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Item Type: Cover Art
Year: c.1936 - 90 years old
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Size: 8.5" x 11.5" (22cm x 29cm)
Condition:
This charming New Yorker cover from late March 1936 captures the sensory abundance of a Manhattan delicatessen, a scene that would have been intimately familiar to the magazine's sophisticated urban readership. Perry Barlow renders the bustling interior with his characteristic loose watercolor technique: a woman in a fashionable burgundy coat and black hat leans into the glass display case, carefully selecting from an array of cold cuts, cheeses, and prepared salads while other customers browse in the receding depth of the shop.
The composition draws the viewer into the scene through clever diagonal perspective, creating an almost voyeuristic glimpse into everyday New York commerce. Barlow's palette of warm earth tones, creamy whites, and soft pinks evokes both the goods on display and the welcoming atmosphere of these neighborhood institutions. During the Depression years, the delicatessen served as both provisioner and community hub, a place where New Yorkers could find familiar flavors and friendly faces.
A quintessential example of The New Yorker's observational wit and urban sensibility, this cover transforms a mundane shopping errand into a small masterpiece of American illustration.
Size: 11.5" x 8.5"
Artist: Perry Barlow
Condition: Very Good, * Please note that this listing is for the cover artwork, and not the magazine as a whole. Age-appropriate wear. Paper toning in accordance with the print's age. Marks/stains as per photo. Wear around the edges and minor paper loss might be present in some prints. Some covers may have writing or images on verso. Please refer to each print's photo to get a better understanding of the condition.
* Please note that this listing is for the cover artwork, and not the magazine as a whole. Age-appropriate wear. Paper toning in accordance with the print's age. Marks/stains as per photo. Wear around the edges and minor paper loss might be present in some prints. Some covers may have writing or images on verso. Please refer to each print's photo to get a better understanding of the condition.
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