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Richard Sargent Art

American, 1911-1978
Richard 'Dick' Sargent, one of The Saturday Evening Post’s most prolific illustrators, was a Midwesterner born in Moline, Illinois, on March 26, 1911. His early career in art began just after his graduation from Moline High School when he went to work for a local printing and engraving plant. While there, Sargent attended night classes at the Moline Illinois Art School, the foundation for his future career as an artist. Sargent then studied at the Corcoran School of Art, and in 1951, he completed his first cover for The Saturday Evening Post, “Truth About Santa,” for the December 15 Christmas issue. While Sargent’s popularity grew through the exposure he received with the Post, he also did illustration work for magazines such as Fortune, Woman’s Day, Photoplay, and American Magazine among others. Americans adored Sargent and his art for his ability to show relatable, pregnant scenes with open-ended conclusions that commented on the situational comedy of life. In the late 1960s he retired to the Andalusia region of Spain and died there in 1978.
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Artist: Richard Sargent
Suit Fitting, Post Cereal Advertisement
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Upper Left by Artist
Category

1950s Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Gouache

Doggy Buffet, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1957 Medium: Oil and Pencil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 23.50" x 20.75", Framed 29.50" x 26.50" Original cover illustration for The Saturday E...
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1950s Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Color Pencil, Board, Oil

Lookout Point, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, July 18, 1953. The Post described, “Gently, gently now, for both side...
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1950s Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sleeping In, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, June 19, 1954
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1950s Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Illustration Board, Gouache

Modeling Dress, Cereal Advertisement
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left
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1950s Richard Sargent Art

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Oil, Board

Boy Blowing his Trumpet at a Birthday Dinner
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Tempera on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Submitted as a Saturday Evening Post Cover
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1950s Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Board, Tempera

Cub Scouts in Phone Booth
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache and Pencil on Paperboard Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, August 26, 1961. The Post described, “The Post desc...
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1960s Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Gouache, Paper, Board, Pencil

The Fat Lady Sings, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, Dec. 16, 1961 The Post described, “Put That Old Gang of Mine in ...
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1960s Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Board, Watercolor

Hunting His Tux for the Party, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 31, 1962 The Post described, “At this point, the brave fel...
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1960s Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Board, Watercolor

Violin Practice, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1955 Medium: Gouache on Board Dimensions: 24.00" x 18.50" Signature: Signed Lower Right Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 5, 1955. The Post ...
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1950s Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Gouache, Board

"Her" American 20th century oil painting Portrait of a Woman from the 1950's
By Richard Sargent
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful portrait of a woman from the 1950's with beautiful blonde hair wearing a white colored shirt. The impressionistic style is very attractive with fast brushwork and dashing...
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20th Century American Impressionist Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Shade Tree
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache, Tempera and Pencil on Paperboard Signature: Signed 'Dick Sargent' (Lower Left) Sight Size 23.00" x 21.88", Framed 29.00" x 28.00" Cover of the April 12th, 1958 issu...
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1950s Richard Sargent Art

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Pencil, Tempera, Gouache, Board

American Original Illustration for Woman's Day Magazine January 1952
By Richard Sargent
Located in New York, NY
This piece was completed and published on the cover of "Woman's Day" magazine January 1952. A little boy eats a chocholate bar in the back seat of a car from the times. A glimpse of...
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1950s American Realist Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard

1950s American Original Illustration of Little Girl Window Shopping in Toy Store
By Richard Sargent
Located in New York, NY
This piece was completed in the 1950's by famous American Artist Richard Sargent. A colorful and vibrant depiction of a little girl with wide happy eyes in love with a standing doll in a toy store window. Other toys are depicted in the window; a typical scene that captures the essance of a little girl from this time. This piece is signed on verso reading "C35 Painted by Dick Sargent" and underneath signed in script Richard Thomas Sargent...
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1950s American Realist Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard, Pencil

1950s Original Illustration of Man at Breakfast Table "Post" Advertisement
By Richard Sargent
Located in New York, NY
This piece was completed and published in "This Week Magazine" May 4, 1958 for an advetisment with "Post." The slogan reads in the magazine above the illustration: "Any Cereal my family leaves is first choise with me...as long as it's in Post-Tens" A vibrant depiction of a man from the 1950's with a bright yellow back ground seated...
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1950s American Realist Richard Sargent Art

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard

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