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| An Edwardian Lass in a Bonnet |
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| Artist: | Joseph H. Maturo |
| Date: | 1915- 1925 |
| Medium: | Oil On Stretched Canvas |
| Dimensions: | Sight size 16" x 24" framed 18 1/2" x 26 1/2" |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Original Use: | Illustration for unidentified calendar or postcard |
| Price: | $1650.00
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| Above: Full view of painting |
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| Above: The artist's signature lower right |
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| Above: Detail |
One of two oil on canvas paintings available at Grapefruit Moon Gallery by the well-listed artist Joseph Maturo, who is best known for the poster designs he executed as staff illustrator for several of the large Hollywood film companies. The versatile and prolific Maturo was also a frequent cover artist and illustrator for McClure's, Blue Book, People's Home Journal, St. Nicholas and Liberty Magazine. This is an early offering by the artist, featuring a stylish and up to the minute fashion forward Edwardian Maiden with a wide flower plumed straw bonnet.
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| Above: Frame profile and detail |
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| Above: Framed view in original wood frame |
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| Above: Verso view of untouched canvas and old pine stretchers |
Joseph A. Maturo was born in Caserta, north of Naples, Italy. He sang in the church choir. Enrico Caruso, an opera singer had returned from America. Joseph came to New York City, when he was 18 years old with hopes of singing opera. He found friends who spoke his dialect in Brooklyn. His first job in America was from an ad for a wall painting. He carved out a successful and long career in illustration and proved versatile and able to adapt to the public tastes as the decades went by.
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