Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
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Artist: Leslie Thrasher
Santa
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Salvation Army Santa looks on with a mixture of fatigue and disinterest as a group of children tell him their Christmas gift wish lists in this lighthearted composition by leading American illustrator Leslie Thrasher. This painting was created for the December 20, 1930 issue of Liberty Magazine, for which the artist illustrated covers on a weekly basis for six consecutive years. Thrasher is known for his scenes of everyday American life imbued with a sense of humor, qualities represented to great effect in this charming painting.
Born in 1889 in Piedmont, West Virginia, Thrasher studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as a teenager and received a scholarship to study art abroad in Paris. Upon his return, he began studying under Howard Pyle, known as the “father of American illustration.” Thrasher sold his first cover illustration to the Saturday Evening Post in 1912, four years before Norman Rockwell’s first Post cover, and he would go on to produce over 360 magazine covers throughout his career. He painted humorous, relatable scenes of everyday life in America with colorful characters set against white backgrounds. He was also a successful commercial artist, painting advertisements for Cream of Wheat, Chesterfield Cigarettes...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Subdivision, Liberty Magazine Cover, June 18, 1927
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 14.50" x 13.00;" Framed 23.75" x 21.75"
The Subdivision, Liberty Magazine Cover, June 18...
Category
1920s Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
Gum Kids
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in New Orleans, LA
Two young children play an ill-advised game of gum stretching on the family couch in this charming composition by famed American illustrator, Leslie Thrasher. Painted towards the start of the Great Depression, Thrasher provided light-hearted images of the lives of everyday people to distract Americans from their troubles. These images appeared on the covers of Liberty Magazine, for whom he produced one cover illustration a week for six consecutive years.
Born in 1889 in Piedmont, West Virginia, Thrasher studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as a teenager and received a scholarship to study art abroad in Paris. Upon his return, he began studying under Howard Pyle, known as the “father of American illustration.” Thrasher sold his first cover illustration to the Saturday Evening Post in 1912, four years before Norman Rockwell’s first Post cover, and he would go on to produce over 360 magazine covers throughout his career. He painted humorous, relatable scenes of life in America with colorful characters set against white backgrounds. He was also a successful commercial artist, painting advertisements for Cream of Wheat, Chesterfield Cigarettes...
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Too Tight Fit, Liberty Magazine Cover, August 31, 1931
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Sight Size 17.50" x 16.00;" Framed 19.00" x 18.00"
Liberty magazine cover, August 29, 1931.
Category
1930s Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Ride Him Cowboy' Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1929
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00"
Siganture: Signed Lower Left
Liberty Magazine Cover, August 31, 1929
Category
1920s Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Departure at the Train Station, Liberty Magazine Cover, February 2, 1929
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Departure at the Train Station, Liberty magazine cover, February 2, 1929.
Category
1920s Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Eyes have "It" - Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1929
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Liberty Magazine Cover, February 16, 1929
Category
1920s Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Water Babies' Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1930
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Liberty Magazine Cover, April 12, 1930
Category
1930s Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Heavy Going, Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1930
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20.00" x 17.50"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Heavy Going, Liberty Magazine Cover, January 19, 1930
Magazine Included
Category
1930s Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'East, West, Hame's Best' Liberty Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1929
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Liberty Magazine Cover, March 16, 1929
Category
1920s Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1931
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 20.00" x 16.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Liberty Magazine Cover, October 17, 1931
Category
1930s Leslie Thrasher Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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