Pruett Carter (1891-1956) - Two Boys and a Bicycle - Original Magazine Illustration Art - Oil on Bristol Paper P3276

This Pruett Carter gem of observation is a vivid sketch or maquette for a story illustration. The two boys are having a serious discussion. The one on the bike is conveying important and possibly urgent information before taking off... to tell someone else? The other boy is receiving the news with full attention and consideration. The painting comes to us from the estate of the daughter of the attorney who was left in charge of the artist's estate. Board measures 18 1/2" x 25" Studied under Walter Biggs. As art director for Good Housekeeping,  Pruett Carter gave himself his first illustration assigment. WWI service. Returned to a 40-year career, in demand for Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, Good Housekeeping, American Magazine, Collier's, Pictorial Review. Advertising assignments were numerous. Successfully moved from the medium of oil (1920s-1930s) to the faster gouache from the 1940s. Very influential as a teacher in Los Angeles. Carter taught illustration at the Grand Central School