MAXFIELD PARRISH (American, 1870-1966). Daybreak, preliminary drawing, 1922. Pencil on paper. 4.75 x 19 in.. Not signed...

Description

MAXFIELD PARRISH (American, 1870-1966)
Daybreak, preliminary drawing, 1922
Pencil on paper
4.75 x 19 in.
Not signed

Parrish used Susan Lewin's body as the model for this reclining figure. After it's production, Daybreak-indisputably Parrish's most important and iconic painting-was distributed as an art print throughout the House of Art, becoming the most successful art print of the 1900s, and secured Parrish's position as the most popular illustrator after WWI.

PROVENANCE:
Haggin Museum, Stockton, California, gift of the artist, 1958.

LITERATURE:
C. Ludwig, Maxfield Parrish, New York, 1973, no. 682;
W. Holland and D. Martin, The Collectible Maxfield Parrish, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 1993, p. 171.

More information about MAXFIELD PARRISH. See also: Parrish, Maxfield, Maxfield Parrish, Parrish, F. Maxfield, Parrish, Maxfield Frederick Artist.



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