Friedman, Ben :: Illustration Art (3) -- Golden Age Paintings

John LaGatta — Woman in a Yellow Dress

Artist: John LaGatta (Painter)

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Title:	John LaGatta — Woman in a Yellow Dress
Artist:	John LaGatta (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Oil
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,696
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	3/11/2018
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My wife let me pick my own 20th wedding anniversary gift (with her approval of course), and I picked this. In my mind, this is just just a stunning image from one of the top illustrators of the Golden Age. LaGatta was one of the best paid illustrators of his time and published in all the major publications. He was known for painting beautiful, upper-class women, and leading a glamorous lifestyle. It’s hard to understand now how important illustrators were in the early 20th century, but before television many, like LaGatta, were household names and compensated like the top stars of today (LaGatta reportedly made over $100,000 a year when the average annual salary at the time was $2000 - $3000). This appears to be an image for a Laros gowns advertisement — it is painted in oil, beautifully framed, and a large size (34” x 30”). Couldn’t be happier to add this to the collection and look at it everyday.

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Last Login:	January 2026
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Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/12/2018

Gorgeous work, Ben. The colors and light are lovely. Congrats!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/12/2018

Nice!

ilia georgiev
Member Since 2006

Posted on 7/13/2023

Are these really oils? If so I am totally in awe. Yes, i know they are oils. It looks like watercolors. The color pallet is so subdued and mesmerizing. The size of the painting is incredibly large.

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