#37 • R. Jackson Watercolor View of Skagway for Paramount Studios c.1915

Part of September 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $170.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art: Originals

An original gouache on paper by R. Jackson under contract with Paramount, likely in conjunction with American photographer and travelogue filmmaker Elias Burton Holmes (1870-1958) who was known to have produced nine segments on Alaska c.1915. The work depicts the harbor area of Skagway including the hotel, mining agents, and S.S. Jefferson as it is moored at the docks. Signed lower right, matted and framed measuring approximately 21" x 25" overall.