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J. C. Leyendecker, Great War Victory Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, 1918

J. C. Leyendecker

American · 1874–1951 · Painter, Printmaker

Joseph Christian Leyendecker was a German-American painter and illustrator. He was active between 1895 and 1951 producing drawings and paintings for hundreds of posters, books,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. J. C. Leyendecker, Christmas, oil on canvasChristmasBonhams · $173,000≈ £113,681≈ €162,198Sign up to see
  2. J. C. Leyendecker, The Violinist and His Assistant, 1916, oil on canvasThe Violinist and His AssistantBonhams · $112,500≈ £73,926≈ €105,475Sign up to see
  3. J. C. Leyendecker, Lady with Parasol, Caught in the Act of the Plan, and The Wedding: three, oil on canvasLady with Parasol, Caught in the Act of the Plan, and The Wedding: threeBonhams · $94,250≈ £50,080≈ €73,341Sign up to see

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Joseph Christian Leyendecker was a German-American painter and illustrator. He was active between 1895 and 1951 producing drawings and paintings for hundreds of posters, books, advertisements, and magazine covers and stories. He is best known for creating 80 covers for Collier's Weekly, 322 covers for The Saturday Evening Post, and advertising illustrations for B. Kuppenheimer men's clothing and Arrow brand shirts and detachable collars. He was one of the few known gay artists working in the early-twentieth century United States.

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Born 1874, MontabaurDied 1951, New RochelleOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q565457 ↗ULAN 500014389 ↗Museum works 3

Also known as James C. Leyendecker, Joseph C. Leyendecker, Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

J. C. Leyendecker, Great War Victory Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, 1918
Great War Victory Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, 19181918
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
J. C. Leyendecker, The Century. August
The Century. August1896
Poster Section ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Poster Section
J. C. Leyendecker, [Male Fashion Model]
[Male Fashion Model]1920
New Britain Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — New Britain Museum of American Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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