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Vintage Original Fashion Illustration After Thornton D. Skidmore – Signed Arnold Schack
$79.00 USD
Vintage Original Fashion Illustration After Thornton D. Skidmore – Signed Arnold Schack
Original hand-drawn fashion illustration depicting an elegant woman in a flowing yellow gown, rendered in black ink with watercolor or gouache highlights on illustration board.
The work is signed “Arnold Schack” and appears to include the notation “after T. D. Skidmore,” indicating it was likely created as a study or adaptation of work by noted American illustrator Thornton Drake Skidmore (1884–1956).
Skidmore was a professional illustrator and cartoonist who worked for major publications including Cosmopolitan, Collier’s, Liberty, Woman’s Home Companion, and American Magazine. The Delaware Art Museum identifies him as an American illustrator and cartoonist active in both realistic illustration and cartoon work. Delaware Art Museum
The elegant elongated figure, sweeping dress lines, floral detail, and limited yellow-and-black palette are consistent with early-to-mid-20th-century commercial illustration and fashion-art practice.
Condition: Good vintage condition with overall toning, scattered spotting and minor surface wear consistent with age. The artwork remains visually strong.
Date
I would estimate this piece to be approximately 1930s–1950s, although the exact date remains uncertain.