"18th Century Baroque period" Lot no. 4712
By Francis Xavier Leyendecker (American, 1877-1924)
8.75" x 5.75"
mixed media painting on paper
Signed Bottom Right "TO MRS LEHMANN SINCERELY FRANK X LEYENDECKER"
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A figural work depicting one female and three male figures, the recumbent female seated in a palanquin litter chair, her male lover kissing her from the exterior with two additional male attendant figures, all costumed in 18th Century Baroque period finery.
Presented under glass with a salmon mat border in a museum quality frame with scrolling, ribbon, and floral forms to top. Sight size measures approximately 8.75" x 5.75".
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Germany, Francis Xavier Leyendecker was very competent, but was always overshadowed by his older brother. Francis's work was more sensitive, and highly detailed, but it never matched the assurance and dramatic poster quality of Joseph's. Francis also painted covers for leading publications such as The Saturday Evening Post, Vogue, and notably, Collier's. He later designed stained-glass windows.
The two brothers never married. They worked together in a large studio estate in New Rochelle. The fascinating story of their personal lives is related in Norman Rockwell's book My Adventures of an Illustrator.