Rare order George B Petty Hand Colored Original Photo, Framed

Entitled in pencil "But It Got Away" and signed in pencil "George B. Petty". The bottom margin of the mat is embossed "Renthal & Newman, New York"

This is an original hand colored photo of a young boy returning from fishing trip. Photo in excellent condition, protected under glass in original frame. Circa early 1900s.

The overall size is 16-1/4" x 12-3/4", including the 1/2" wood frame with gilt wash. The photo itself is 7-1/4" x 9-1/4".

Short Bio: George Brown Petty III produced hand tinted photos, similar to the style of Wallace Nutting and Kolb Brothers. The Petty family moved to Chicago, Illinois, just before the turn of the century, where George III, a photographer of some note, enjoyed considerable success with images of young women, Madonnas, and nudes. His photos are very desirable, especially subjects that were out of his usual specialty; this particular listing would certainly be an "unusual" subject for this artist.
Though the image background is shadowy, the boy is bathed in subtle sunlight and pastel coloration. He dons a beat up straw hat and holds a hand-made stick & string fishing pole. His "catch of the day" is rather small, but his sheepishly smiling face and outstretched hands reveals to the viewer that he order just missed a HUGE fish, "But It Got Away"...

Shortly after 1906 he left the photography business and be came an art dealer.

G B Petty III should not be confused with his son ( George B Petty IV), who was very famous for his "Pin-up Posters"

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