Saw It on eBay: Erwin Hobby Landscape Painting

This painting being sold on eBay was done by Erwin Hobby, a landscape artist who lived his entire life in Joliet.

The seller is asking $29.99 as the starting bid. Here's what he/she had to say about it: 

"THIS PAINTING IS BY THE ONE OF THE MANY HIGHLY RECOGNIZED ILL. ARTIST ERWIN HOBBY (MILLER) BORN IN JOILET IL IN DEC. OF 1892, AND DIED IN JOLIET IL IN MAY OF 1977. ... THE PAINTING IS ON MASONITE AND IS 16 1/8 X 20 1/8. FRAME IS 18 1/2 X 22 1/2. THE PAINTING IS SIGNED ERWIN HOBBY 64, THE BACK SAYS OUT WEST E.W. HOBBY 1964. (IF YOU LIVE IN JOLIET YOU CAN PICK IT UP IN PERSON IF YOU WISH.)"

Online, we were able to find this written about Erwin Hobby by Kevin Daniel:

"One of Hobby's paintings is held by the Joliet Public Library. It is a good sized oil and tempera landscape painting that won blue ribbons at four art exhibitions. Accompanying the painting was an informative biography for Hobby that is displayed on the Library's web site:

"'Erwin W. Hobby, a native of Joliet, born December 18, 1892, is well known to Joliet art lovers. Currently, Mr. Hobby is considered the dean of Joliet artists because of his many years devoted to painting and the fostering of the arts in the Joliet area.

"'Mr. Hobby became interested in drafting and cartoon painting as a boy in school. In 1922 he began to paint seriously under the tutelage and direction of his father who was also a commercial artist and a gifted scenic painter. Mr. Hobby openly admits to a rather small amount of formal training but it has not hampered his ability to win awards at numerous art shows nor has he lacked for interested people who want copies of his work in their home.

"'Mr. Hobby is a member of the Joliet Artists' League, for which he has served as president three separate terms. He is also a member of the Aurora Art League, the Palette and Chisel Academy (Club) of Chicago, and the Illinois Valley League. He has exhibited at shows sponsored by these art groups and has had many one man shows in and around the Joliet area.

"'Mr. Hobby works mainly in tempera and some oil. Many of his works are done in intricate detail with a fine brush. Many paintings are done to scale as is this one. Perhaps he is most noted for his many autumn scenes, vivid in fall colors. He does not entirely confine his work to this one style but also paints in the “looser technique” so well known to the water color artists.'"

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