George Hughes Figurative Paintings
American, 1907-1990
A native New Yorker, George Hughes studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design. Some of his early work included fashion drawing, and there was a stint as a special designer in the automobile field in Detroit.
For many years, Hughes was one of the most prolific painters of Saturday Evening Post covers; in addition, he painted many editorial illustrations for the Post and other publications, including McCall’s, Woman’s Day, American Magazine, Reader’s Digest, and Cosmopolitan magazines.
Hughes was one of the originators and masters of the “sitcom” magazine cover, and through his efforts, readers would spend minutes rather than seconds looking at the covers.
Also a painter, he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Detroit Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. In recent years he restricted his work to portraiture.to
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Artist: George Hughes
Crying on Santa's Lap, Original Christmas cover for The Saturday Evening Post
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original Christmas holiday cover for The Saturday Evening Post, published December 6, 1958
We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of an original 1958 Christmas cover for The Sat...
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1950s George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Readying for First Date, Original Cover for The Saturday Evening Post
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
A mother helps her son put on a tie in preparation for a formal party. Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, October 16, 1948. George Hughes used his neighbors, the Rockwells, as models. The young man is Thomas Rockwell, the son of famed Norman Rockwell, and the mother is modeled after Thomas' actual mother and Norman's then-wife, Mary Rockwell...
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1940s George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Highway Boat Ride, Original summer cover for The Saturday Evening Post, 1962
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post magazine, published July 14-July 21, 1962
This 1962 Post cover by George Hughes evokes the carefree spirit of summer road trips. While m...
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1960s George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Eavesdropping on Grownups, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, December 2, 1950
The Post described, “One night Art Editor Stuart was having a party. His three boys came downstairs four times and were conducted back up by their mother. The next time they came down, Papa Stuart waxed excited, firmly conveyed them aloft himself, and they did not show up again. Stuart was warmly congratulated on his success as a father. When the party broke up, the youngest lad was found asleep on the stairs. Stuart claims that the older ones never did come down again, but this was probably because they merely went to sleep in their beds from natural causes. George Hugehes has painted some other people’s offspring, to get over the idea that children all over America are eager to improve their minds by listening to sophisticated conversation.”
(The Saturday Evening Post, December 2, 1950, p. 3)
Exhibited:
Norman Rockwell Museum...
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1950s George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Future President, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1948
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Size: 20" x 16", Framed: 26" x 22"
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, September 25 1...
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1940s George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Refinishing an Heirloom, Original Cover for The Saturday Evening Post
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Saturday Evening Post, September 24, 1960, cover illustration.
The present work was published as the cover illustration of the September 24, 1960 issue of The Saturday Evening Post....
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1960s George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
(Untitled)
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Dimensions: 18.00" x 23.75
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
Mid-20th Century George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$3,900
Sunday Afternoon Callers, Saturday Evening Post Cover, June 17, 1950
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Signature: Signed 'Hughes-' Lower Left
This work was published as the cover of the June 17, 1950 edition of The Saturday Evening Post.
Literature:
J. Cohn, ...
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1950s George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
High Score, This Week Magazine
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1950
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Center
Contact for exact dimensions.
High Score, By Frank Bennett, This Week Magazine, September 1...
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1950s George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coming up Roses
By George Hughes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left, "Hughes"
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Framed 24.50" x 26.50"
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, June 8, 1957.
The Post described, “...
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1950s George Hughes Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
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