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Original Art. Portrait of Corto Maltese in watercolor and tempera on A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) Fabriano paper. Condition is fine.

This pioneering Canadian illustrator and author appeared in "St. Nicholas Magazine" often, where his "Brownies" often appeared; they debuted in book form in "The Brownies, Their Book" in 1887, appearing in a dozen volumes with titles such as "The Brownies Abroad" and "The Brownies Around the World." Delightful ink sketch of a typical brownie head-and-shoulders portrait within a 3/4" diameter circle in black ink at upper left of a heavy stock 3½" X 2" card, and Cox's large handsome signature in brown ink at center. Fine. Accompanied by a 7" X 9" glossy book portrait of Cox (with facsimile signature and "Yours in Brownieland" inscription below), a leaf from the June 1894 "Book News Portraits" (No. 97, Volume 12). Fine. An outstanding pair, ideal for display.

Los Angeles: Pasquale Napolitano, 1935. Original Telegram . No Binding. Very Good. Approximately 73 X 38". Original Textile Designed By Pasquale G Napolitano, And Made By His Wife. Emmie Goetz Studied Textiles In Germany In 1930-1931, And Later Worked For Maria Kipp In Los Angeles. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny And Mural Painting In Germany 1929-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In The U.S., Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1938 And Some Private Commissions, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960, Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S, And Notably Did Church Art Work For The Next Twenty Years Including Full Church Interiors, Monumental Sculptures, Etc. He Is The Subject Of The Monograph… Read More

Los Angeles: Pasquale Napolitano, 1935. Original Telegram . No Binding. Very Good. Approximately 36" X 26". Original Textile Designed By Pasquale G Napolitano, And Made By His Wife. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny And Mural Painting In Germany 1929-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In The U.S., Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1938 And Some Private Commissions, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960, Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S, And Notably Did Church Art Work For The Next Twenty Years Including Full Church Interiors, Monumental Sculptures, Etc. He Is The Subject Of The Monograph "Napolitano", 1934, By Merle Armitage.

Circa 1975?, 1975. Original Art Work . No Binding. Near Fine. Original Painting, 30" X 24" Unsigned.

Original Art. Portrait of Corto Maltese in watercolor and tempera on A4 (21 x 29.7 cm) Fabriano paper. Condition is fine.

This pioneering Canadian illustrator and author appeared in "St. Nicholas Magazine" often, where his "Brownies" often appeared; they debuted in book form in "The Brownies, Their Book" in 1887, appearing in a dozen volumes with titles such as "The Brownies Abroad" and "The Brownies Around the World." Delightful ink sketch of a typical brownie head-and-shoulders portrait within a 3/4" diameter circle in black ink at upper left of a heavy stock 3½" X 2" card, and Cox's large handsome signature in brown ink at center. Fine. Accompanied by a 7" X 9" glossy book portrait of Cox (with facsimile signature and "Yours in Brownieland" inscription below), a leaf from the June 1894 "Book News Portraits" (No. 97, Volume 12). Fine. An outstanding pair, ideal for display.

Los Angeles: Pasquale Napolitano, 1935. Original Telegram . No Binding. Very Good. Approximately 73 X 38". Original Textile Designed By Pasquale G Napolitano, And Made By His Wife. Emmie Goetz Studied Textiles In Germany In 1930-1931, And Later Worked For Maria Kipp In Los Angeles. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny And Mural Painting In Germany 1929-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In The U.S., Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1938 And Some Private Commissions, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960, Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S, And Notably Did Church Art Work For The Next Twenty Years Including Full Church Interiors, Monumental Sculptures, Etc. He Is The Subject Of The Monograph… Read More

Los Angeles: Pasquale Napolitano, 1935. Original Telegram . No Binding. Very Good. Approximately 36" X 26". Original Textile Designed By Pasquale G Napolitano, And Made By His Wife. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny And Mural Painting In Germany 1929-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In The U.S., Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1938 And Some Private Commissions, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960, Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S, And Notably Did Church Art Work For The Next Twenty Years Including Full Church Interiors, Monumental Sculptures, Etc. He Is The Subject Of The Monograph "Napolitano", 1934, By Merle Armitage.

Circa 1975?, 1975. Original Art Work . No Binding. Near Fine. Original Painting, 30" X 24" Unsigned.