Artist Auction Records

John B Foster

John B. Foster (1865 - 1930) was active/lived in Massachusetts.  John Foster is known for Landscape, marine.

The following information was submitted by  Roger Davis, a collector and researcher of Foster's work, in May of 2006:

This comes from the Gloucester vital records (vr), as well as census records available on ancestry.com.

"John B. Foster was born in Gloucester on Christmas Day in 1865 (vr),  the son of John B. Foster, a fisherman who emigrated from England, and Sarah E. Merchant (or Marchant), daughter of an established Cape Ann fishing family.  His father was apparently lost at sea when he was young and his mother remarried.  By 1888 he is a professional artist, listed in the Gloucester city directory.  By 1897 he is living in Boston where he marries Emma Allen, born in England (vr).  They have at least two children, Edith and Marion (vr).  The family moves to Somerville (census 1910,1920) and then Pepperell MA (census 1930).  In each census John lists his occupation as artist."

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 69 auction lots for John B Foster (of which 58 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by John B Foster as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists John B Foster in 0 of its research Essays. John B Foster has 7 artist signature examples available in our database.

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