11-14-200811-15-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2432Boston
November 14, 2008 04:00 PMCalender
342

Cyrus D. Seymour (American, 1916-1993) La Belle Epoque

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2432Location: BostonDate / Time: November 14, 2008 4:00PM

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Cyrus D. Seymour (American, 1916-1993)

La Belle Epoque
Signed and dated "Cyrus Seymour 1988" l.r.
Gouache on paper, sheet size 20 1/4 x 27 3/4 in. (51.4 x 70.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.

N.B. Cyrus D. Seymour was a New York artist, commercial illustrator, and interior designer. He was a 1938 graduate of Syracuse University, and attended both Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute. He studied under the Russian stage designer Serge Soudeikine and Japanese modernist Yasuo Kuniyoshi, both of Woodstock, New York. (1) He participated in group exhibitions at Associated American Artists in 1957, and held solo exhibitions at several New York and Connecticut galleries, including Grand Central Art Galleries. His illustrations were published in Brides and Vogue Magazine, where he used the pseudonym "E.S. DesCartes."

(1) "Cyrus D. Seymour [Obituaries]." Pocono Record. January 31, 1993.
Estimate $150-250

The work is framed with Swiss clips.

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