Original Walter Travis Oil Painting Signed by Artist Robert Fletcher - Framed
Walter Travis was born in Australia and moved to New York City as a 23-year old in 1886 for a position at McLean Brothers and Rigg hardware exporters that were primarily based in his home country 'down under.' He became a naturalized US citizen in 1900, the year he won his first of three US Amateur championships and four prior his British Am triumph. Post-swing with a cigar in his mouth is how artist Robert Fletcher depicted Travis with club in his hands donning time-period jacket showing motion and hiked up slacks, hat and cleats with a tassel. From the highlight on those cleats and his face/glasses to shading on his right pantleg shielded from the light source, Fletcher goes the extra mile in search of perfection.
Renown golf industry artist Robert Fletcher has dedicated nearly 40 years to refining his craft in the fine arts. His works are exhibited on the historic grounds of Cherry Hills and Colorado Golf Club in bronze busts, prior to participating as a lead artist in a recent Golf Heritage Society Meeting art workshop. His most recent success was work that was used as a tribute to the course architect team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw at the Colorado Golf Club. Robert has a unique style, with a mix of realism and and shadowing resulting in an almost a mythic result. A perfectionist, Fletcher's artistic touch starts long before the brush is dipped in paint. Fletcher shared that he used raw stretched linin from Utrecht, Netherlands which is wetted and then applied with specialized rabbit skin glue prior to the artwork starting. This offering is for a tastefully framed original oil on canvas of Walter Travis by Robert Fletcher, with the prized artist's signature painted in the bottom left hand corner.15 3/4" x 27 3/4"
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