Lot 37
  • 37

Joseph C. Leyendecker 1874-1951

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Joseph Christian Leyendecker
  • Easter
  • signed J.C. Leyendecker, l.c.
  • oil on canvas
  • 25 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
  • (64.8 by 54.6 cm)
  • Painted circa 1919.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner, circa 1970

Exhibited

New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, A Century of American Illustration, March-May 1972
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum, The Art of American Illustration, September-November 1976

Literature

The Saturday Evening Post, April 19, 1919, illustrated in color on the cover
Michael Schau, J.C. Leyendecker, New York, 1974, illustrated p. 185

Condition

Good condition, some craquelure in white background; under UV: some retouches to gray background, otherwise fine. Please note the background was repainted contemporaneously with the rest of the painting, possibly by the artist.
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