Lot 207
Pop Artist Robert Dowd "Original Pencil "Stamp" Art – 1967 (8 ¾x7 ½") This original green /black pencil perforated "stamp" painting depicts the 1923 Wooden Propeller and Engine Nose air mail stamp issued by the U.S. Government. Dowd was an original member of the Pop Art movement along with Rov Liechtenstein, Any Warhol, Wayne Thiebaud, etc. One of the first "Pop" art paintings series he made of U.S. Aviation stamps was primarily made during the 1960 period while he lived in San Francisco. In 1961, when he moved to Los Angeles, he began his currency painting period which eventually led him to attract the attention of the FBI and J Edgar Hoover. Not needing the added problems of dealing with the FBI to those of a struggling artist, he switched back to painting stamps. He went on to have a long and varied career, passing away in 1996 in LA. His paintings are seldom available on the art market though Goldberg’s was fortunate to sell one last December in sale 71. This piece, typical of his stamp art, is pencil signed at the lower right but unlike others is also signed on the back. His art can be found in many museums across the country. Rare and highly desirable. Ex. the Michael Orenstein Estate Collection.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250
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