Arthur Saron Sarnoff, Oil on Canvas Board
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Arthur Saron Sarnoff (1912-2000) (artist)
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A young koala clings to its parent's back perched on the branch of a eucalyptus tree. A large yellow sun in a blue sky frames them within the painting. The work is executed in a graphic illustration art style. It would be nice as decoration for the children's room.
Arthur Saron Sarnoff was an American painter and illustrator. Raised in New York, he studied at Pratt Institute and the School of Industrial Arts. He became a successful freelance illustrator for advertisers and for magazines such as Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Colliers, Redbook, McCall's, Esquire and others, in an upbeat realist style related to his contemporaries such as Norman Rockwell. He was particularly well known for his portraits and sports subjects as well as landscapes, genre and an often-reproduced whimsical series of anthropomorphic dogs playing pool. He received numerous commissions for fine art prints, as well as portraits of President John F. and Jackie Kennedy, Bob Hope, Arnold Palmer, corporation presidents and others. A member of the Society of Illustrators and Allied Artists of America, he also exhibited his work widely, including the National Academy of Design, National Art Museum of Sports, the Society of Illustrators, Stamford Museum, Parrish Museum, Bass Museum and others.
Condition: Generally very good with the usual overall light toning and wear. Few minor scratches, and abrasions at edges neatly restored.