Presented here are 10 obscure cover illustrations from Field & Stream.
It should come as no surprise that we here at Sporting Classics admire and respect Field & Stream, especially for the days when it boasted work by the likes of Zane Grey, Horace Kephart, and Robert Ruark. These authors’ classic stories, which often debuted in F&S, inspired us to found our magazine and continue the legacy of publishing timeless hunting and fishing tales.
Over the years, we’ve read countless back issues of F&S, and we have unearthed a handful of old, pre-war editions, some of which we’ve never seen before. Among these included copies of Forest and Stream, which merged with Field & Stream in 1930.
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All images public domain. Made available by Google Books.
The Sporting Life is a celebration of gundogs and horses, hunting and fishing as expressed through the rich and exuberant paintings of Joseph Sulkowski.
Acclaimed as one of America’s premier dog and sporting artists, Sulkowski shares his personal conversation with the outdoor life in a style of Poetic Realism. Influenced and guided by the hands of the Old Masters, he creates fluid brushstrokes that imbue his canvases with a compelling blend of light, atmosphere, and spatial effects that bring his passion for the sporting life into vivid focus for the viewer.
Whether it’s still-lifes, dog paintings or scenes of hunters and anglers, Joseph Sulkowski derives his inspiration from personal contact with the natural world. He carries out his visions through a lifelong discipline to his craft in which hand-ground paints, carefully prepared oils and varnishes, and handcrafted linen canvases and gessoed panels play a vital role in the quality of each work of art.
All this and more about the immensely gifted artist is detailed by author Brooke Chilvers, one of the foremost experiets on wildlife and sporting art. Altogether, the large-format, 240 pages book features more than 180 paintings and dozens of sketches.
