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78167

DEAN CORNWELL (American, 1892-1960). Man at the Crossroad, Cosmopolitan magazine story illustration, 1924. Oil on canvas...

2011 October 22-23 Illustration Art Signature Auction- New York #5066

 
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Auction Ended On: Oct 22, 2011
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Location: Ukrainian Institute of America at The Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion
2 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075

Description:
DEAN CORNWELL (American, 1892-1960)
Man at the Crossroad, Cosmopolitan magazine story illustration, 1924
Oil on canvas
35 x 28 in.
Not signed

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Artist's estate stamp verso.

This painting is an illustration for the story The Man at the Crossroad by Belle Burns Gromer, published in Cosmopolitan magazine, 1924.

"Chinese Charlie's door was locked. Gus swore softly. 'If I'd known this I'd never've took the chance.'"

It was also reproduced as the Frontispiece of Dean Cornwell: Dean of Illustrators by Patricia Janis Broder, Collector's Press, 2000. Estimate: .

Cornwell, Dean:Cornwell was a popular illustrator working in the decorative Brandywine technique, and also a WPA muralist.. American artist, 1892-1960

Condition Report*:

This piece is framed to an overall size of 43.25 35.25 in. Scattered areas of inpainting throughout with two heavier horizontal areas in upper left region and lower left region each approximately 12 inches in length.

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