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China Gold Interior Illustration

Artist:Martha Sawyers
Date:1942
Medium:Oil on Canvas Mounted on Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 35 " x 23 1/2 " Framed 43" x 31"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Interior Story Illustration in Collier's March 7, 1942 "China Gold" by Pearl S. Buck
Price: SOLD
Full View of Artwork
Full View of Artwork
Detail of Father Valerian and wounded man
Detail of Father Valerian and wounded man
Detail of Illustration
Detail of Illustration

 

Artist's signature and corner frame profile view
Artist’s signature and corner frame profile view

A wonderfully executed interior illustration for a serialized story by Pearl S. Buck titled “China Gold” which ran in Collier’s magazine from February 7-April 18, 1942.

Caption reads “Father Valerian came out from the chapel at once and led the wounded men to the hospital.” A large crisply-rendered oil on canvas mounted on board.

Martha Sawyers artwork is in the Frank Gehry-designed Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis.

Above: Copied tearsheet from Collier’s March 7 1942
Framed view
Framed view

Martha Sawyers began her career illustrating her travels to China and Indonesia. An exhibit of those paintings brought her to the attention of the Collier’s magazine art editor who sent her to the China-Burma-India area during World War II as an artist-correspondent

China Gold Interior Illustration

Artist: Martha Sawyers
Price:  SOLD

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, christian, Collier's, Martha Sawyers, orientalist, original interior illustration, Pearl S. Buck, religious
Added to Gallery: May 3, 2018

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

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