Saturday, December 22, 2012

J.C. Leyendecker ~ December 1905


JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER 
1874 - 1951
THE COURTSHIP, 1905
signed J.C. Leyendecker l.l.
oil on canvas
22 by 15 1/2 in.
(55.9 by 39.4 dm)

Notice how the artist altered the canvas after publication: the lettering Success Magazine and December 1905 have been overpainted, a bow added, and the woman's averted eyes have been non-averted. (Magenta "glaze" courtesy the printer.)



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