"“What am I supposed to have stolen?" Cosmopolitan illustration" Lot no. 884
By Dean Cornwell (American- 1892-1960)
1920 (Estimated)
30.00" x 19.00"
Oil on Board
Signed and Dated Lower Left
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Story illustration for “Find the Woman” by Arthur Somers Roche for Cosmopolitan, published November 1920, page 24.
The full caption reads: “‘What am I supposed to have stolen?’ Clancy asked. ‘You ain’t supposed to have stolen anything,’ said Weber. ‘You’re known to have stolen a pearl necklace from my wife.’”
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dean Cornwell was a brilliant left-handed painter who dominated the illustration field for many years. As a student of Harvey Dunn, he inherited much of the teachings of Howard Pyle and later studied under Frank Brangwyn, the British muralist. To these influences Cornwell added his own monumental style, both intricate and bold.
Cornwell was an untiring worker who made a great many preliminary studies and trial compositions before attempting a final painting in oils. These drawings have great interest by themselves for the beauty of their draftsmanship.
Prolific and in great demand, he illustrated for a wide variety of magazines and advertisers, but found time as well to paint many important murals. Notable among them were those for the Los Angeles Public Library. The General Motors mural at the 1939 Worlds Fair in New York. The Tennessee State Office Building, the Eastern Airlines building in Rockefeller Center, and the Raleigh Room at the Hotel Warwick in New York City.
Dean was president of the Society of Illustrators from 1922-1926 and was elected to its Hall of Fame in 1959. He taught illustration at the Art Students League in New York, and by example created a "Cornwell School."