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Maurice FreedHumorous Illustration of a Stock Trader by Maurice Freedc. 1940
c. 1940
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Maurice Freed
(American, 1911-1981)
Trader, c. 1940
Watercolor on board, 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches
FRAMED: 17 x 14 inches (approx.)
Signed at lower right: “MAURICE FREED”
Maurice Freed, a native of Pottsville, Pa. and a graduate of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts), lived and painted in Philadelphia during most of his life. At the age of 19, he won a scholarship to the Cape School of Art in Provincetown where he studied with Henry Hensche, Morris Davidson, and Albert Alcalay. In 1934, at the age of 23, his talents were recognized when he was invited to Chicago to become Co-Art Director of Esquire magazine.
As an illustrator, Maurice Freed’s work was published in Esquire, The New Yorker, Holiday Magazine, as well as a cover for Fortune Magazine. He also did commercial illustrations for companies from TastyKake to Penn Wax Works, designed covers for a variety of published books, brochures for music programs in Philadelphia including the Settlement Music School, as well as for Art Festivals in Philadelphia.
- Creator:Maurice Freed (1911 - 1981, American)
- Creation Year:c. 1940
- Dimensions:Height: 10.25 in (26.04 cm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: RS 67621stDibs: LU2390215492252
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