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“The First Rose of Summer”

Artist:Henry Clive
Date:June 9, 1940
Medium:Oil on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 18" x 20" Framed 30 1/2" x 33"
Condition:Mint
Original Use:Cover for Randolph Hearst's The American Weekly - June 9th, 1940
Above: Detail of painting.
Above: The painting in its frame.
Above: The artist’s signature on the painting.
Above: Tear sheet of published cover in The American Weekly.



Wonderfully executed original oil painting from Henry Clive’s long stint as head illustrator for The American Weekly. Painting is beautifully framed under an archival quality double matt in a stunning antiqued, faux finished $700 frame. The piece is in perfect condition, and comes with the original published newsprint cover.

“The First Rose of Summer”

Artist: Henry Clive

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, American Weekly, art deco, good girl art, Henry Clive, original cover art, pin up, portrait, Randolph Hearst
Added to Gallery: October 27, 2003

 

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