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WILLIAM LUBEROFF.
Wing Welders. Sample art from the portfolio of the artist’s agent. Gouache on board.
394x533 mm; 15
1
/
2
x21 inches, on 21
3
/
4
x27-inch board. Signed “Luberoff ” in lower left
image. Adhesive residue in margins. Nd, circa 1940s.
[600/900]
Luberoff (1910-2002) was a NewYork-based illustrator who began his career in the 1930s working
freelance for pulp magazines like Saga, Love Romances, and Climax. He went on to design over
60 covers for Columbia magazine, one of which, most notably, resides in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In the late 1950s, Luberoff worked for Reproducta Company, Inc and produced Christian-themed
paintings, many of which remain among the most iconic and widely distributed religious images today.
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ERIC SLOANE.
“A Bird’s EyeView of Roosevelt Field.”A delicate and whimsical piece of ephemera pre-
dating Charles Lindbergh’s historic take off from Roosevelt Airfield. Pen, ink, crayon, and
acrylic on board. 565x716 mm; 22
1
/
4
x28
1
/
4
inches. Signed in lower right. Numerous tears
and chips with losses, early repairs, board slightly warped. Circa 1920s.
[700/1,000]
Sloane (1905-1985) began his artistic career studying type under his neighbor Eric Goudy. Upon
leaving home at age 20, he was employed by Roosevelt Airfield as a muralist and sign painter.The
Army Air Corps took an interest in the young artist and subsequently commissioned him to paint
their fleet. However, during his time at the airfield, his love for aviation was soon overshadowed by
his love for the sky itself. His first cloudscape painting was purchased by Amelia Earhart. Eventually,
he abandoned commercial art to focus on the New England landscapes he became famous for.This
work is among the earliest examples of Sloane’s oeuvre.
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