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Battle on the High Seas

Artist:C. C. Beall
Date:1940s
Medium:Watercolor on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 17" x 23" Framed 22 1/2 " x 28 1/4"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Unknown
Price: $1,950.00
Full view of watercolor illustration
Full view of watercolor illustration

 

The artist's signature lower left
The artist's signature lower left

A large original watercolor illustration by the prolific important American illustrator C. C. Beall. A dramatic scene of unknown usage of a fight on deck a sailing ship on the high seas. Likely for an interior story in Collier's magazine where the illustrator found frequent work.

Detail
Detail

 

Framed and matted behind glass in walnut wood frame
Framed and matted behind glass in walnut wood frame

A bio on C.C. Beall - Art Director for the National Democratic Party during President Roosevelt's administration, Cecil Beall was a well-known illustrator and portrait artist during the 1930s and 40s. His works were regularly featured in The Saturday Evening Post and Collier's magazine. He studied at the Pratt Institute and Art Students League, and during the War years created many US military posters and a popular series of Collier's cover illustrations depicting decorated World War II heroes.

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Battle on the High Seas

Artist: C. C. Beall
Price:  $1,950.00

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: 1940s, american, C. C. Beall, Collier's, navy, original illustration art, ship, WWII
Added to Gallery: July 29, 2013

 

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