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JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Honeymoon, The Saturday Evening Post cover
, July 17, 1926
Oil on canvas
28.25 x 21.25 in.
Monogrammed lower right
Auction 5126
| Lot: 78299 | Apr 11, 2013
Sold For:
$194,500.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Lovebirds, The House of Kuppenheimer Style Book advertising diptych
, Fall/Winter 1918-1919
Oil on canvas
28 x 21 in. (each)
Not signed
(Total: 2 Items)
Auction 5059
| Lot: 78194 | May 4, 2011
Sold For:
$155,350.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
A Proud WW I Sailor's New Uniform, House of Kuppenheimer ad ...
Auction 7010
| Lot: 87191 | Jul 15, 2009
Sold For:
$155,350.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
American Weekly cover
, December 19, 1948
Oil on c...
Auction 5038
| Lot: 78105 | Oct 15, 2010
Sold For:
$131,450.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Bringing in the Turkey (Thanksgiving cover), Saturday Eveni...
Auction 5034
| Lot: 87240 | Feb 18, 2010
Sold For:
$107,550.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
The Hero's War Story, Saturday Evening Post cover
, M...
Auction 7010
| Lot: 87192 | Jul 15, 2009
Sold For:
$101,575.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (1874-1951)
Saturday Evening Post cover, November 24, 1928
Oil on canvas
28.5in. x 20.5in. (sight size)
Initialed lower left: JCL
As Michael Schau noted in
J.C. Leyendecker
, "Leyendecker painted his first
Saturday Evening Post
cover in 1899 and he continued to work for the magazine until 1943, creating 322 covers for
The Post
. The reputation gained as a result of his magazine covers established Leyendecker as one of America's most popular illustrators." This painting is reproduced on page 142 of Michael Schau's book. Leyendecker was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1977.
This sensational painting shows America's evolution over three centuries of Thanksgiving holidays. From the accomplishments of the stern, pioneering, and freedom-fighting colonists of 1628, to the entertainments provided by the battered, yet playful grid-iron stalwarts of 1928, this blessed country has plenty to celebrate each November. Both figures regard each other as they are each given a heroic and monumental presence by Leyendecker. His vigorous and energetic brushwork bathes the figures in a sparkling light, creating a noble vision of pure Americana.
RKeywords: oil, painting, post , cover, football, portrait
Auction 604
| Lot: 25127 | Oct 29, 2004
Sold For:
$98,587.50
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (1874-1951)
Saturday Evening Post cover, October 19, 1935
Going South
Oil on canvas
29in. x 22in. (sight size)
Signed lower right: JC Leyendecker
Leyendecker titled his painting "Going South." Although Leyendecker's early
Saturday Evening Post
covers illustrated stories inside the issue, the vast majority of his later
Post
covers had more general and conceptualized themes such as "Fall," "Christmas," and "New Years." This painting is reproduced on page 155 of
J.C. Leyendecker
by Michael Schau.
Leyendecker studied at the Chicago Art Institute and the Acadamie Julian in Paris. This superb painting showcases Joseph Leyendecker's mastery of reflected light and color. The subject's shadowed forms are infused with a golden "fill light," so that the unlit hues never become dominated by stark value contrasts and lose their chromatic sparkle. This successful colorist approach to painting affected generations of illustrators and cartoonists for decades to come. The young Norman Rockwell was such an avid devotee of the Leyendecker
Post
covers, that, in Michael Schau's book, it was revealed, "Once Rockwell confided to a model, who had also worked for Leyendecker, that as a teenager in New Rochelle, New York, where the Leyendeckers later lived, Rockwell would take every opportunity just to catch a glimpse of Joe."
Keywords: oil, painting, post, African, American, humor, cover, portrait
Auction 604
| Lot: 25125 | Oct 29, 2004
Sold For:
$83,650.00
Make Offer to Owner
$125,475 or more
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Saturday Evening Post cover,
December 24, 1921
Oi...
Auction 5038
| Lot: 78106 | Oct 15, 2010
Sold For:
$77,675.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
New Years 1910, Saturday Evening Post cover
, January...
Auction 7016
| Lot: 96171 | Oct 27, 2009
Sold For:
$77,675.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American 1874 - 1951)
Original cover illustration for
The Saturday Evening Post,
August ...
Auction 677
| Lot: 58256 | Dec 12, 2007
Sold For:
$71,700.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (1874-1951)
Original Advertising Art
The House of Kuppenheimer
Merry Christmas from Kuppenheimer's, c.1924
Oil on canvas, mounted on board
30.5in. x 25.5in. (sight size)
Signed lower left: JC Leyendecker
J.C. Leyendecker's portrayals of handsome, stylishly dressed men soon became the symbol of fashionable American manhood, just as Charles Dana Gibson's portrayals had become the symbol of elegant young women. As author Michael Schau points out in his superb monograph,
J.C. Leyendecker
, "The characters of F. Scott Fitzgerald's
The Great Gatsby
come to mind in many Leyendecker pictures of the twenties: well-to-do civilized people with self-confidence reinforced by breeding, education, position, and taste. They were sophisticated but not above gaiety." Indeed, Fitzgerald himself paid tribute to Leyendecker in his 1929 story,
The Last of the Belles
, with this passage, "She showed me his picture -- it was a handsome, earnest face with a Leyendecker forelock -- and told me that when she met someone who measures up to him she'd marry."
Leyendecker's success with his Arrow Collar campaign soon had other clothiers seeking him out, and his ads were touted as among the most stylish ever produced. Illustrator Haddon Sundblom has often been credited with "branding" the image of Santa Claus with his Coca-Cola ads. The authors of
The American Magazine
write, "There was nothing elfin about Sundblom's painting, except perhaps the twinkle in his eye. He was a ruddy-faced fellow, with a hearty smile and a lap ample enough to accommodate a child or two. Not incidentally, his suit and cap were red and white, the colors of the soft drink's logo." Other Santa-philes however, credit Leyendecker with establishing the modern Santa Claus image with his
Post
covers. Key Leyendecker images of Santa appear on
Post
covers dated December 22, 1923; December 26, 1925; and December 20, 1
Auction 604
| Lot: 25126 | Oct 29, 2004
Sold For:
$71,700.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
New Year's Baby, Beginning to Rain, The Saturday Evening Post cover
, December 31, 1927
Oil on canvas
28 x 21 in.
Monogrammed lower right
Auction 5111
| Lot: 78077 | Oct 14, 2012
Sold For:
$68,500.00
J. C. LEYENDECKER
(American 1874 - 1951)
The Carolers, Collier's cover
, December 21, 1907
Oil on can...
Auction 7001
| Lot: 88190 | Oct 15, 2008
Sold For:
$65,725.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Startled Pilgrim, The Saturday Evening Post cover
, November 27, 1920
Oil on canvas
28 x 21 in.
Monogrammed lower right
Auction 5111
| Lot: 78075 | Oct 14, 2012
Sold For:
$62,500.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Sailor Girl
Oil on canvas laid on board
23 x 20 in.
Signed lower right
Auction 5111
| Lot: 78076 | Oct 14, 2012
Sold For:
$62,500.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American 1874-1951)
Untitled,
1916
Oil on canvas
24 x 18-1/2in.
Signed lower righ...
Auction 638
| Lot: 23103 | Nov 9, 2006
Sold For:
$53,775.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
The Speed God Mercury, Collier's cover
, January 19, ...
Auction 5034
| Lot: 87241 | Feb 18, 2010
Sold For:
$50,787.50
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Record Time, Cool Summer Comfort, House of Kuppenheimer ad i...
Auction 7015
| Lot: 87438 | May 6, 2010
Sold For:
$47,800.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
The Rescue of Gismonda, interior story illustration
, 1906
Oil on canvas
29 x 20 in.
Signed lower left
From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Auction 5066
| Lot: 78280 | Oct 22, 2011
Sold For:
$41,825.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Spring Has Sprung, Saturday Evening Post cover, April 7, 191...
Auction 5038
| Lot: 78107 | Oct 15, 2010
Sold For:
$41,825.00
Joseph Christian Leyendecker (American, 1874-1951)
Enlist in the Navy, World War I poster study
, 1917
Oil on canvas
21 x 14 inches (53.3 x 35.6 cm)
Not signed
Auction 8245
| Lot: 71098 | Apr 21, 2026
Sold For:
$40,000.00
Make Offer to Owner
$60,000 or more
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Kuppenheimer Good Clothes (Banjo Player), House of Kuppenheimer advertisement
, circa 1920
Oil on canvas laid on board
26.75 x 20 in.
Not signed
Auction 5090
| Lot: 78196 | Mar 2, 2012
Sold For:
$33,750.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
A Real Happy New Year
Oil on canvas
20 x 45 in...
Auction 5054
| Lot: 78171 | Aug 17, 2010
Sold For:
$31,070.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
The Story Teller, Saturday Evening Post cover study
,...
Auction 7016
| Lot: 96172 | Oct 27, 2009
Sold For:
$28,680.00
Make Offer to Owner
$43,020 or more
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
"Basting the Turkey," Saturday Evening Post cover preliminar...
Auction 7015
| Lot: 87437 | May 6, 2010
Sold For:
$26,290.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Charles Beach - WWI American Sailor
, 1918
Oil on ...
Auction 5034
| Lot: 87239 | Feb 18, 2010
Sold For:
$26,290.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
The Donchester - the Cluett Dress Shirt
, 1911
Oil...
Auction 5034
| Lot: 87242 | Feb 18, 2010
Sold For:
$26,290.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
The Arrow Man, The Arrow Shirt Company (Cluett) advertisement
Oil on canvas laid on board
30 x 20.5 in.
Not signed
Auction 5090
| Lot: 78197 | Mar 2, 2012
Sold For:
$25,000.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Karo Corn Syrup, preliminary advertising study
Oil on canvas
18 x 13.5 in.
Not signed
From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Auction 5059
| Lot: 78196 | May 4, 2011
Sold For:
$21,510.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Looks Good for '48, Amoco ad illustration
, 1948
O...
Auction 7015
| Lot: 87439 | May 6, 2010
Sold For:
$20,315.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
House of Kuppenheimer ad illustration
, 1920
Oil o...
Auction 5034
| Lot: 87243 | Feb 18, 2010
Sold For:
$20,315.00
J. C. LEYENDECKER
(American 1874 - 1951)
Preliminary study for the Saturday Evening Post cover,
Decembe...
Auction 7001
| Lot: 88189 | Oct 15, 2008
Sold For:
$19,120.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Boys Diving, Saturday Evening Post cover study
, 1935...
Auction 7016
| Lot: 96174 | Oct 27, 2009
Sold For:
$17,925.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Study for the Saturday Evening Post cover
, July 3, 1915
Oil on canvas
20.5 x 23.5 in.
Not signed
(Total: 2 Items)
Auction 5090
| Lot: 78198 | Mar 2, 2012
Sold For:
$17,500.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (American 1874-1951)
Original Advertising Preliminary
Auction 620
| Lot: 23132 | May 11, 2005
Sold For:
$11,950.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Lucky Bag Girl
, 1910
Print with hand-painted highlights by the artist
20.25 x 18 in. (oval)
Signed lower left
Auction 5111
| Lot: 78080 | Oct 14, 2012
Sold For:
$11,875.00
Make Offer to Owner
$17,812 or more
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Sculpted Head of Abraham Lincoln, The Saturday Evening Post cover study
, February 12, 1938
Oil and pencil on canvas
12 x 8.75 in.
Not signed
Auction 5111
| Lot: 78078 | Oct 14, 2012
Sold For:
$11,250.00
Make Offer to Owner
$21,000 or more
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
World War I Navy poster, preliminary studies
, 1917
Oil on canvas
21 x 14 in.
Not signed
From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Auction 5059
| Lot: 78197 | May 4, 2011
Sold For:
$10,157.50
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Preliminary study, Coffee Perks You Up, Pan American Coffee Bureau advertisement illustration
, circa 1940
Oil on canvas
9 x 10.5 in.
Signed with a monogram lower left
(Total: 3 Items)
Auction 5052
| Lot: 78180 | Feb 12, 2011
Sold For:
$10,157.50
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Century Magazine Poster Contest Submission
, 1896
...
Auction 5038
| Lot: 78109 | Oct 15, 2010
Sold For:
$10,157.50
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Recipe for Coffee
Oil on canvas
11.5 x 12.5 in.
Monogrammed lower right
From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Auction 5066
| Lot: 78282 | Oct 22, 2011
Sold For:
$9,560.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Saturday Evening Post cover, study
, June 2, 1923
Oil on canvas
21.25 x 16 in.
Not signed
Auction 5059
| Lot: 78195 | May 4, 2011
Sold For:
$9,560.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Madonna and Child, preliminary study for Saturday Evening Post Christmas cover
, December 24, 1927
Oil and pencil on canvas laid on masonite
14.5 x 10.5 in.
Initialed center right
Auction 5052
| Lot: 78179 | Feb 12, 2011
Sold For:
$9,560.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Ringing the Liberty Bell, preliminary study for Saturday Evening Post cover
, July 6, 1935
Oil on canvas laid on masonite
17.75 x 14 in.
Not signed
Auction 5052
| Lot: 78178 | Feb 12, 2011
Sold For:
$9,560.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Spanish Shawl
, c. 1922
Oil on canvas laid on boar...
Auction 7015
| Lot: 87436 | May 6, 2010
Sold For:
$9,560.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Study for The Saturday Evening Post cover
, March 10, 1934
Oil on canvas
23 x 20 in.
Not signed
Auction 5087
| Lot: 78320 | Jun 27, 2012
Sold For:
$9,375.00
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER
(American, 1874-1951)
Young Boy in a Hat
Oil on canvas, mounted on boar...
Auction 7010
| Lot: 87193 | Jul 15, 2009
Sold For:
$9,261.25
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