Postwar real estate development provided the inspiration for a number of New Yorker covers including the one that graced the issue of May 26, 1960. The artist was Charles E. Martin, who signed his work CEM. His original artwork was sold on Tuesday at Heritage Auctions. The auction house's listing calls the piece New Neighbors, which is an excellent title for it.
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| Charles E. Martin Original art The New Yorker, May 26, 1962 |
Martin's colors are darker in the foreground and brighter in the distance.
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| Charles E. Martin Framed original art The New Yorker, May 26, 1962 |
The backing reveals that the work was previously owned by artist Thomas George (1918-2014). Thoughtfully-preserved printing instructions indicate that the strap, or left-sided edge of the cover, was to be printed just as Martin painted it, and the magazine's logo was to be colored yellow, matching the plants in the foreground. (Heritage's first photo did not include the strap, an inexcusable practice in the proper presentation of New Yorker cover art.)
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| Charles E. Martin Heritage Auctions listing of April 23, 2024 |
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| Charles E. Martin Heritage Auctions item description |
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| Charles E. Martin The New Yorker, May 26, 1962 |
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| Charles E. Martin Original art The New Yorker, May 26, 1962 |
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