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"Fresh New World, " 1944 Masterpiece Depicting Early Suburban Life in America

$12,500
£9,489.79
€10,854.29
CA$17,464.31
A$19,424.13
CHF 10,142.68
MX$236,370.98
NOK 129,537.45
SEK 121,483.28
DKK 81,009.74
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A true masterpiece of genre painting, with its depiction of idyllic World War II-era suburban life filled with children playing and adults attending to their homes and chores, this piece was created by Allan Jones in 1944. It is a stunningly beautiful spring day, and the view is looking through an open window with a blackbird sitting on the sill, into the backyards of a half dozen tidy brick and wood houses. The homeowners are attending to their Victory Gardens and their freshly-washed clothes, and the yards are already bursting with life. Jones, an accomplished illustrator and painter, captures Mid-Century life brilliantly and sympathetically, a fine art equivalent to one of the finely directed domestic dramas produced by Hollywood in the 1940s. The painting is executed in tempera on board and maintains its original frame.
  • Creator:
    Allan Dudley Jones (Painter)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 49.5 in (125.73 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1944
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU86512663062

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