Lajaren A. Hiller ~ The three musketeers ~ large oil painting made for famous calendars of Morrell & Co 1937 (immortal characters of literature this the October month illustration ~ as a template the artist used the classic illustration by Maurice Leloir ~ it is a truly magnificent oil, from the cusp of the golden age of illustration; Morrell & Co. used the best illustrators at the time; people like N.C. Wyeth, but also this, a famous price-winning illustrator; in the year this painting was produced he won the Edward Bok price for advertising; this is a classic image of the novel, produced by a highly regarded artist/photographer/illustrator Elspeth H. Brown wrote a work on Hiller and the original of American advertising ~ scarce large oil of one of the classic illustrators of the USA, and a classic image of illustration of literature ~ frame and original mat (stating title of book and characters of the novel as well as company logo) of Morrell & Co (also provenance) 23 x 27 inches

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