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Edna Crompton
Writer Fannie Hurst in Floral Pattern Dress Bathed in Warm Light Female Artist

1927

$20,000
£15,291.06
€17,612.22
CA$28,026.13
A$31,288.54
CHF 16,394.73
MX$383,002.45
NOK 208,213.17
SEK 196,318.58
DKK 131,441.79
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About the Item

This portrait of Fannie Hurst may have graced the cover of another major newsstand magazine. Most likely, it was a non-published alternate cover for Redbook. One of the most widely-read female authors was painted by one of the most widely-viewed female illustrators. Edna Crompton was an in-demand and prolific for-hire female illustrator/artist for some of the most prestigious newsstand magazines of the day. She regularly did covers for the Saturday Evening Post, Redbook, Colliers and Judge to name a few. Crompton presents Fannie Hurst - the nation’s highest-paid short story writer and advocates for suffrage and race relations - as a confidently attractive young woman bathed in warm light. Signed upper right. Best Viewed with a top gallery light to avoid highlights from the glossy varnish.
  • Creator:
    Edna Crompton (American)
  • Creation Year:
    1927
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.75 in (55.25 cm)Width: 16.75 in (42.55 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Good/Fair There is a heavy layer of a glossy varnish covering the painting. Best Viewed with a top gallery light to avoid highlights. Otherwise in good condition for it's age. A light cleaning of varnish will make the work sing.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385311841322

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