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Original Illustration Art for Railroad Magazine

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Original Illustration Art for Railroad Magazine
Original Illustration Art for Railroad Magazine by Frederick Blakeslee, (1898 - 1973) Oil on canvas. August 1948 cover. Comes with original magazine. An illustration artist who rose above the niche of pulp fiction artworks, where Frederick Blakeslee lacks in international recognition is well made up for with the fevered passion of collectors of aviation and military art, especially paintings inspired to become the covers of publications that became “The Flying Aces”, “Dusty Ayers and his Battle Birds” and the 110 covers painted for the fictional exploits of aviation spy-hero “G-8" by Robert J. Hogen. He has hundreds of others to his credit, and the printed pulp magazines and books are today collectable in their own right. Paintings of Mr. Blakeslee have sold for over $8,000 at past auctions. Excellent condition. 24 X 20 inches.