Charles Baskerville Jr. Oil Painting "Pink and Yellow," Early 20th Century
Item Details
Charles Baskerville, Jr. (American, 1896–1994)
Pink and Yellow, early 20th century
Oil painting on board
Signed to lower right
Attributes inscribed to the verso
Charles Baskerville, Jr. enrolled in architecture at Cornell University and became the art director of the university’s yearbook and magazine, The Cornell University Widow. While in the hospital after being injured in combat during WWI, Baskerville made sketches of his comrades that were later published Scribner’s Magazine. He contributed to The New Yorkerunder the pseudonym, “Top Hat,” which garnered him portrait and mural commissions. During his military service in World War II, Baskerville traveled abroad as the official portrait painter of the United States Air Force. He created over sixty portraits of officers and soldiers that are currently on permanent display at the Pentagon. Paintings by Charles Baskerville Jr. are included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- Item not examined outside of mounting
Condition
- wear and woodworm holes to frame; discoloration, staining and deterioration to matting; craquelure throughout composition; slight discoloration to paint; loss to upper right corner; wear, aging, staining and abrasions to verso.
Dimensions
- frame measures; sight measures 24.5" W x 19.5" H.
Item #
ITMG776556