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Harry BartonSexy Blond Falls from Window - Noir Pulp Art1959
1959
$17,000
£13,002.02
€14,879.52
CA$24,195.66
A$26,196.86
CHF 13,927.66
MX$315,952.14
NOK 175,148.20
SEK 163,288.01
DKK 111,131.18
About the Item
There is plenty of B-movie-like pulp illustration art out there to consider. This work, however, is fundamentally different. The main point about the Harry Barton painting is not that it graced the cover of a campy Noir Pulp paperback, but that its composition is acutely complex and masterfully designed. Barton captures the moment after a blond bombshell is pushed out of a window, and it's ingenious. He presents the viewer with close-up, middle-distance, and far-away views in a single picture so that the eyes follow the action. The interplay of light and shadow, fingers and legs, and a multitude of light sources demonstrates Barton's brilliance and conveys the essence of falling. The blond subject, seen in mid-air, is portrayed as being sexy before death. The painting does not carry moral instructions but is an exceptional noir still from the 1950s and a brilliant piece of graphic design. Signed lower right Barton.
Published as the cover of Play for Keeps by Harry Whittington (Ace, 1959), and is accompanied by a copy of the book.
Framed under glass. Framed Dimensions 29.5 X 23 Inches
- Creator:Harry Barton (1908 - 2001, American)
- Creation Year:1959
- Dimensions:Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)Width: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)
- Medium:
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- Condition:overall very good to Excellent . Frame has few minor tiny nicks.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385317306812
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