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Portrait of Mary Wesson

Artist:Charles Sheldon
Date:1920s
Medium:Pastel on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 12 1/2" x 16 1/2" Framed 23" x 28"
Condition:Mint
Original Use:Movie Magazine Cover Art
Price: S O L D
Above: Close up of Mary Wesson
Above: Entire Painting in Period Frame
Above: Artist’s Signature

A rare original pastel portrait of Mary Wesson, the silent movie star and of Smith & Wesson Family fame, by Charles Sheldon.

The pastel comes with the original photograph taken by Sheldon of his posed model. This image captures the carnival like atmosphere of the jazz age. Framed in a period 1920s gesso wooden “step-frame.”

Above: Photograph of Model by Sheldon

Portrait of Mary Wesson

Artist: Charles Sheldon
Price:  S O L D

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, art deco, carnival, Charles Sheldon, flapper, jazz age, magazine cover, Mary Wesson, portrait, silent movie, smith & wesson
Added to Gallery: November 3, 2003

 

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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.

    All artworks featured are original, accurately represented, and guaranteed to be the work of the named artist.

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