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Period: 1930s
Artist: Dean Cornwell
Portrait of Chinese Couple. Pearl S. Buck Tiger Tiger Illustration Cosmopolitan
Located in Miami, FL
Among the many accolades I would grant Dean Cornwell, the one that rises to the top would be that he is one of America's greatest portrait painters. With a few strokes, he captures h...
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American Realist 1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Ernest Hemingway. The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber He Lay Face Down
Located in Miami, FL
A complex composition of interlocking pyramids defines Cornwell not only as a great storyteller but a master of painting fundamentals and design. There exists no living artist today who can paint and draw on a level as Dean Cornwell. Published in Cosmopolitan magazine: "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway Reproduced in Dean Cornwell, Dean of Illustrators (Broder) The work is rendered in the painterly style of a school of impressionism. Dean Cornwell was Normam Rockwell's favorite Illustrator. He was a student of Harvey Dunn, he in turn taught artists and developed talents for a generation. Oils for Cosmopolitan, Redbook, True, American Weekly, Life, Good Housekeeping. Book art for Man from Galilee and others. Ad contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt...
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Post-Impressionist 1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cosmopolitan Story Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed
Woman with suitor/explorers wearing pith helmets
Publication Information: Story Illustration for "A Marriage of Concenience" by Comerset Mau...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bobbies and Crowds Gathered in Industrial Setting
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Upper Left
Story illustration for “The Stars Look Down” by A.J. Cronin, illustrated by Cornwell and W. Smithson Broadhead...
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1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Different Canvases, Cosmopolitan Story Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1930
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 40.00" x 30.00"
Signature: Initialed and Dated Lower Right of Right Canvas
Woman with suitor/explorers wearing pith helmets
Pub...
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1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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