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he September 1923 cover of Picture Play magazine, a delightful red headed flapper portrait of silent movie player, Pauline Garon. During the roaring twenties, Clive created numerous jazz age-inspired portrait covers for Silent Movie era magazines. These covers were in direct competition with those Rolf Armstrong was creating for College Humor Magazine. A masterful painter, on par with Rolf Armstrong and the other top deco era American Illustrators, Henry Clive was adept at both pastel work and oils, and his original works are extremely scarce and coveted by collectors.

Portrait of Pauline Garon Silent Movie star

Artist: Henry Clive

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, art deco, flapper, Henry Clive, magazine cover, original cover art, Pauline Garon, Picture Play, portrait, silent movie
Added to Gallery: November 10, 2003

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 1920’s gesso wooden “step-frame”.

Portrait of Mary Wesson

Artist: Charles Sheldon

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, 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

The only known original poster art work from Henry Clive’s tenure as illustrator for Paramount Films. An original oil on illustration board for George Hobart’s 1921 film Experience starring Helen Ray. The charactors in this piece were all given allegorical names with stars including Richard Barthelmess as “Youth”, and depicted in this illustration is Helen Ray as “Intoxication”. This artwork includes a $900 custom made gold gesso gallery frame and all archival material shown.

Intoxication

Artist: Henry Clive

Filed Under: Pin-Up & Glamour Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, bacchanalia, George Hobart, Helen Ray, Henry Clive, hollywood, intoxication, martini, Paramount Films, poster design, silent movie, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: January 1, 2003

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