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Item No. |
FA0001 |
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Artist: |
Lawrence L. Wilbur
(American) 1897-1960 |
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Title: |
[Daddy’s Home]* |
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Date of work: |
ca. 1940’s
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Medium: |
Oil on canvas
board.
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Image size: |
32" x 24" (H x W) |
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Signature: |
Signed l.l. |
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Biography: |
Our information about the artist is rather
sketchy. Lawrence
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L. Wilbur
was an illustrator known primarily for magazine cover work
and was active in New York City. In 1917, he was awarded a prize
for best Army poster. |
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JMBG Notes: |
This work exhibits Wilbur’s true mastery of
the brush stroke. |
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He has
achieved wonderful dynamics with a minimum amount of
brushwork, beautifully demonstrated in the realistic excitement of the
children complimented by their father’s greeting, as well the
simultaneous symbolism of the warm comfort of a home defying the harsh
outside world, portrayed by the brisk wind of an autumn day. Or are
we perhaps looking at the sweet moment of welcoming home the soldier
returning from the winds of World War II? |
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Presentation:
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Framed. As acquired. |
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Condition: |
Some exposure to cigarette smoke. We prefer to leave the |
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work in the
original
condition we acquired it in. The lower right corner
exhibits some evidence of either professional restoration, or possibly
touch up of some paint loss by the artist himself. Paper backing bears the
label of the original owner. |
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Provenance: |
Private owner estate. |
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Price: |
$6,000.00 US |
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* Square brackets indicate that the
title was assigned to the work by JMB Galleries, Inc., since
the original title of the work has either not as yet been
found, or the work had never been named. |
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Detail: |
Click here for more detail |
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References: [1]Who Was Who in American Art; [2]AskArt.com. |
