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Isadore Seltzer
Music Fantasy Folk Guitar with Two Moons and Steam Locomotive in Red Background

1962

$12,500
£9,448.45
€10,857.95
CA$17,406.17
A$19,363.65
CHF 10,150.67
MX$236,619.13
NOK 129,256.12
SEK 121,676.76
DKK 81,050.48
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Famed Illustrator Isadore Seltzer paints a fantasy folk guitar in a surreal setting. The viewer looks down at the guitar as it rests in bold red space where foreground and sky blend together. A yellow moon rises in the sky and then is partially reflected inside the guitar's sound hole, which is painted blue. The neck of the guitar transforms into a railroad track while a vintage billowing smoke steam locomotive barrels in from out-of-frame. This highly inventive and daring artwork was done on an assignment for Playboy Magazine and illustrated an article by Larry Siegel titled "Folk Songs for Moderns," with the caption "A tongue-in-cheek updating of yesteryear's ballads." In keeping with the down-home folksy nature of the article, Selter chose to paint the art on three wood panels pieced together like an old fruit crate and has a somewhat deliberate distressed nature. Signed right center. unframed. Color will vary with light source and will look slightly different from a computer and in person. Isadore Seltzer was associated with Push Pin Studio, He was a frequent contributor to Sesame Street Magazine and record album covers and on a regular basis created art for major newsstand magazines including Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, Travel and Leisure, Time Magazine and New York Magazine. He taught at Syracuse University and Parsons School of Design. Featured in the seminal book on illustration art: Walt Reed The Illustrator in America
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    1962
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Overall good condition with deliberate distressed nature. minor inpainting.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385315714822

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