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ARTIST: Cecil Calvert Beall (New York, Wyoming, 1892 - 1967) TITLE: Illustration MEDIUM: watercolor on board CONDITION: Minor foxing (just few spots). ART SIZE: 9 x 15 inches / 22 x 38 cm BOARD SIZE: 15 x 20 inches / 38 x 50 cm SIGNATURE: lower right LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131049 US SHIPPING: $79 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Art Director for the National Democratic Party during President Roosevelt's administration, Cecil Beall was a well-known illustrator and portrait artist during the 1930s and 40s. His works were regularly featured in Saturday Evening Post and Collier's.He was born in Saratoga, Wyoming, and going a long way from his childhood home, he studied in New York at the Pratt Institute and Art Students League with George Bridgman. His early work was in a "bold poster style in watercolor marked by a strong pattern of light and shadow, which was favored by a number of illustrators" (208) of the Collier's magazine 'school'. During World War II, Beall produced a popular series of Collier's.