Dean Cornwell
(American, 1892–1960)
Biography
Cornwell’s illustrations appeared in popular magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and Harper's Bazaar alongside the work of authors including Pearl S Buck, Ernest Hemingway, and W Somerset Maugham. He also worked as a commercial artist for several prominent brands, among them Coca-Cola, Lucky Strike, and Palmolive.
In 1927 Cornwell travelled to London to study mural painting under Frank Brangwyn, assisting on a number of projects including one at the House of Lords. Following his return to the US, Cornwell's fame as a muralist (which had earned him the nickname ‘the Norman Rockwell of muralists’) led to commissions for notable locations such as the Los Angeles Public Library and the New York City Court of Appeals.
Cornwell was President of the National Society of Mural Painters from 1953–57 and was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1959. He died on December 4, 1960.
Cornwell’s painting Portrait (oil on canvas) was sold for a record-breaking price of $245,700 at auction.
Dean Cornwell Artworks
Dean Cornwell
A Man’s Man, The Redbook magazine interior, 1916
Sale Date: April 23, 2024
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Dean Cornwell
I'm not Dane's Mistress, but I'm Going to..., 1939
Sale Date: April 23, 2024
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The Man Who Would Not Die, The American..., 1941
Sale Date: April 23, 2024
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"A Strange Sound Drifted Down to Kit from..., 1924
Sale Date: April 18, 2024
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Dean Cornwell
"Sherring followed the lane with the tramp's , 1934
Sale Date: December 14, 2023
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Dean Cornwell
The Day Begins, Plenty For All, Today's..., 1947
Sale Date: November 17, 2023
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Dean Cornwell
The Man Who Would Not Die, American Magazine , 1941
Sale Date: November 17, 2023
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Dean Cornwell
Peter Leaves Athens, The Big Fisherman..., 1951–1952
Sale Date: November 17, 2023
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