Frank Schoonover

"The Rustlers of Silver River, " Story Illustration for Country Gentleman

1930

“The Gun-Runners” by Edwin Cole, published in The Youth’s Companion, May 6, 1926, pg. 343. Western illustration Literature: Schoonover, Smith & Dean 1450 Artwork Dimensions: 17.5...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right

Signed & Dated Lower Right by Artist Hendryx, James B. “The Round Seven Mystery.” The American Boy, September 1922: 9. caption: The sheepman eyed him with a hostile glare. ‘Why didn’t you ride right through ’em?’ he asked. Hendryx, James B. Connie Morgan in the Cattle Country. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1923: 96. caption: The sheepman eyed him with a hostile glare. “Why didn’t you ride right through ’em?” he asked Exhibitions: 1925 Washington; 1935 FAO Schwartz

Story illustration for "Beaver Woman's Vision" by James Willard Schultz, published in The American Boy, July 1935, pg. 5 The White Buffalo Robe, Schutz, pg. 30 Literature: Schoono...

Meticulously rendered account of three prospectors trying to rustle up some water before they can dig up some gold. Magazine Illustration of the Old West, American West, Cowboys Casein on board, Western / Frontier Art...

Meticulously rendered account of three prospectors trying to rustle up some water before they can dig up some gold. Magazine Illustration of the Old West, American West, Cowboys Casein on board, Western / Frontier Art...

A somewhat similar Cornwell featuring a strong woman at the center of a the composition just sold at Christie's for $164,000. In this work we also see a strong woman at the center of the composition. Here she surrounded by men. More than 20 beautifully rendered post-impressionist portraits in character, define Dean Cornwell as one of America's great artists. In his time, he was a famous as Norman Rockwell and was Norman Rockwell's favorite illustrator. "One thing puzzled Dirty Dan extremely. That was the perfectly frank, friendly manner in which his employer and this outcast woman greeted each other, the earnestness with which they conversed, and the effect of the woman's low-spoken words upon the color of Hector McKaye's face." Morris Weiss collection...

Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) Cowboy 33 3/4 x 36 inches Oil on paper, c. 1930s Signed...