DEAN CORNWELL (American, 1892-1960). Gold Hands, 1923. Oil on canvas. 35 x 29 in.. Signed lower left. ...

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DEAN CORNWELL (American, 1892-1960)
Gold Hands, 1923
Oil on canvas
35 x 29 in.
Signed lower left

This illustration appeared in Edith Barnard Delano's story, Gold Hands.

"'Vasca' She looked at him again. 'You have given me all I know of splendor of glory. Will you give me life?' Her smile was slow in coming, and when it came it was most radiantly tender. 'That would be so small a gift,' she said."

It was also reproduced on page 46 of Dean Cornwell: Dean of Illustrators by Patricia Janis Broder, Collector's Press, 2000.

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

EXHIBITED:
The Society of Illustrators, New York, September 2001 (label verso).

More information about DEAN CORNWELL. See also: Cornwell, Dean, Dean Cornwell Artist.



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