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"Sampling Chocolates, " Quintessential Art Deco Drawing with Blindfolded Flapper

About the Item

This original, signed drawing by John Held, Jr. -- whose artistry helped to define the Jazz Age and enliven the pages of America's most sophisticated magazines -- depicts a tuxedoed gentleman feeding a chocolate to a blindfolded flapper, all with the stylization and economy of line you would expect from Held's best work. The artist has been called "the F. Scott Fitzgerald of American art," and indeed Fitzgerald commissioned Held to illustrate the covers of some of his books. Held also designed sets for Broadway and wrote comic strips for the newspapers, but he is best known for sophisticated illustrations for some of the finest magazines of the day, including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, and Life. This drawing is ink on card stock.
  • Creator:
    John Held Jr. (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Width: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1920s
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865120606282

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