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Boy with Molotov Cocktail, Soviet Troops Hungarian Revolution

Creator: (Spencer) Douglass Crockwell -(Spencer) Douglass Crockwell
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
This work sells itself. Just look at it, and an elaborate explanation is not required. There is virtually no one alive who can paint a picture like Crockwell.
Crockwell offers the viewer a complex and inventive composition by showing two wonderful portraits in the foreground and, beyond a broken wall, a roaring battle scene. According to Professor Patrick Leech, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History at Anderson University, "the painting is about Soviet troops quashing the Hungarians in 1956. The most obvious clue is that the badge on the woman's coat is the Hungarian crest."
The work is rendered with masterful exactitude, capturing a heroic moment.
Provenance: National Museum of American Illustration, Newport, Rhode Island.
Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Signed lower left.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Oil on Masonite
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1943
Styles / Movements:	Post Impressionism, Realism, Illustration
Catalog References:	National Museum of American Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	311585

Dimensions

W.	22 in;	H.	26.5 in;
W.	55.88 cm;	H.	67.31 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert Funk Fine Art in Miami offers an eclectic collection shaped by 45 years of experience, blending art with commercial perspectives. For inquiries or art advisory services, contact Robert Funk at decoypoet@yahoo.com or 305.857.0521.