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Douglass Crockwell

A dark, masterfully suspenseful, photo-realist in technique painting by noted American illustrator and avant-garde filmmaker Douglass Crockwell. This menacing oil on board was likely used as an interior illustration in an American slick magazine such as The Saturday Evening Post, or Colliers. Crockwell was a gifted and precise artist, his advertising accounts included Coca-Cola, GE and US Steel.

The Captive

Artist: Douglass Crockwell

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1940s, american, Douglass Crockwell, original interior illustration, slick magazine, suspenseful
Added to Gallery: October 20, 2010

We have for your consideration an evocotive and stirring aquatic themed oil on canvas by the well listed American Illustrator Douglass Crockwell. This original advertising illustration was created for Red & White Food, and was a take off on the classic tale Moby Dick by Herman Melville. This original artwork was kept in the company’s archives and presented to an employee by the name of William E. Krapf in 1940 as the gallery label attests.

Harpooning a Whale

Artist: Douglass Crockwell

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1930s, advertising, american, art deco, Douglass Crockwell, illustration
Added to Gallery: April 15, 2007

 

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