Robert Maguire (American, 1921-2005). Ride the Dark Storm paperback cover, 1955. Oil on canvas laid on board with graphi...

Description

Robert Maguire (American, 1921-2005)
Ride the Dark Storm paperback cover, 1955
Oil on canvas laid on board with graphite highlights
18 x 14-1/8 inches (45.7 x 35.9 cm)
Not signed

PROVENANCE:
Illustration House, New York, May 8, 1993, lot 270;
Acquired from above by current owner.

The present work appears to be the final published cover of Ride the Dark Storm by Nard Jones (Gold Medal Books, 1955), though it appears to have been cleaned/minimally altered and had additional graphite highlights added after initial usage.


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