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Sale 2556 | Lot 86
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Sale 2556 - Lot 86
"Such a gay party at Barry Snayre's!..." Story illustration for "Smoke of Battle" by Robert W. Chambers, published in Cosmopolitan, June 1934, pages 20-21. Oil on lined canvas. 711x1062 mm; 28x41 3/4 inches. Signed "E. M. Jackson" in lower right image. Inpainting and restoration. Nicely framed.
The full caption reads: "Such a gay party at Barry Snayre's!..Allan Darke, dancing with Miriam to the tune of 'Masquerading in the Name of Love,' was looking for Eulissa in the shuttling crowd. He wanted to flaunt the dazzling Miriam in her face."
Condition:
Several areas of inpainting and overpainting applied throughout, especially along far right edge, within blue dress of woman at center, and within signature as shown in blacklight images.
Small areas of paint loss on pants and blue skirt of couple at right. Lightly pressed diagonal wrinkle near lower right corner.
Small, lightly visible indentation to small point in canvas at lower light.
Surface texture varies from shiny to matte due to uneven application of varnish; visible in raking light with some varnish drips apparent at right of table at center, extending from bottom edge.
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