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Taboo in Samoa

Artist:Martha Sawyers
Date:1940
Medium:Pastel on Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 28" x 23" Framed 39" x 34"
Condition:Mint
Original Use:Interior full page story Illustration in Collier's, October 26, 1940
Price: Sold
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Published artwork in Colliers
Published artwork in Colliers

A large and spectacular example of Sawyers’ illustrative mastery in ethnic-based exotic and often at times Far Eastern-inspired action/drama renderings.

This image is reproduced in The Illustrator in America by Roger Reed on page 224. Pastel is nicely framed and matted and a complete edition of the Collier’s magazine in which the piece appeared, is included with the sale.

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Taboo in Samoa

Artist: Martha Sawyers
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, Collier's, exoticism, Martha Sawyers, original interior illustration, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: March 5, 2004

 

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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.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

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