$32,000
Upset Stomach, The Saturday Evening Post, Preliminary Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned The finished painting of this illustration was featured on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 1, 1919.
Canvas, Oil
50th Kuppenheimer Anniversary - Comprehensive Study
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Joseph Christian Leyendecker was born in Montabaur, Germany, and came to America at the age of eight.
Canvas, Oil
Timing an Experiment, Howard Watch Advertisement Illustration
By Frank Xavier Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Howard Watch ad illustration. Born in Germany, Francis Xavier Leyendecker was very competent, but was always overshadowed by his older brother. Francis's work was more sensitive...
Canvas, Oil
The Jester
By Frank Xavier Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right by Artist Collier's Illustrated Weekly Cover, October 25, 1902
Oil
Newspaper over Books
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
EXHIBITED: Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, New York, "Americans Abroad: J.C. Leyendecker and the Influence on American Illustration," May 21-July 12, ...
Canvas, Oil
Thanksgiving, The American Weekly Cover, Preliminary Study
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Study for the cover of The American Weekly (Thanksgiving edition), published November 24, 1946 For the final published composition, Leyendecker painted the artist as a young man. ...
Canvas, Oil, Board
The Discus Thrower, Collier's Magazine Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Signed Lower Right The Discus Thrower, The American Victory at Athens, Collier's Weekly magazine cover, June 9, 1906 LITERATURE: L.S. Cutler and J.G. Cutler, J.C. ...
Oil
General Douglas MacArthur
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right In the Timken War Bond campaign, JC Leyendecker completed more than a dozen paintings that were reproduced in all of the national...
Canvas, Oil
Raj Circus Fantasy, Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original magazine cover illustration for the June 17, 1916 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. The image features a celebratory procession including an elephant, monkeys, clowns, a...
Oil, Canvas
Spring- Apollo and Animals
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
His meticulous draftsmanship is also evident. Leyendecker worked from live models, not photographs, and executed detailed oil studies before finalizing his compositions.
Canvas, Oil
$59,000
The Duel, Cover for Kuppenheimer Style Book, Fall / Winter 1910-1911
By Frank Xavier Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
During this period, his brother, J.C. Leyendecker, often provided artwork for the interior pages.
Oil, Canvas
Circus Bareback Rider, Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, 1932
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post magazine, published May 14, 1932 Joseph Christian Leyendecker’s Circus Bareback Rider (1932) is a standout example of his work for The S...
Canvas, Oil
Boy Scouts Signaling with Flags, Original cover for The Post and Boys' Life
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
J.C. Leyendecker's "Boy Scouts Signaling with Flags," first published on the cover of The September 9, 1911 edition of The Saturday Evening Post, quickly became an iconic image of th...
Canvas, Oil
Father Rushing Home with an Armload of Gifts, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Father Rushing Home with an Armload of Gifts, The Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 4, 1909. A charming original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, published December 4, 1909,...
Canvas, Oil, Masonite
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover 'Boy with Lantern'
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This is a study for the 1926 Christmas issue of The Saturday Evening Post. December 25, 1926 Joseph Christian Leyendecker’s illustrations and advertisements fueled a collective visu...
Oil
Study of Little Girl
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Unsigned A study of a little girl. Joseph Christian Leyendecker (March 23, 1874 - July 25, 1951) was one of the pre-eminent American illustrators of ...
Board, Oil
Sore Throat, Cover for The Saturday Evening Post
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, published November 22, 1930 A sweet scene of a child ill in bed and getting checked by a doctor as his concerned mother and dog look on...
Canvas, Oil
Playing Hooky, Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Signed Lower Center The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 13, 1914 LITERATURE: L.S. Cutler and J.G. Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker, American Imagist, New York, 2008, p. ...
Oil
Fiction Number, Collier's magazine cover
By Frank Xavier Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover for Collier's magazine, published December 21, 1901 The image features a woman sitting on a bench next to a dog and holding a book. Artwork Dimensions: 20" x 14" Fra...
Oil, Illustration Board
$425,000
Bonneted Lady in Church, Easter Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Middle Left Cover of Saturday Evening Post magazine (Easter edition), April 1905. This is one of Leyendecker's first Easter covers for the Sa...
Oil, Board
First Long Suit, Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post cover, September 18, 1937 One of the most prolific and sought-after artists of the Golden Age of Illustration, J.C. Leyendeck...
Oil
Study for 'Trimming the Pie'
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Leyendecker’s final painting, Trimming the Pie (1935, Private Collection), which was featured as the cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post’s Thanksgiving issue on November...
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
Jockey on Racehorse with Well-Dressed Gentleman
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original advertisement for Kuppenheimer Clothing, featuring a jockey on a race horse and a well-dressed gentleman in a suit This illustration for Kuppenheimer Clothes appeared in va...
Canvas, Oil
$550,000
The Oarsman, Original Collier's Magazine Cover Illustration
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original cover illustration for Collier's Magazine, published June 24, 1916. The image features a handsome young blond man holding oars Exhibited: Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia,...
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Price Upon Request
Happy Landing, Amoco Advertisement
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 20.75" x 40.00", Framed 30.75" x 50.00" During his over four decades as the preeminent illustrator for The Saturday Eve...
Canvas, Oil
The Speed God Mercury, Collier's Magazine Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 29.25" x 21.00", Framed 44.00" x 35.00" The Speed God Mercury, Collier's Magazine Cover, January 19, 1907 Leyendecker,...
Oil
$285,000
Peeling Apples, Thanksgiving Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1925
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Middle Right Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925 Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925, cover illustra...
Canvas, Oil
Circus Dog, The Saturday Evening Post cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by artist lower right The Saturday Evening Post cover, July 29, 1922 This commission for The Saturday Evening Post is a brilliant example of Joseph Christian Leyendecker's ...
Oil
Study for 'Happy Landing' Amoco Ad
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Pencil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned During his over four decades as the preeminent illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post, Joseph Christian Leyendecker's clever ...
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
The Courtship, Success Magazine Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 22.00" x 15.50", Framed 31.00" x 24.00" Success Magazine Cover, The Success Company, New York Literature: Success Magaz...
Canvas, Oil
Study for Butterfly Couple, Study for Kuppenheimer Clothing Advertisement
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
A stunning study for a 1920s Kuppenheimer clothing advertisement featuring a fashionably-dressed couple kneeling in an embrace before a pair of colorful butterfly wings. The prolific...
Canvas, Oil
Stoking the Furnace, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1938
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, October 15, 1938, cover illustration. J. Cohn, Covers of The Saturday Evening Post, New Yo...
Canvas, Oil
Kuppenheimer Good Clothes
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist, New York, 2008, p. 91, illustrated in color p. 92 Notes: The Kuppenheimer Clothing Company used this painting as ...
Canvas, Oil
Polo Players on Horseback, Kuppenheimer Advertisement
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Styles for Men: The House of Kuppenheimer, Spring and Summer 1914, cover illustration. This piece was published as the cover illu...
Canvas, Oil
“The Everlasting Doors, ” Illustration for Cosmopolitan
By Frank Xavier Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right: F X Leyendecker Medium: Oil on Board Sight Size 18.75" x 24.75;" Framed 33.75" x 39.75" RELATED LITERATURE: B.
Oil, Board
Christmas Peek, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 31.00" x 24.25;" Framed 37.00" x 30.00" Cover of the December 23rd, 1939 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Literatu...
Canvas, Oil
Water Wings, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1922
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Sight Size 24.00" x 19.00", Framed 32.50" x 27.00" Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, August 26, 1922. Exhibitions: JC Leyendeck...
Canvas, Oil
Preliminary Study for a Saturday Evening Post Cover "Tipping the Porter"
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Pencil on Paper Sight Size 22.00" x 17.50;" Framed 30.00" x 25.50" Signature: Unsigned Study for Cover of Saturday Evening Post Magazine, December 18, 1937 Exhibitio...
Paper, Oil, Pencil
Millinery Number, Vogue Magazine Cover
By Frank Xavier Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Magazine cover: Woman with hat boxes.
Canvas, Oil
A Real Happy New Year, Amoco Advertisement
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Monogram Lower Left Sight Size 20.00" x 45.00", Framed 26.00" x 51.00" This piece was used for at least two separate Amoco advertisements. "A...
Canvas, Oil
Alden, Arrow Collar Advertisement, 1922
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid Down on Board Signature: Inscribed with Title (Lower Center) Joseph Christian Leyendecker created the Arrow Collar Man in 1905 for Cluette, Peabody & Comp...
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Organ Grinder"
By Frank Xavier Leyendecker
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right Frank Leyendecker (1877/78 - 1924) An American illustrator. He worked with his brother Joseph Christian Leyendecker, in their studio, first in Chicago,[1] then ...
Oil, Board
The Voice in the Rice
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left In the 1890s and early 1900s, as J.C. Leyendecker was developing his pictorial work for advertisements, magazine covers, and poste...
Canvas, Oil
The Politician, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1916
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916 Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916, illustrated on the ...
Canvas, Oil
Study for 'Who, Me Work?' Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Center Left Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover 'Who, Me Work?' January 23, 1926
Oil, Board
“The Radiant Christ” for Delineator Magazine
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
On the facing page of the published poem, Leyendecker further enhances the narrative by illustrating an artist gazing across the page at his freshly completed painting, palette and w...
Canvas, Oil
$610,000
Living Mannequin, The Saturday Evening Post cover, March 5, 1932
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed lower right: JC Leyendecker Living Mannequin sold at the U.S. War Bond at the United States Treasury-Saturday Evening Post War Bond Show. Thi...
Canvas, Oil
$35,000
"Shoo Chickens!" Study for the cover of The Saturday Evening Post
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original study for the cover illustration of The Saturday Evening Post, published June 2, 1923 Medium: Oil on canvas Artwork Dimensions: 21.5 x 15.75 in. Framed Dimensions: 25 x 18...
Oil, Canvas
New Years Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1907
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil Painting Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 24.00" x 20.00", Framed 31.00" x 27.00" The Saturday Evening Post cover illustration, December 1907
Oil
Soldier's Pride, House of Kuppenheimer Advertisement
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: n/a Soldier's Pride was created as a component of Kuppenheimer's six-piece easel-backed World War I advertisement placards for in-store display. The...
Canvas, Oil
Three Amoco Studies
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right Amoco Oil Advertisements
Oil
Easter, Saturday Evening Post Magazine Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 24.75" x 18.63", Framed 34.00" x 18.50" Saturday Evening Post Cover, March 23, 1918 Exhibited: Christie's New York, I...
Canvas, Oil
The Jester
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right Collier's Illustrated Weekly Cover, October 25, 1902
Oil
Sore Throat, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right Saturday Evening Post Cover, November 22, 1930
Oil
"Mortmain" by Arthur Train, Book Illustration, 1918
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
Toy Maker Study
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Upper Left
Canvas, Oil
Toy Peddler Study
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
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H 22 in W 22 in D 1.75 in
The Sleuth By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in New Orleans, LA
Joseph Christian Leyendecker 1874-1951 American The Sleuth Saturday Evening Post Cover, June 2, 1906 Signed "JCLeyendecker" (lower left) Oil on canvas A debonair sleuth peers th...
Canvas, Oil
Looks Good for 48 by J.C. Leyendecker
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in New Orleans, LA
Joseph Christian Leyendecker 1874-1951 American Looks Good for '48 Signed "JCL” (lower left) Oil on canvas With his iconic New Year's series of Saturday Evening Post covers, J.C....
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.2 in W 22.05 in D 1.58 in
Paul Joseph LEYENDECKER (1842-nc) Genre scene in the Garden
By Paul Joseph Leyendecker
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paul Joseph LEYENDECKER (1842-?) Painter and Model in The Garden Oil on canvas signed and dated low right Frame gilgeg with leaves Dim canvas : 46 X 39 cm Dim Frame : 64 X 56 cm Pau...
Oil
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H 27.5 in W 22 in
Drummer: Spirit of '76, July 4th Edition, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Literature: M. Schau, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, 1974, New York, p. 183, illustrated Appeared as the cover of The Saturday Evening Post on July 6, 1918, July 4th Holiday Editio...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 22 in W 27 in
Looks Good for '48, Amoco Advertisement Illustration
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Looks Good for '48, Amoco ad illustration, 1948 This charming J. C. Leyendecker baby was used by Amoco, the American Oil Company, for their 1948 advertising campaign. The canvas h...
Canvas, Oil
Man with Baton
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Young man dressed nicely with a hat and holding a baton Joseph Christian Leyendecker was born in Montabaur, Germany, and came to America at the age of eight. Showing an early int...
Canvas, Oil
Traffic Stop, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1922 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Size: 28" x 21" Price on Request- Cover Illustration, The Saturday Evening Post, June 2...
Canvas, Oil
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H 20 in W 14 in
Study for Saturday Evening Post, Thanksgiving edition (Nov. 29, 1924)
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: Nov 29, 1924 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 20.00" x 14.00" Signature: Unsigned Made for the Saturday Evening Post cover - Thanksgiving edition (Nov. 29, 1924). It is...
Canvas, Oil
New Year's Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1927 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 28.00" x 21.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Beginning to Rain, New Years Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 31, 1927 ...
Canvas, Oil
"Challenge to Liberty" by Herbert Hoover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 32.00" x 25.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Story illustration Independence Hall and U.S. Capitol. Finished his first Saturday Even...
Canvas, Oil
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H 22.7 in W 19.7 in
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, March 10, 1934
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned Sight Size 22.70" x 19.70", Framed 29.00" x 22.00" Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, March 10, 1934 Leyendecker, Joseph Christian:One...
Canvas, Oil
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H 34.25 in W 26.25 in
First Airplane Ride, Original cover illustration for Collier's
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Original magazine cover illustration for the August 28, 1909 issue of Collier's magazine. The image features a man and woman in an early airplane. LITERATURE Collier's, 28 August ...
Canvas, Oil
Kuppenheimer Advertisement
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1920s Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 16.00" x 8.75" Signature: Signed Lower Right Advertisement for Kuppenheimer clothes, 1920's. This is a finished and signed study. ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 30 in W 21 in
The Violinist and His Assistant, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1916 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 30.00" x 21.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post, December 23, 1916, cover illustration. This t...
Canvas, Oil
The Discus Thrower, Collier's Magazine Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Signed Lower Right The Discus Thrower, The American Victory at Athens, Collier's Weekly magazine cover, June 9, 1906 LITERATURE: L.S. Cutler and J.G. Cutler, J.C. ...
Oil
Study for Double Page Kuppenheimer Ad
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Unsigned Size: 27.5" x 14.75" A study for the double page Kuppenheimer ad on pages 96,97 in the book J.C. Leyendecker by Laurence S. Cutler and ...
Canvas, Oil
Soldier Kneeling at French Memorial
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post, June 1, 1918, illustrated on the cover Jan Cohn, Covers of “The Saturday Evening Post:" Seventy Years ...
Canvas, Oil
This is my Busy Day! (Valentine's Day Cherub)
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, February 16 1918 Literature: illustrated in color on the coverJan Cohn, Covers of 'The Satur...
Canvas, Oil
Young Boy in a Hat
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Young boy with his hands in the air looking up. Joseph Christian Leyendecker was born in Montabaur, Germany, and came to America at the age of eight. Showing an early interest ...
Board, Canvas, Oil
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H 20.75 in W 20.5 in
Bonneted Lady in Church, Easter Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Middle Left Cover of Saturday Evening Post magazine (Easter edition), April 1905. This is one of Leyendecker's first Easter covers for the Sa...
Oil, Board
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H 32 in W 24 in
Bringing in the Turkey, Thanksgiving Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Center Bringing in the Turkey, Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 2, 1933 Exhibitions: The Society of Illustrators and Watson-Gup...
Canvas, Oil
New Year's Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
PRICE UPON REQUEST. Beginning to Rain, New Years Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 31, 1927. Exhibitions: JC Leyendecker and The Saturday Evening Post, Norman Roc...
Canvas, Oil
General Vandegrift
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Left Joseph Christian Leyendecker was born in Montabaur, Germany, and came to America at the age of eight.
Canvas, Oil
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil with Pencil on Canvas Signature: Signed Monogram Lower Right Study for Saturday Evening Post cover, Sep 3, 1932. Monogram signature "JCLeyendecker" l.r., identified in ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 31 in W 24 in D 3 in
Queen of the May, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1937 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 31.00" x 24.00", Framed 38.00" x 32.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, May 15, 1937 The title “Queen...
Canvas, Oil
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H 31 in W 27 in
Boy Holding Pumpkin Carving of Teddy Roosevelt
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in New Orleans, LA
Executed for the October 26, 1912 cover of the Saturday Evening Post, Boy Holding a Pumpkin Carving of Teddy Roosevelt encapsulates J.C. Leyendecker's signature style. Bold and chee...
Canvas, Oil
Three Wise Men
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in New Orleans, LA
The three wise men present their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn baby Jesus in this elegant, well-finished study by J.C. Leyendecker. Created in preparation for ...
Canvas, Oil
Drum Major, The Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post cover, September 24, 1921
Canvas, Oil
Joseph Christian "J.C." Leyendecker was born in Germany in 1874. He immigrated to the United States with his family in 1882. His eldest brother, Adolph, became a prominent stained glass artist, and Joe, as he was called, had an early artistic calling.
After studying at the Chicago Art Institute under John H. Vanderpoel, J.C. Leyendecker enrolled at the Académie Julien in 1896, where he studied for a year with his younger brother Frank in the Beaux-Arts tradition. During his time there, he was exposed to and influenced by the works of Art Nouveau painters and printmakers Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Chéret and Alphonse Mucha, with whom he formed a strong friendship. The next year, he staged his first one-man exhibition at the Salon du Champ-de-Mars and made the auspicious acquaintance of Paul Gauguin.
In 1898, Leyendecker produced the first of 48 covers for Collier’s magazine. The next year, he painted his first cover for The Saturday Evening Post magazine, which was the beginning of a 44-year association with that esteemed publication. Throughout his career, he would also paint covers for Life magazine, illustrations for a library of books, and transform advertising for such companies as B. Kuppenheimer & Co. and Interwoven Socks. His work for Arrow Shirt is the most well-known and beloved.
Using his lover and manager, Charles Beach, as a model, Leyendecker created the ultimate image of modern American masculinity. His work for Kuppenheimer, also known as the House of Kuppenheimer, is just as iconic. Founded in 1876, the company became the manufacturer of uniforms for the United States Army during World War I. Thanks to Leyendecker's advertising, the firm became synonymous with the ultimate in male taste and desirability.
Unfortunately, near the end of his career, as Leyendecker’s associations with Collier’s and The Saturday Evening Post came to an end, his work fell into obscurity. When he died in 1951, his great friend Norman Rockwell, who commemorated their relationship in his painting Waiting for the Art Editor, served as one of his pallbearers.
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(Biography provided by M.S. Rau)
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While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
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