American Art
American Art
John F. Clymer
The Big Snow
Auction Closed
November 22, 10:23 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
John F. Clymer
1907 - 1989
The Big Snow
signed John Clymer (lower left)
oil on board
board: 30 by 25 ¼ inches (76.2 by 64.1 cm)
framed: 31 ¾ by 27 inches (80.6 by 68.6 cm)
Painted in 1956.
Private collection, New York, circa 1960
By descent to the present owner
By descent to the present owner
The Saturday Evening Post, December 22, 1956, cover illustration
Over the course of his career, John Clymer painted over 80 covers for The Saturday Evening Post. The present work was the cover illustration for the December 22, 1956 issue and relates to a story entitled “Snow on the Farm.”