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Carol Blanchard 1940s oil on masonite The Chimney Sweep

Sold for $750 at Concept Art Gallery on Oct 11, 2025.

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Blanchard, Carol (American, 1918-1980), The Chimney Sweep, circa 1948, oil on masonite panel, 24 x 20 inches, signed Carol Blanchard lower right. Provenance: Exhibited in the 1949 Carnegie International: Painting In The United States cat. number #199, Lent by Perls Gallery, N.Y.; Concept Art Gallery Auction December 8, 2012, lot 88; The Estate of Charles G. Pauli, Pittsburgh, PA. Framed measuring 28.5 x 24.5 inches. Carol Blanchard was a fashion illustrator and painter who worked for many years in the advertising department of Lord & Taylor, setting the classic 1960s style for the bridal shop of their flagship New York City store. Carol Blanchard was represented by the famous Perls Galleries, New York. She crossed paths with Andy Warhol during his advertising work in New York and he was aware she had shown in The Carnegie International in 1949

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