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The Tree Cutters - Children Playing on a Fallen Tree - Saturday Evening Post?

Creator: Joe Bowler
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
This golden age of illustration work was most likely done for an interior story illustration for the Saturday Evening Post. Joe Bowler paints it in a loose but academically correct post-nabis style, The joyful children are depicted having a great time while balancing on a fallen tree. Each figure is deftly rendered in a pose that captures their bodies in a moment of high drama. The prostrated tree acts as a balancing beam as five participants contort themselves to stand upright. In the background, two men on a bench engaged in a chat. A woman stands on an ornate porch. Presumably, they are related to the frolicking kids. Bowler is ingenious in the way he directs a simple but complex narrative in a fluid and expressive way. He infuses his luscious palette with a desaturated robins egg blue sky and unexpected mustard yellows and warm dreamy grays. Unframed. The original color of the painting may vary slightly from monitor to monitor.

A few nicks, scuffs, and dents are only visible on close inspection. Otherwise presents well

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Casein on Gesso Panel
Condition:	Good. Good - A few nicks, scuffs, and dents only visible on close inspection. Otherwise presents well.
Creation Date:	1963
Styles / Movements:	Post Impressionism, Contemporary, Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	463433

Dimensions

W.	19.5 in;	H.	28.5 in;
W.	49.53 cm;	H.	72.39 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert Funk Fine Art in Miami offers an eclectic collection shaped by 45 years of experience, blending art with commercial perspectives. For inquiries or art advisory services, contact Robert Funk at decoypoet@yahoo.com or 305.857.0521.