Monday, July 4, 2016

American Weekly originals

Fred W. just sent me images of some beautiful Russell Patterson pieces, that recently sold at auction.
These two original ink drawings of his covers to American Weekly are killers. Just stunning.
Enjoy!


"Carolyn's Cadet" #5 from January 1, 1933 
22 1/2" x 19 3/8".


"The Countess and the Cowboy" 1932.
22 5/8" x 19 3/8".


PS.
Check out the Comic Art Fans gallery of Fred W.
Some really exceptional pieces there...
comicartfans.com

/Joakim.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't know if anybody is still maintaining this blog, but I have a Russell Patterson-related question that isn't directly about his artwork. I'm hoping some of his fans (or owners of his illustrations) might know the answer.

I own an oil sketch purportedly by another famous illustrator of the early 20th-century. It's on "Russell Patterson cold-press illustration board." The board is clearly quite old and the RP brand doesn't seem to exist any more. In fact, I find no mention of it at all online. The logo on the back indicates that the board was exclusively distributed by one New York art supplier -- which I also can't find.

Does anybody know if this brand of board was connected with YOUR Russell Patterson, and if so, when it was on the market?

This would help me pin down a date range for my sketch and also help me verify that it could actually be by the artist I think it's by.

Thank you!

Anonymous said...

With a bit of digging into you site, I see that the illustration board IS connected with "your" Russell Patterson! You even have an image of it (thank you).

https://artofrussellpatterson.blogspot.com/2009/12/pin-up-girls-7-6-1944.html

But can anybody tell me when and for how many years it was produced?

Joakim Gunnarsson said...

Hi "Anonymous"!
It's been a while since I added new content to this blog. Nice to see that people still find it now and then. Unfortunately I have no info on how long the Russell Patterson board was produced. Would love to see the art you mention. You can mail me at sekvenskonst /at/ telia.com
/Joakim Gunnarsson