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Impasto

This original 1920s oil on board painting by Henry Soulen is a commissioned interior illustration for The Saturday Evening Post. The image shows two figures engaged in what appears to be a traditional “ghost money” ceremony, a Taoist tradition of burning joss paper as an offering to spirits of one’s ancestors. The colorful, boldly painted, […]

Joss Paper Ceremony

Artist: Henry Soulen

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, American Impressionist, asian, Golden Age, Henry Soulen, Impasto, orientalist, original illustration art, The Saturday Evening Post
Added to Gallery: June 21, 2018

 

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