JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (American, 1874-1951). A Proud WW I Sailor's New Uniform, House of Kuppenheimer ad diptych,...

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JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (American, 1874-1951)
A Proud WW I Sailor's New Uniform, House of Kuppenheimer ad diptych, 1917
Oil on canvas
29 x 46 in.
Not signed
This handsome illustration is one of the most reproduced images of J. C. Leyendecker's career, an absolute classic with all of the elements that made Leyendecker the most famous and important illustrator of his day.

This piece was reproduced on pages 95 and 96 of J. C. Leyendecker by Michael Schau, Watson Guptill, 1974.

From the Estate of Charles Martignette.

More information about JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER. See also: Leyendecker, Joseph Christian, Joseph Christian Leyendecker Artist.



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