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Scientific Approach

Artist:Jon Whitcomb
Date:1950
Medium:Gouache on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 16" x 18 3/4" Framed 27 1/2" x 31"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Interior Illustration in Ladies Home Journal Magazine - January, 1950
Full view
Full view
As featured in Ladies Home Journal, January 1950, included in sale
As featured in Ladies Home Journal, January 1950, included in sale
The artist's signature lower right and frame corner profile
The artist’s signature lower right and frame corner profile

A pretty mid-century Whitcomb girl tries the scientific approach while frame shopping in this inventive published large format gouache illustration magazine by Jon Whitcomb, which appeared as an interior illustration in the January, 1950 edition of Ladies Home Journal. A copy of the issue is included in the sale. Handsomely matted and framed under glass in pristine untouched condition.

Detail
Detail
Handsomely matted and framed under glass view
Handsomely matted and framed under glass view
Verso print specific notations
Verso print specific notations

Scientific Approach

Artist: Jon Whitcomb

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1950s, glamour, Golden Age, Jon Whitcomb, Ladies Home Journal, original illustration art, original interior illustration
Added to Gallery: November 21, 2016

 

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