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Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century

Creator: Joe Bowler
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
A handsome man and a beautiful woman are depicted in a rapturous pose. Their bodies are intertwined with each other and with the surrounding floral elements. This masterfully rendered and designed illustration seems effortlessly created. Its very loose quick style disguises years of formal academic training, which is at the very root of Joe Bowler's great talent.
Each pictorial element strikes a perfect conversation with each other in perfect harmony. There is not a line or shape out of place. Bowler creates a simultaneously abstract work and representation. It's a seminal work that sums up the greatness of post-war American illustration. Most likely done for Cosmopolitan Magazine or the Ladies' Home Journal.
20x20 1/2-inch board. Signed "Bowler" in lower left image. Tipped to window matte and framed to 24 1/2x23 inches. Work is framed under Plexi. The work was an assignment piece most likely done for a major newsstand magazine. In person, it's jaw-droppingly beautiful.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Gouache
Condition:	Good. Very Good - some light surface abrasions visible only on close inspection. Frame has some discoloring in upper right and a nick lower center
Creation Date:	1958 circa
Styles / Movements:	Color, Contemporary, Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	586302

Dimensions

W.	16 in;	H.	16 in;
W.	40.64 cm;	H.	40.64 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.