Nevada Public Radio Online Auction – Nevada Public Radio Summer Online Auction 2015
Auction Ends: Jun 27, 2015 04:00 PM PDT

Art/Print/Collectible

Maxfield Parrish - Daybreak

Item Number
8010FA
Estimated Value
75 USD
Sold
25 USD to SixPlanetsInLeo
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

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"ÂÂÂÂÂ? 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"ÂÂÂÂÂ? print on its wall. It has outsold both Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans"ÂÂÂÂÂ? and Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper."ÂÂÂÂÂ? 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

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 Highlights:

  • $3* handling fee will be added to each winning bid. *Not to exceed $25 per winner.
  • Item pick up and item shipment will begin July 13, 2015. *Exception: Time-sensitive auction items* 
  • All shipped packages will be at the winner's expense per the NVPR Distribution Policy. Some exceptions may apply. Please read the complete policy for full details.  
  • 100% of your winning bid benefits NVPR.

 

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