Saturday, December 28, 2013

J. C. Leyendecker: Study for the 1938 New Year's Baby

J. C. Leyendecker's study for the January 1, 1938 cover of the Saturday Evening Post is an important preliminary work by a major illustrator. It depicts the New Year's baby of 1938. The original artwork seems to have undergone a significant decline in sale price since 1991, perhaps owing to nothing more than the vagaries of today's art auction market.

J. C. Leyendecker, Study for the Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938

J. C. Leyendecker, Study for the Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938, framed

J. C. Leyendecker, Study for the Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938, detail

J. C. Leyendecker, Study for the Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938, detail


J. C. Leyendecker, The Saturday Evening Post, January 1, 1938
Provenance

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/21856453_jc-leyendecker-study-1938-saturday-evening-post-cover

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/21856453_jc-leyendecker-study-1938-saturday-evening-post-cover

Note:  See my previous post about Saturday Evening Post cover art by J. C. Leyendecker here.

More posts welcoming in the New Year may be seen here.

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