Margaret Keane
American · 1927–2022 · Painter
Margaret D. H. Keane was an American artist known for her paintings of subjects with big eyes. She mainly painted women, children, or animals in oil or mixed media. The work… (Wikipedia)
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UntitledRago Auctions · $22,500≈ £16,977≈ €19,979Sign up to see
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Margaret D. H. Keane was an American artist known for her paintings of subjects with big eyes. She mainly painted women, children, or animals in oil or mixed media. The work achieved commercial success through inexpensive reproductions on prints, plates, and cups. The artwork was originally attributed to Keane's then-husband, Walter Keane. Soon after their divorce in the 1960s, Margaret claimed credit, which was established after a courtroom "paint-off" in Hawaii, in which Walter refused to participate.
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Also known as M. D. H. Keane, Margaret D. H. Keane, Margaret Peggy Doris Hawkins Keane, Peggy Doris Hawkins
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