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"Rehabilitation", Impressive, Large Art Deco Study for Queens, NYC Courthouse
$12,500
£9,443.29
€10,829.40
CA$17,441.36
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CHF 10,062.11
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NOK 127,619.85
SEK 116,763.23
DKK 80,903.85
About the Item
Teeming with allegory and symbolism, this large and elaborate study by Eugene Savage for a major mural to be executed in mosaic was painted for the new Queens Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New York. Entitled "Rehabilitation-Faith-Security," it includes a stylized Art Deco archer and rearing horses at its center, accompanied by dark, mysterious figures, a worker and a mother and child. Savage is best known for a spectacular set of murals illustrating the history and lore of Hawaii commissioned by Matson Shipping Line for the S.S. Lurline, executed in the 1940s but not installed until the 1950s. The artist also painted other series of murals and paintings, include an enormous mural for the Texas Centennial Buildings in Dallas, a group for the Elks National Memorial in Chicago, and a series celebrating the Seminole Indians and their home in the Everglades, now held by the Cummer Museum in Jacksonville. He also executed works for other public buildings in Chicago and Indiana, and for Columbia and Yale Universities. (Renaissance Man also offers three other studies for the same project.). The painting is on canvas board.
- Dimensions:Height: 37 in (93.98 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1940s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Overall in very good condition; minor warping to artist board.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU865143768932
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