Luther S. Phillips

Mount Desert Island Region of The Maine Coast 1941

1941

Art Sz: 12"H x 24 3/4"W Frame Sz: 13 1/4"H x 25 7/8"W Hand-coloured by the artist The cornerstone of the Aintree Race Course was first laid in 1829, and the first Grand National took place shortly thereafter, in 1836. This map, published nearly 100 years later, shows little has changed in the intervening century, except for the prize purse which now fetches over 1 million pounds. The two mile course boasts 30 fences, individually numbered, the race consists of two laps . Ditches and water features provide additional obstacles and more accurately depict the environment encountered on “the hunt.” This map was drawn by prolific pictorial artist George Annand. Only 2 copies found in the OCLC – at Temple University and Yale. George Annand (June 9, 1890 - September, 1980) was an American graphic artist and cartographer active in New York during the middle part of the 20th century. Annand was born in Croswell, Michigan, the sun of a Scottish immigrant doctor who immigrated to the United States via Canada. He received his early education at a one-room schoolhouse in Croswell before he and his parents relocated to Detroit. It was in Detroit that Annand was first introduced to the arts, enrolling in Art School. Later, as a young man, Annand move to New. York City, where he continued his artistic studies at the Art Students League. In 1920 he married a childhood friend, Elizabeth Sinclair, who had been widowed during World War I. He adopted Elizabeth's two children and she and Annand shortly thereafter became pregnant with a third child. With a family to support and another bun in the oven Annand turned to the booming New York advertising industry, taking work with the National Biscuit...

Amazing original architectural rendering on board (artist: C. Smith 1-97) for the Polo Ralph Lauren Chicago store at #730 No Mich Ave (which opened in 1998) designed by Naomi Leff (1...

Print Sz: 8 1/2"H x 4 1/2"W Frame Sz: 14 1/2"H x 10 5/8"W Walter Selby Buckmaster (16 October 1872 – 30 October 1942) was a British polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in t...

Paul Desmond Brown framed pencil '44 print of an angler on a riverbank for Brooks Brothers calendar April 1945 Print Sz: 13 1/4"H X 10 1/2"W Frame Sz: 14 1/2"H x 11 3/4"W w/ bird...

Classic original Vanity Fair colour print of 'Taplow Court' by 'Spy' aka Sir Leslie Ward dated Dec 20, 1890 Print Sz: 14"H x 19"W Frame Sz: 19"H x 14"W w/ gilt bamboo frame Caric...

Art Sz: 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W 1933 Proof Plate for 'Spills and Thrills' Published by Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1933

Bruni, Bruno, "Delle Primavera", "In Spring": Color offset lithograph, signed by hand. Tender allegory in pastel nuances. Fantastic Realism, Surrealism: Bruni processes subjective im...

Color offset after the original from 1989. Signed and dated in print. In good condition, minimal marginal defects. A beautiful artwork that looks good in every room and especially...

Color offset lithograph. Signed, numbered or inscribed by hand. Edition: 180. In good condition, minimal traces of storage. A beautiful artwork that looks good in every room and ...

Colour offset lithograph from 1985. Signed, numbered and dated by hand. Edition: 180. In good condition. A beautiful artwork that looks good in every room and especially in the l...

Color offset lithograph. Signed, numbered or inscribed by hand. Edition: 180. In good condition, minimal traces of storage. A beautiful artwork that looks good in every room and ...

Color lithograph. Signed and numbered by hand. Edition: 175. In good condition. A beautiful artwork that looks good in every room and especially in the living room or bedroom. C...