Description

Description: This charming sketch of two horses and a rider is inscribed “to Emil Dern with Best wishes Robt. W. Crowther”. It is accompanied by an autograph letter signed stating in part: “This little sketch that I enclose was knocking around my studio —  so it’s yours if you want it.”

The letter is written on a 10 1/2″ x 7 1/4″ sheet of stationery imprinted: “Robert W. Crowther Editorial and Advertising Art 32 Linden Avenue Pitman, New Jersey…” Sketch is on a 2 1/2″ x 5″ piece of paper. Item #A02099

Robert W. Crowther (1902-1978), an American commercial artist and genre painter, appeared extensively in major U.S. periodicals, e.g. The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, McCall’s, Country Gentleman, etc.

Condition: Letter has mailing fold lines, otherwise both in fine condition.