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Au Revoir

Artist:John Held, Jr.
Date:1920s
Medium:Pen & Ink on Illustration Board
Dimensions:Sight Size 7" x 11" Framed 16" x 19 1/4"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Illustration Art for Duttons Au Revoir Gift Boxes
Framed view with original candy box presentation
Framed view with original candy box presentation
Detail
Detail
Candy box detail
Candy box detail

A whimsical roaring twenties stylized art deco pen & ink illustration by John Held Jr. for “Dutton’s Au Revoir Boxes.” Framed with the original box label this was created for, a nautically themed work with a sailor and his flapper girl sweetie. The Park Avenue, New York company manufactured durable boxes that were to be used in cruise ship travel. From the Charles Martignette estate.

Back of Candy Box text
Back of Candy Box text

Au Revoir

Artist: John Held, Jr.

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, advertising, american, aquatic, art deco, cartoon, Charles Martignette, cruise ship, illustration, jazz age, John Held Jr, original illustration art
Added to Gallery: January 5, 2010

 

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