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Glamour Fashion Portrait of Model Sara Thom - Mid Century

Creator: Richard Stone
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Dick Stone was a top mid-century illustrator who worked for the most famous brands. He was an assignment artist hired by such esteemed Ad Agencies as BBDO and the top newsstand magazines of the day. This portrait of top model Sara Thom exhibits Stone's artistic and creative talents. It is beautifully rendered and designed and exudes 50's elegance. The poster-like illustration is composed of high-contrast black and white except for the face - where the artist inserts splashes of color. This exceptional work is an icon of the quintessential 50's American women and the epitome of glamour.
Signed lower right Dick Stone.
unframed
Richard F. Stone (1925
"studied both at the New York Art Students League and at Yale University, where he earned a B.F.A. His paintings are assured and subtle, carefully simplified, always in good taste. He successfully combines the traditional accomplishments of good drawing and academic painting that holds its own with contemporary techniques"
-- Walter Reed "The Illustrator in America" (New York: The Society of Illustrator, 2001).

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Casein, Pen, Brush Pen on Board
Condition:	Good. Good - Some very light smudging lower left otherwise presents very well for a work almost 70 years old.
Creation Date:	1956 circa
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, Pop Art, Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	700679

Dimensions

W.	13.5 in;	H.	20.5 in;
W.	34.29 cm;	H.	52.07 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.