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Ralph Coleman
Rank and File, Redbook Magazine Illustration

1933

$8,500
£6,353.97
€7,329.44
CA$11,900.01
A$12,574.33
CHF 6,762.54
MX$150,538.08
NOK 84,726.71
SEK 77,597.37
DKK 54,742.38

About the Item

Date: 1933 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 28.00" x 36.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left 1933 Interior Redbook Magazine, November 1933 A large signed and dated oil on canvas by noted and prolific Golden Age illustrator Ralph Pallen Coleman. The work was commissioned for a 2-page spread in the November 1933 edition of Redbook Magazine, illustrating the military themed melodrama "Rank and File" by Charles L. Clifford and Mary C. McCall Jr. The image, featuring the beautiful blonde heroine falling back in shock upon the news of her fathers mortal wounding, depicts the climactic scene in the tale of star-crossed love in the hierarchical society of an army post. The published edition of Redbook is included in the sale and the painting is nicely framed and ready to hang.
  • Creator:
    Ralph Coleman (1892 - 1968, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1933
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 8591stDibs: LU38431898733

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