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Item Type: Cover Art
Year: c.1967 - 59 years old
Artist:
Size: 8.25" x 11.5" (21cm x 29cm)
Condition:
This December 1967 New Yorker cover by Arthur Getz demonstrates the artist's characteristic wit and warmth through a delightfully meta-compositional conceit. The entire cover becomes an artist's wooden palette, complete with thumb hole at right, while within this frame a tiny painter works at an easel surrounded by vibrant paint daubs. These splashes of blue, green, yellow, orange, and magenta serve double duty as both the palette's paints and the compositional elements framing the central scene.
Getz, who contributed over 200 covers to The New Yorker between 1938 and 1993, was beloved for his humanistic observations of everyday life rendered in loose, expressive watercolor. This particular cover showcases his playful intelligence, transforming a simple studio scene into a visual puzzle that rewards contemplation. The warm ochre tones of the central space create a spotlight effect on the miniature artist, while the surrounding color bursts echo the energy of Abstract Expressionism filtered through Getz's gentler sensibility.
A charming example of mid-century American illustration at its most inventive, this cover captures the sophisticated visual wit that defined The New Yorker's artistic identity.
Size: 11.5" x 8.25"
Artist: Arthur Getz
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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