Live Auction 17661American Art
George Hughes (1907-1990)
Lot 74 The Collection of Richard L. Weisman

George Hughes (1907-1990)

Messy Room, Neat Boys

Closed20 November 2019

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George Hughes (1907-1990)
Messy Room, Neat Boys
signed 'Hughes-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
29 ¼ x 22 ¼ in. (74.3 x 56.5 cm.)
Painted in 1955.

American Illustrators Gallery, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1994.

Specialist note


George Hughes was an American illustrator who created more than 100 covers for the Saturday Evening Post and whose work was featured in other popular publications such as Vanity Fair. The present work was published as the cover illustration of the October 22, 1955 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.