COBY WHITMORE (1913-1988) Couple on the beach
Lot 530
2 8003 500
Oil on canvas
39.4 x 31cm
Executed circa 1950s
Provenance:
Private collection, Italy. Illustration for a story published on The
Saturday Evening Post.
American painter and magazine illustrator
known for his publications and covers for
the Saturday Evening Post. Coby Whirmore
was a commercial artist whose work included
advertisement for Gallo Wine and numerous
national brands.
He is more specifically famous for his postwar
images representing ideal white American
families and pretty, middle class housewives
living joyfully in their new houses along with
their perfect children, dogs and new cars. He
also illustrated many women’s magazines such
as McCall’s, Ladies Home Journal or Good
Housekeeping.