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Alex Ross
How Sure Can You Be? McCall's Magazine Illustration of Loving Couple

1949

About the Item

Alexander Sharpe Ross - or Alex Ross. This work is a perfect artistic statement with every formal element in perfect harmony. It's a masterfully balanced composition combined with two beautifully rendered narrative portraits that drive this mid-century illustration masterpiece. The disposition of the figures as they relate to surrounding colors and shapes makes this work somewhat unique. Ross was a top illustrator and did commissions for Saturday Evening Post and Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Collier's, Woman's Home Companion, and Reader's Digest. Signed lower left
  • Creator:
    Alex Ross (1970, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1949
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38536006902

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