Boy dreaming in red armchair original vintage 1947 oil painting by Hannes Bok

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Original 1947 oil on canvas painting by a well known American artist illustrator Hannes Bok (1914-1964).

""Hannes Bok, pseudonym for Wayne Woodard (July 2, 1914–April 11, 1964), was an American artist and illustrator, as well as an amateur astrologer and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry. All together, he painted nearly 150 covers for various science fiction, fantasy, and detective fiction magazines, as well as contributing hundreds of black and white interior illustrations. Bok's work graced the pages of calendars and early fanzines, as well as dust jackets from specialty book publishers like Arkham House, Llewellyn, Shasta, and Fantasy Press. His paintings achieved a luminous quality through the use of an arduous glazing process, which was learned from his mentor, Maxfield Parrish. Bok was the first artist to win a Hugo Award." - wikipedia

The piece shows a handsome teenage boy lost in dreams of travels just having read an adventure book.The artist painted the scene in a very personal but stylized manner with softened rounded shapes and luminous colors creating deep volume and space within the painting. Stunning work!

Signed in upper left corner "Hannes Bok '47".

DATE: 1947

CONDITION: good

SIZE: 20" by 24" without frame / 22.5" by 29.5" with frame

MEDIUM: oil on canvas

OTHER INFO: comes in great old arts & crafts style wooden frame

Item ID: 146