Art/Print/Collectible
Maxfield Parrish - Daybreak
- Item Number
- 1025FA
- Estimated Value
- 75 USD
- Opening Bid
- 25 USD
Item Description
The winner will receive a print of Maxfield Parrish's painting Daybreak.
Even in his own day, Parrish was immensely popular, the highest paid commercial artist and muralist in the U.S., illustrating for the best magazines as well as creating advertisements for the top brands. "Daybreak"ÂÂÂÂ? was commissioned in 1920 for the sole purpose of reproduction, to be distributed to the American public as a color lithographic print. Parrish originally painted "Daybreak" in 1922, referring to it as "the great painting".
It went on to be the most reproduced painting in American history. One 1925 survey estimated that as many as 1 in every 4 households had a "Daybreak"ÂÂÂÂ? print on its wall. It has outsold both Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans"ÂÂÂÂ? and Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper."ÂÂÂÂ? The original was purchased in 2006 at a Christie's auction for $7.6 million, a Parrish record.
Parrish used dynamic symmetry in the design and comoposition of "Daybreak", which resembles a stage set, with two columns in the foreground and a painted mountainous scene in the background.
Item Special Note
*Sold as is.
A handling fee of $3* will be added to each winning bid. All packages will be shipped, at the winner's expense, per the NvPR Distribution Policy. Some exceptions may apply, click here for the complete policy.
100% of your winning bid benefits NvPR.
Donated By:
Erwin, Gail & Scott Flacks
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