48 Oliver Kemp (1887-1934) Portage, 1909 signed “Oliver Kemp” lower right oil on canvas, 24 by 18 in. inscribed “Kemp canoe cover return to M * Kemp p. 31041” on back
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This work served as a June 1909 cover of the Saturday Evening Post, a copy of which accompanies this lot. A student of Howard Pyle (1853-1911) and William Merritt Chase (1849-1916), Kemp was an extremely popular illustrator. He worked out of both New York and Detroit, Michigan, but like many of his contemporaries, made yearly pilgrimages to the West, traveling extensively through the Rocky Mountains. provenance:
Private Collection, Virginia
literature: Saturday Evening Post, June 1909, cover illustration.
$10,000 - $12,000
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49 Tim Tanner (20th century) Taken by Surprise, 2006 signed “Tanner” lower right oil on board, 16 by 31 in. $1,500 - $2,500 42