Mead schaeffer

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Sorry for the double post! Was experimenting with Arstation notifications. Collection of 21 master studies done at the start of the year. I tried to keep these between 60-120 minutes and focus of shape and color. Figures are not a strong point of mine, so I also tried to study pieces which featured figure as an added challenge. Learned a lot from this challenge!

Mead Schaeffer (1898-1980) was one of the classic illustrators from the golden age of American illustration. He illustrated such well known books as Moby Dick, The Count of Monte Cristo and Les Miserables. He also worked for top magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, The Ladies Home Journal and Cosmopolitan. The Count of Monte Cristo from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration Like other top illustrators of the period, Schaeffer was talented, resourceful and dedicated to his…

MEAD SCHAEFFER GEORGE WASHINGTON WITH SALLY FAIRFAX 1931, oil on canvas 32″ x 26 1/2″ Everybody’s Washington by Alden Knipe, Dodd Mead & Company, 1931 “The Young Major visited Belvoir to see Sally Fairfax, whom he greatly admired” SAN FRANCISCO CABLE CAR 1945, Oil and pencil on canvas 32″ x 26″, signed lower right Saturday […]

According to the article on Mead Schaeffer (1898-1980) in issue No. 45 of Illustration magazine, he was quoted as saying in 1945: "I longed to do honest work, based on real places, real people, and real things -- work expressive of normal human emotions and activities. So, I did a right-about-face, and have never regretted it." This was in reaction to painting "dudes and dandies, exaggerated sentiment, artificial romance, and love withe the endless 'he and she' pictures." The images above…

View Greek Wedding By Schaeffer Mead; oil oncanvas; 96.8 x 68.9 cm; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Mead Schaeffer - The Blue Roadster

Painting - Mead Schaeffer