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DEAN CORNWELL.
Study for “The Big Fisherman.”The final version of this study appears in the book of the
same name by Lloyd Douglas published by Houghton Mifflin Co. in 1952. Oil on board.
222x292 mm; 8
3
/
4
x11
1
/
2
inches. Framed.
[2,000/3,000]
Cornwell (1892-1960) was an American artist and illustrator known for his contributions to
Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and The Saturday Evening Post. During the Golden Age of American
Illustration, he lent his talents to literary giants like Ernest Hemingway and Somerset Maugham
and completed murals for 10 Rockefeller Center and the General Motors Building in New York.
Also known as the “Dean of Illustrators,” Cornwell served as president of the Society of Illustrators
from 1922-26 and was inducted to its Hall of Fame in 1959.
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DEAN CORNWELL.
Study for “Marcellus and Diana before Caligula.”The final version of this scene appears
in “The Robe,” by Lloyd Douglas, published by Houghton Mifflin Co. in 1947.The final
version was also reproduced for an article in
Life
magazine the same year. Oil on board.
210x279 mm; 8
1
/
4
x11 inches. Framed.
[1,000/1,500]
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