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Frank Godwin — Double Dealing (Collier’s 1928)

Artist: Frank Godwin (All)

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Frank Godwin — Double Dealing (Collier’s 1928) Comic Art

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Title:	Frank Godwin — Double Dealing (Collier’s 1928)
Artist:	Frank Godwin (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Oil
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	343
Likes on CAF:	8 9
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	2/4/2024
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Description

Spectacular and HUGE illustration by Frank Godwin. Most people know Godwin as the brilliant artist behind the Rusty Riley comic strip, which ran in the 40s and 50s. But before comic strips, Godwin was a fantastic illustrator, who painted illustrations for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Robinson Crusoe, and King Arthur, among other books. This painting was for a story entitled Double Dealing by Laurie Erskine, published in the June 9, 1928 edition of Collier’s Weekly. Painting is oil on canvas and measures a whopping 20” x 54”. Purchased from the Kelly Collection of American Illustration Art.

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Johnny C.
Member Since 2010

Posted on 2/4/2024

Wow! That is a great one!

Tom B.
Member Since 2005

Posted on 2/4/2024

Striking composition. Godwin put so much intricate brush and linework into his ink llustrations that his paintings feel almost abstract in comparision. He was a master of many mediums and presented very different styles in each.

Duke Fleed
Member Since 2013

Posted on 2/4/2024

Fabulous! Has a bit of a Cornwell feel to it as well

Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005

Posted on 2/4/2024

Love the Powerful Caravaggio-Style Paints...Splendid use of Shadows!!!......Congrats!!

Lee Benaka
Member Since 2004

Posted on 2/5/2024

Wow, now this I gotta see in person! Was this based on an actual event? Probably not the Titanic. So cool regardless, big congrats Ben!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 2/5/2024

Excellent!

Tony Marine
Member Since 2016

Posted on 2/5/2024

Wow! Pretty amazing! I'm surprised they sold it - what's the story behind that?

Aaron N.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 2/5/2024

Four and a half feet wide?!? This is gob-smacking! It must be incredible in the room.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 3/22/2024

OMG! I had no idea Frank Goodwin was anything other than the Rusty Riley cartoonist. But this painting is a whole 'nother level of art! I've always been impressed by illustration artists, and it appears Goodwin was working on the same level as artists like N.C. Wyeth and j.c. Leyendecker. Certainly, this painting for Colliers Magazine showing passengers fleeing a shipwreck is extraordinary. The composition, figurework and color are all top flight. Fabulous pick-up, congrats!

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