VICTOR CLYDE FORSYTHE (American, 1885-1962) ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR WWII POSTER.

VICTOR CLYDE FORSYTHE (American, 1885-1962) ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR WWII POSTER. Lot of three works including the original pencil sketch, colored oil painting and photographic print. Forsythe was an illustrator and cartoonist who was a staff artist for the New York World covering news events with his drawings. His best known poster is “And They Thought We Couldn’t Fight”. He later moved to California and shared a studio with Frank Tenney Johnson and produced western paintings. 1) Oil on paper of the finished poster in triptych form. Central panel shows central figure of a soldier amongst the horrors of war. Depicted in this panel are the Japanese and German forces against the allied forces. Fighting is in the air and on the ground. Left smaller panel shows a European home with family and man tilling the soil with horse in a tranquil pre-war setting. Corresponding right panel depicts the ruined home, dead horse and grave markers in distance. One assumes the family in portrayed in the left part of the central panel dead or dying is asking for help. Signed “C.F.” in right corner. Well framed in a thin wood frame with cutout and highlighted matte. IMAGE SIZE: 12-1/2” x 28”. CONDITION: Near excellent. 2) The original central panel sketch, which has most of the features and representations of the finished central panel. Initialed lower left and signed below the image “Clyde Forsythe 42”. Thin metal frame with ivory matte. SIGHT SIZE: 13” x 17-1/2”. CONDITION: Very good. 3) A photographic print matted and framed. IMAGE SIZE: 5-3/4” x 12-3/4”. CONDITION: Very good. 9-93991 (1,000-2,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Spring 2003

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	119	$460.00	VICTOR CLYDE FORSYTHE (American, 1885-1962) ORIGINAL ARTWORK FOR WWII POSTER. Lot of three works including the original pencil sketch, colored oil painting and photographic print. Forsythe was an illustrator and cartoonist who was a staff artist for the New York World covering news events with his drawings. His best known poster is “And They Thought We Couldn’t Fight”. He later moved to California and shared a studio with Frank Tenney Johnson and produced western paintings. 1) Oil on paper of the finished poster in triptych form. Central panel shows central figure of a soldier amongst the horrors of war. Depicted in this panel are the Japanese and German forces against the allied forces. Fighting is in the air and on the ground. Left smaller panel shows a European home with family and man tilling the soil with horse in a tranquil pre-war setting. Corresponding right panel depicts the ruined home, dead horse and grave markers in distance. One assumes the family in portrayed in the left part of the central panel dead or dying is asking for help. Signed “C.F.” in right corner. Well framed in a thin wood frame with cutout and highlighted matte. IMAGE SIZE: 12-1/2” x 28”. CONDITION: Near excellent. 2) The original central panel sketch, which has most of the features and representations of the finished central panel. Initialed lower left and signed below the image “Clyde Forsythe 42”. Thin metal frame with ivory matte. SIGHT SIZE: 13” x 17-1/2”. CONDITION: Very good. 3) A photographic print matted and framed. IMAGE SIZE: 5-3/4” x 12-3/4”. CONDITION: Very good. 9-93991 (1,000-2,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Spring 2003 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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