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Sold at Auction: Charles Banks Wilson

(1918-2013)
PorträtmalerIllustratorWall painter

Biography

Born in 1918, American artist Charles Banks Wilson was interested in art from an early age, eventually attending the Art Institute of Chicago, and opening his own studio in Oklahoma. Wilson was a well-rounded artist, practiced in watercolor, painting, and lithography. He also apprenticed under illustrators at the Chicago Tribune. Painter Charles Banks Wilson's art manifested itself in several successful careers including book illustrating, teaching, and painting portraits for the state legislature.

Artist Charles Banks Wilson often painted life-sized oil portraits of American Indians and government officials from Oklahoma, the latter of which can be seen in the State Capitol. Most of Wilson's figural paintings for sale feature well-known celebrities, sports players, and politicians such as Will Rogers, Sequoyah, and Senator Robert S. Kerr. Collectors looking for their next treasured piece can choose from many artists' valuable genre paintings for sale at auction.
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