Don Troiani Artwork

[James N.]

Here's one I've never seen before

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I'm not familiar with it either - do you have a title or description as to exactly what it's supposed to represent, a "real" incident and subjects or merely a generic "incident of the war" type subject.

 

[The Dude]

I'm not familiar with it either - do you have a title or description as to exactly what it's supposed to represent, a "real" incident and subjects or merely a generic "incident of the war" type subject.

Union Cavalry Soldier Prisoner Being Questioned by a Confederate Officer of the Eight Texas Calvary.

Long title lol

 

[The Dude]

Here's one I've never seen before

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Just watched it sell for $7K at an auction

 

[Mr King]

I LOVE looking into artwork photos and Don Troiani is my favorite. He is amazing!

I have; Don Troiani's American Battles: The Art of the Nation at War, 1754-1865 and Don Troiani's Civil War which is foreword by William Davis.

 

[bayonet]

Well just picked up an AP of NEW YORKS FINEST at auction for a shockingly very low price. Sadly it did not come with a COA. What to do? Tried to download one off the internet to attach to the back but that didn't work. E-mailed Don himself to see if I could get one. Sadly he said the new company "Britain" who now sells his new artwork, that they had no interest in the secondary market. So all the old COAs got "tossed"! Back to the Internet and searched out the dealers who deal in his art. Well thanks to Framing Fox at www.framingfox.com he said he could send me one. I was happily expecting just a black and white photocopy from a copying machine. Surprise he sent me what looks like an original COA yellow tinted and harder paper. Hats off to him and many THANKS!!!!

 

[7th Texas Mounted Rifles]

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This is one I found on Ebay and bought for nothing and had photographed and sent to his assistant which she was highly grateful but it still didn't meet quality standards to sell she said. I would have had to take it out of the frame to do it and really didn't want to

Ugh…. I WANT THIS.

You lucky dog.

 

[7th Texas Mounted Rifles]

Way back in 2016 user @AUG tipped me off in this thread to an 'in work' Troiani - a canvas giclée of the 5th Texas Mounted Rifles at Valverde… which I promptly bought upon release.

And this many years later, I am STILL searching for two more in the theme!!!


'The Defeated':

And my absolute holy grail…'Texas Confederate Soldier':

So i'm still trying to round out my collection… but I hope you all have had luck adding many more to yours!

 

[Nathan Stuart]

Just scrolled through this thread and viewed the various Don Troiani artwork. These are all very impressive displays.

Troiani's painted works clearly provide dramatic, vivid and colorful depictions of famous leaders, uniforms worn and events of the CW.

But most, if not all, of this artwork are romanticized (or ideal) palatable versions, without necessarily reflecting the grim realities of the conflict. For instance, the scenes painted generally do not show show the full extent of the blood and gore on the battlefield, nor the tattered and inadequate uniforms often worn by supply-deprived combatants.

Nevertheless, thought Troiani's recreations fill a gap for presenting useful information on the CW.

In saying this, my personal favorites of Troiani's paintings are the third display in the OP, showing Cleburne leading his division at Franklin, as well as the eleventh display on page 8, showing a Confederate whitworth sharpshooter in action. (These selections are probably partly influenced by my particular interests in the Battle of Franklin and Confederate whitworth sharpshooters generally).

 

[JackADriscoll]

Just scrolled through this thread and viewed the various Don Troiani artwork.

Troiani's painted works clearly provide dramatic, vivid and colorful depictions of famous leaders, uniforms worn and events of the CW.

But most, if not all, of this artwork are romanticized (or ideal) palatable versions, without necessarily reflecting the grim realities of the conflict. For instance, the scenes painted generally do not show show the full extent of the blood and gore on the battlefield, nor the tattered and inadequate uniforms often worn by supply-deprived combatants.

Nevertheless, thought Troiani's recreations fill a gap for presenting useful information on the CW.

In saying this, my personal favorite of Troiani's paintings is the third display in the OP, showing Cleburne leading his division at Franklin.

Is there an artist that does? The reality normally doesn't sell signed and numbered lithographs

 

[Nathan Stuart]

Is there an artist that does? The reality normally doesn't sell signed and numbered lithographs

Good point - commercial factors (and what will sell) are definitely relevant considerations for such creators.

That doesn't prevent one from making these realistic observations/comments on the artwork, though. And as I've said, such works presented in this way, also fill an information gap, without even mentioning the decorative benefits.

 

[neyankee61]

I posed for several Don's paintings. My specialty was dead or wounded soldiers! He told me he wasn't into blood and gore.

 

[bayonet]

I posed for several Don's paintings. My specialty was dead or wounded soldiers! He told me he wasn't into blood and gore.

Yeah I went to his place in Southport, CT and posed for pictures in Union uniform for him many years ago. Never knew if my image was in any of his paintings. I knew others that were including the head of my reenactment regiment.

 

[JulieWeathers]

Way back in 2016 user @AUG tipped me off in this thread to an 'in work' Troiani - a canvas giclée of the 5th Texas Mounted Rifles at Valverde… which I promptly bought upon release.

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And this many years later, I am STILL searching for two more in the theme!!!


'The Defeated':


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And my absolute holy grail…'Texas Confederate Soldier':

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So i'm still trying to round out my collection… but I hope you all have had luck adding many more to yours!

Oh, I love this so much. Thank you