Herbert Morton Stoops Watercolor Book Illustration for "The Road Back"

Item Details

Herbert Morton Stoops (American; 1887/88 – 1948)
The Road Back (Der Weg Zurück); Part 5, early 20th century
Watercolor and charcoal illustration on paperboard
Signed “H.M. Stoops” to the lower right
Inscribed lower margin and to backing verso
The illustration was intended for the book The Road Back by Erich Maria Remarque

A celebrated illustrator of the American west, Herbert Morton Stoops studied at Utah State College and the Chicago Art Institute. Early in his career, he was employed as an artist for newspapers including the Examiner, Morning Call, and Tribune. He gained recognition for his depictions of soldiers while serving as an artillery officer in World War I. After the war, Stoops established his reputation as an illustrator for magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Colliers, and Blue Book Magazine, among others. He was a member of multiple artist associations including The Society of Illustrators, the American Arts Professional League, and Artists’ Guild of New York.

Condition

- wear along paperboard edges including fraying, toning, minor irregularities, and small tears; toning and minor areas of charcoal rubbing and negligible foxing throughout paper.

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Item #

ITMG063564