2 artist signature examples available in our database.

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