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

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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.

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



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