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Lot 56 Property from an Important Private Collector
Frank Earle Schoonover (1877-1972)
"As the Canoe Swept By..."
Closed19 May 2016
Price Realised
USD 293,000
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Specialist note
The present composition was originally created by Frank E. Schoonover as an illustration for Laurie York Erskine's "Why Craig Laughed" in the May 1940 issue of The American Boy--Youth's Companion. The work depicts the story's line: "As the canoe swept by, Tom caught a glimpse of Crawford, but what he saw sent through him a chill of horror."
Unfortunately, on March 2, 1950, the original painting was destroyed in a cabin fire in Vermont. That same year, at the request of the work's owner Mr. William Stainer, Schoonover painted the present version to replace the lost work.
Unfortunately, on March 2, 1950, the original painting was destroyed in a cabin fire in Vermont. That same year, at the request of the work's owner Mr. William Stainer, Schoonover painted the present version to replace the lost work.