A rare surviving Henry Clive illustration painting used as the cover for the June 18,1933 edition of The American Weekly, a Randolph Hearst publication. Clive was often called upon to create serialized images of enchantresses that shared a thematic thread. This is one of those works – from a series of cupid inspired images that the artist created finding the sitters in the crossfire of cupids quiver. Accompanying rhyme by Carolyn Wells reads:
Said Cupid, I’ve often been told
You’re haughty and scornful and cold
I’ve broken my dart
On your hard, stony heart!
You’re mistaken, she said, it’s pure gold.
Cupids No.2 – An Indian Maiden
Artist: | Henry Clive | |
Date: | 1933 | |
Medium: | Gouache on Illlustration Board | |
Dimensions: | Sight Size 18" x 20 1/2" Framed 31" x 32 1/2" | |
Condition: | Excellent | |
Original Use: | Cover for The American Weekly - June 18, 1933 |
Cupids No.2 – An Indian Maiden
Artist: Henry Clive