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Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

American, 1907-1994

Stevan Dohanos was born in the steel mill town of Lorain, Ohio, on May 18, 1907. Dohanos studied at the Cleveland School of the Arts. He is best known for the covers, more than 100, he painted for The Saturday Evening Post magazine during the 1940s and 1950s. His work appeared frequently on its covers. Most of his illustrations depicted common scenes of everyday post-war American life, such as a mobile home complete with pink flamingo, a gas station attendant inflating a child's toy or a souped-up motorcycle in the owner's driveway. His works are often compared to those of Norman Rockwell. Dohanos was influenced by The Eight namely Henri, Sloan, Glackens, Shinn, Prendergast, Davies, Lawson and Luks. During the 1960s, his designs were used on 25 postage stamps. From 1961–63, he served as a President of the Society of Illustrators and in 1971 was elected to the Society's Hall of Fame. He was a founder of the Famous Artists School in Westport. Dohanos died on July 2, 1994, in Westport, Connecticut.

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Artist: Stevan Dohanos
Puppies for Sale, Original magazine cover for The Saturday Evening Post
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, September 30, 1950 Puppies for Sale, the cover illustration for the September 30, 1950, issue of The Saturday Evening Post, is a remarkable examp...
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1950s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Icing the Cake, Cover of The Saturday Evening Post
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache and Tempera on Masonite Sight Size 14.50" x 11.25", Framed 20.50" x 17.25" Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, June 16, 1945
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1940s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Tempera, Gouache

Dancing Class, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1952
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1952 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 30.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, May 10, 1952. The Post describe...
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1950s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Collector, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, August 11, 1951. The Post described, “Make the acquaintance of Kit Dunham, a Westport, Connecticut, lepidopterist. This is...
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1950s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Lighthouse Keeper, Brant Point
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left ‘Stevan Dohanos’ Medium: Mixed Media on Paperboard Laid Down on Masonite The present work was published as the cover illustration of the June 26th, 1954...
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1950s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Paper, Mixed Media, Board

Walking the Tightrope, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left This work was featured on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post, June 11, 1949 The Post described the cover as follows: "Having found the setting he wanted for his circus-theme cover painting - on the Brotherton farm near Westport, Connecticut- Stevan Dohanos began rigging up a beam for the farm boy...
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1940s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Grocery Line, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1948
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, November 13, 1948 The Post described, “Artist Stevan Dohanos felt like a baseball coach who had everything he needed excep...
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1940s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Laid Paper

Saturday Evening Post Cover, January 31, 1953
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1953 Medium: Oil on Masonite Dimensions: 42.00" x 32.50" Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, January 31, 1953. The Post d...
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1950s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Water Hunters ( Cowboys in the Old West
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Miami, FL
Meticulously rendered account of three prospectors trying to rustle up some water before they can dig up some gold. Magazine Illustration of the Old West, American West, Cowboys Casein on board, Western / Frontier Art...
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1940s American Realist Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Casein

The Stamp Collector, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas with an Element of Collage Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 27th, 1954. The Post described, “...
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1950s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shoo the Moos, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1950 Medium: Oil on Masonite Dimensions: 25.75" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, July 1st, 1950. The Post des...
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1950s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

The No-Cal
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left Medical Times, vol. 89, no. 5, May 1961, pp. 7a, 192a, cover illustration. According to the Medical Times, where the present work was featured on the c...
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1960s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Casein

Water Hunters ( Cowboys in the Old West )
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Miami, FL
Meticulously rendered account of three prospectors trying to rustle up some water before they can dig up some gold. Magazine Illustration of the Old West, American West, Cowboys Casein on board, Western / Frontier Art...
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1950s American Realist Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Casein

Friday Night or The Band, Maxwell Coffee Ad
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1949 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 30.00" x 30.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Advertisement for Maxwell House Coffee, "The Quartet, The Dog...
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1940s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Letter From The West
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 16.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Story Illustration
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Mid-20th Century Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"“Abbé Doret’s Secret” Original Magazine Story Illustration
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for “Abbé Doret’s Secret” by Manuel Komroff for Cosmopolitan, published February 1942. The full caption reads: “As the gardener passed he lifted his cap twice ‘Do...
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1940s Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Board

The Beating - Police and Man
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Miami, FL
Watercolor and gouache on paper laid on board Magazine Illustration defined by bold graphic composition and limited color palate yielding a powerful image that jumps off the page. u...
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1960s Post-Modern Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

"Valley of Ashes, " Story Illustration for the Saturday Evening Post
By Stevan Dohanos
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right "Valley of Ashes" by William James Stevens Jr., and illustrated by Stevan Dohanos for the Saturday Evening Post, May 24, 1947.
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20th Century Stevan Dohanos Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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The Vacationers, Saturday Evening Post Cover, August 25, 1951
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Date: 1951 Medium: Oil on Masonite Dimensions: 46.00" x 35.25" Signature: Signed Lower Left: Stevan Dohanos; Dated on the reverse: August 25, 1951.
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