he's received medals from the Society of Illustrators, certificates from Communication Arts, and two World Fantasy Awards. While working in the corporate world, he has also (as time permitted) been a junior partner in the Jankus/Tiber advertising agency, served as art director for Mark Ziesing Books, been a small press publisher (of both books and magazines), and worked as a freelance illustrator and designer.įenner has produced many CD and book covers over the years for titles by everyone from Stephen King to Harlan Ellison to Bob Dylan to R.E.M. He was a Senior Artist for Hallmark Cards for 19 years, and for the last 14 has been the Senior Art Director for Andrews McMeel Publishing (part of Universal Press Syndicate). Sold for $3,600,000.Īrnie Fenner has worn a number of hats in his career, sometimes several at once. “Home for Thanksgiving,” a cover for The Saturday Evening Post by Norman Rockwell, November 24, 1945. Oil on canvas. 35 x 33 inches. It’s crisp, white sails and prominent flag representing the wealth, power and influence of trade in the United States at the time.” Choppy waters push against and separate the lone figure from the triumphant clipper ship in the distance. The dark, shadowy tones in the foreground, literally and metaphorically symbolize oppression and slavery. The second concerns the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the enforced return of escaped slaves across state boundaries. Wyeth incorporated both themes into one dramatic, visually contrasting image. The first concerns the development of the clipper ship passenger service between the East Coast and California around Cape Horn.
But, before he can follow his dreams, many other adventures distract him. The title would seem to belie the painting’s content so I thought I’d include the description from the catalog for context: “The novel follows the story of a young, orphaned shipping clerk in Boston, who yearns to make a name for himself by traveling to California to find gold. Wyeth, published as the dust-jacket and title page for the novel of the same name, 1933. Oil on canvas. 36 x 28 inches. “Javanese Dancing Girls” by John Ford Clymer.Oil on canvas. 43-7/8 x 44 inches. “Dean Cornwell Painting in his Studio” by James Montgomery Flagg, 1920. Watercolor and pencil on board. 21-5/8 x 29-3/4 inches. “The Little Missioner, Valley of Silent Men” by Dean Cornwell, published by Good Housekeeping, 1918. Oil on canvas laid on Masonite. 30-1/4 x 28-1/4 inches. “Captain Blood” published by Dean Cornwell published The American Magazine (issue & date unknown). “Twas A Strange Tale She Had Ended: The Castle of Content” by Howard Pyle, published by Harper’s Monthly Magazine, August 1903. Oil on canvas. 24 x 16 inches. “Kuppenheimer Famous Fifties Featuring John Barrymore” by Joseph Christian Leyendecker, 1927. Oil on canvas. 24-1/2 x 19 inches. “Cold Leather-Cold Bits” by Gerald Harvey Jones, 1987. Oil on canvas. 26 x 38 inches. Since many probably went to private collections not to be seen again (for awhile, anyway), I thought I’d share a few today with the hammer prices (without the buyer’s premium). 5, 2021) Heritage held their American Art Signature® Auction and, as you can imagine, some beautiful paintings were on the block.