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Under the Mistletoe – A Christmas Cover Girl

Artist:J. Knowles Hare
Date:1917
Medium:Pastel
Dimensions:Framed: 16.25" x 19.5" | Sight size: 10" x 13"
Condition:Excellent archived condition
Original Use:Cover art for American Magazine (December 1917)
Price: Sold
Full view of pastel on illustration board
The artwork as it appeared as the cover for American Magazine – December, 1917 (cover tearsheet included in sale)

A Christmas Cover Girl by J. Knowles Hare

This depiction of a pretty brown eyed coquettish beauty posed under the mistletoe was created as a cover illustration created for the December 1917 Christmas edition of American Magazine.  This lovely original J. Knowles Hare pastel is simply matted and framed under glass in a dark wood period antique walnut frame, and is sold with a tear sheet cover of the published illustration.

The artist’s signature and frame detail
Framed and matted under glass view

This illustration comes from the collection of esteemed illustration art collector Norman Platnick.

About the artist: J. Knowles Hare

Known for his drypoint etching portraits and his magazine cover illustrations, J. Knowles Hare was born in Montclair, New Jersey. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York. In the early 1900s he had many magazine covers, and he also did drypoint etchings, one of the more famous being “Sympathy.”

He was a frequent contributor of saccharine portraits of 1920s-type young women for the covers of “The Saturday Evening Post” and “The Country Gentleman” magazines.

There is some confusion as to whether he went by the name John or Joseph, with his family and scholars like Norm Platnick determining he used Joseph, but archives of employers such at “The Saturday Evening Post” recording his name as John.

The Legacy of Norman Platnick

In his New York Times obituary, Norman Platnick’s son Will said that his father had three passions in life, his wife Nancy, spiders, and collecting.

Few individuals have the chance to leave a mark like Norm’s in even one field, let alone two. But Norm managed to be both a celebrated scientist, and one of the most influential lay historians of illustration art.

Under his imprint Enchantment Ink, Norm researched, wrote, and published collectors guides to artists like Rolf Armstrong and Earl Christy. We at Grapefruit Moon Gallery rely on these books in our work, and they are now all freely available as PDFs through the Enchantment Ink website.

Norm’s expertise was a gift, his friendship was a treasure, and his legacy is immeasurable. He is missed.

Under the Mistletoe – A Christmas Cover Girl

Artist: J. Knowles Hare
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, American Magazine, christmas, Cover Art, J. Knowles Hare, Norman Platnick, pastel
Added to Gallery: June 17, 2020

 

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