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Dean Cornwell Portrait Paintings

American, 1892-1960

Dean Cornwell was an American illustrator and muralist born on March 5, 1892, in Louisville. Dean Cornwell was Normam Rockwell's favorite Illustrator. At the peak of his popularity he was nicknamed the ‘Dean of Illustrators’. He was a student of Harvey Dunn and he in turn taught artists and developed talents for a generation. Cornwell's paintings were in Cosmopolitan, Redbook, True, The American Weekly, Life and Good Housekeeping. He has done book arts for The Man of Galilee and others. Cornwell has also taken up advertisement contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt Jemima, Seagram's Gin, Woodbury Soap, Palmolive, Coke, Goodyear, New York Life and Squibb. Cornwell was an icon of the ‘Golden Age of Illustration’. Cornwell died on December 4, 1960, in New York.

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Artist: Dean Cornwell
Spanish Tavern
Spanish Tavern

Spanish Tavern

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Miami, FL

There is no one alive that can paint and draw like Dean Cornwell. How can that be? They do not train artist the way they did. Dean Cornwell in his day was as famous as Normal Rockwell...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Dean Cornwell Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Art Deco Painting Romantic Couple on Rocks
Art Deco Painting Romantic Couple on Rocks

Art Deco Painting Romantic Couple on Rocks

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Miami, FL

Fact: There is no one alive today who can paint and draw as good as Dean Cornwell. Why? It takes a lifetime of training, work and commitment to be a great academic artist. Unfortunat...

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1920s Art Deco Dean Cornwell Portrait Paintings

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Spanish Tavern
Spanish Tavern

Spanish Tavern

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Miami, FL

There is no one alive who can paint and draw like Dean Cornwell. How can that be? They do not train artists the way they did. He was Norman Rockwell's favorite illustrator. The prese...

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1920s American Impressionist Dean Cornwell Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Forging a Crankshaft
Forging a Crankshaft

Forging a Crankshaft

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Marco Island, FL

This dynamic image of two men forging a crankshaft was done for the GM Waldorf Exhibition sometime between 1949 to 1961. The General Motors exhibition at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel ...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Dean Cornwell Portrait Paintings

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Gold Leaf

American Indian - Androscoggin River Falls, Manufacturers National Bank Study
American Indian - Androscoggin River Falls, Manufacturers National Bank Study

American Indian - Androscoggin River Falls, Manufacturers National Bank Study

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Miami, FL

If there ever were a perfect work in the canon of art history, this masterpiece study by Dean Cornwell would be it. Every line has meaning and not a line out of place, as Cornwell d...

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1960s American Realist Dean Cornwell Portrait Paintings

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Kindred of the Dust, Frontier Town Cosmopolitan Magazine
Kindred of the Dust, Frontier Town Cosmopolitan Magazine

Kindred of the Dust, Frontier Town Cosmopolitan Magazine

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Miami, FL

A somewhat similar Cornwell featuring a strong woman at the center of a the composition just sold at Christie's for $164,000. In this work we also see a strong woman at the center of the composition. Here she surrounded by men. More than 20 beautifully rendered post-impressionist portraits in character, define Dean Cornwell as one of America's great artists. In his time, he was a famous as Norman Rockwell and was Norman Rockwell's favorite illustrator. "One thing puzzled Dirty Dan extremely. That was the perfectly frank, friendly manner in which his employer and this outcast woman greeted each other, the earnestness with which they conversed, and the effect of the woman's low-spoken words upon the color of Hector McKaye's face." Morris Weiss collection...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Dean Cornwell Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Stoic and Soulfully Strong Women - All Women Composition Euphorbia -
Stoic and Soulfully Strong Women - All Women Composition Euphorbia -

Stoic and Soulfully Strong Women - All Women Composition Euphorbia -

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Miami, FL

One of Cornwell's hallmarks is that he paints stoically soulful faces that express the subject's trials and hardships. In this only-woman composition, he depicts a scene of two women who are strong, unafraid, and self-confident and can weather the storm despite the challenges. In this regard, it is similar to "A Strange Sound Drifted Down to Kit from the Top of the Range—A Man’s Voice, Singing" by Cornwell, which sold at Christie's USD $163,800 on 18 Apr 2024. Caption: "Are you making little things?" questioned Lucy. 'No ,' said Marge. 'If this one happens to live, there will be many long years ahead of us for that." Morris Weiss collection...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Dean Cornwell Portrait Paintings

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Portrait of Chinese Couple. Pearl S. Buck Tiger Tiger Illustration  Cosmopolitan
Portrait of Chinese Couple. Pearl S. Buck Tiger Tiger Illustration  Cosmopolitan

Portrait of Chinese Couple. Pearl S. Buck Tiger Tiger Illustration Cosmopolitan

By Dean Cornwell

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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1930s American Realist Dean Cornwell Portrait Paintings

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Gouache

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Dean Cornwell portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Dean Cornwell portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Dean Cornwell in paint, oil paint, crayon and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Post-Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Dean Cornwell portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 16 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Ron Blumberg, Spencer Pryse, and Lorraine Fox. Dean Cornwell portrait paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $15,000 and tops out at $496,000, while the average work can sell for $84,000.