Man in Window Playing Guitar, San Francisco
Type:Illustration
Year:1948
Size:27.25" x 21.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Proposed "Saturday Evening Post" illustration
John Falter ART FOR SALE
1910 Plattsmouth, Nebraska - 1982 Philadelphia, May 1982.. Known for: Illustration, frontier genre, portrait.
Born in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, John Falter became a nationally known magazine illustrator, painter of celebrity portraits and scenes of western migration. In 1916, his family moved to Falls City,... Read full biography
Born in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, John Falter became a nationally known magazine illustrator, painter of celebrity portraits and scenes of western migration. In 1916, his family moved to Falls City, Nebraska where his father ran a clothing store. Falter created a comic strip, "Down Thru the Ages,"... Read full biography
Born in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, John Falter became a nationally known magazine illustrator, painter of celebrity portraits and scenes of western migration. In 1916, his family moved to Falls City, Nebraska where his father ran a clothing store. Falter created a comic strip, "Down Thru the Ages," which ran in the "Fall City Journal." J.M. Darling, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist of the "Des Moines Register," saw some of his work and urged him to become a professional illustrator. In 1928, he... Read full biography
Born in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, John Falter became a nationally known magazine illustrator, painter of celebrity portraits and scenes of western migration. In 1916, his family moved to Falls City, Nebraska where his father ran a clothing store. Falter created a comic strip, "Down Thru the Ages," which ran in the "Fall City Journal." J.M. Darling, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist of the "Des Moines Register," saw some of his work and urged him to become a professional illustrator. In 1928, he enrolled in the Kansas City Art Institute and then won a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York City. Soon, he began illustrating pulp magazines and received his first commission from "Liberty" magazine to do three illustrations a week in... Read full biography
Born in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, John Falter became a nationally known magazine illustrator, painter of celebrity portraits and scenes of western migration. In 1916, his family moved to Falls City, Nebraska where his father ran a clothing store. Falter created a comic strip, "Down Thru the Ages," which ran in the "Fall City Journal." J.M. Darling, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist of the "Des Moines Register," saw some of his work and urged him to become a professional illustrator. In 1928, he enrolled in the Kansas City Art Institute and then won a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York City. Soon, he began illustrating pulp magazines and received his first commission from "Liberty" magazine to do three illustrations a week in 1933. By 1940, he had several clients including Gulf Oil, 4 Roses Whiskey, Arrow Shirts, and Pall Mall. His first "Saturday Evening... Read full biography
John Falter - Art for Sale (5 available)
Boys on a Fence
Type:Illustration
Year:circa 1959
Size:7.00" x 9.38"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Likely a preparatory work for a Johnson & Johnson first aid products advertisement.
Prairie Grove Picnic
Type:Illustration
Year:1977
Size:30.38" x 40.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Winter Fun in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Type:Illustration
Year:1971
Size:27.00" x 42.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Illustration for the Winter, 1971 cover of the Saturday Evening Post
Swell Ride Down, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Type:Illustration
Year:1961
Size:28.00" x 23.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
The present work was published as the cover illustration of the February 3rd, 1962 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.