Sale 2511 - Illustration Art, June 4, 2019

4 c JOHN FALTER. “A question for a man arriving on the Clipper.” Advertisement for Four Roses whiskey, published 1942. Oil on canvas. 610x889 mm; 24x35 inches. Signed in lower image. Framed. [12,000/18,000] 5 c JOHN FALTER. “How about a nightcap when the final’s put to bed?” Advertisement for Four Roses Whiskey, 1942. Oil on canvas. 610x864 mm; 24x34 inches. Signed in lower right image. [12,000/18,000] The prolific and popular illustrator was known for his numerous Saturday Evening Post covers as well as his over 300 armed services recruiting posters. In the 1940s, he was behind many of the most famous advertising campaigns of the day including those for Gulf Oil, Arrow Shirts, and Pall Mall, in addition to the widely run “gentlemen in the know” advertisements for Four Roses Whiskey offered in lots 4 and 5. In 1976, he was elected to the Illustrators Hall of Fame .