Hurdy-Gurdy Man - RETURN

Ink, watercolor and whitening on illustration board, unsigned, with later framing.

Board 14 1/8 x 11 in.; Frame dimensions

This was a cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post on May 25, 1912.

Joseph Christian Leyendecker’s illustrations and advertisements fueled a collective visual memory for the early 20th-century American public. Over the course of his career, Leyendecker created 322 covers for The Saturday Evening Post, as well as numerous other magazines, including Collier’s and Ladies’ Home Journal. The only illustrator to eclipse his fame was Norman Rockwell and Rockwell was quick to credit Leyendecker as his mentor and inspiration.

Toning to board; pinholes to each corner.

$10,000 - 20,000