J.L. LOVEDAY (DATES UNKNOWN). [FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER]. Gouache maquette for magazine cover. Circa
J.L. LOVEDAY (DATES UNKNOWN)
[FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER]. Gouache maquette for magazine cover. Circa 1900.
19¾x13¼ inches, 50¼x33¾ cm.
Condition A / A-: minor abrasions at edges and in image; gouache, ink and pencil on thick paper; staining on verso.
Loveday was a Chicago artist who illustrated magazine covers, designed fashion advertisements for Continental Tailoring Company of Chicago, and created images of the American West. Here, a fashionable, young athlete keeps her eye on the tennis ball as she holds up her racket to return a shot.
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J.L. LOVEDAY (DATES UNKNOWN)
[FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER]. Gouache maquette for magazine cover. Circa 1900.
19¾x13¼ inches, 50¼x33¾ cm.
Condition A / A-: minor abrasions at edges and in image; gouache, ink and pencil on thick paper; staining on verso.
Loveday was a Chicago artist who illustrated magazine covers, designed fashion advertisements for Continental Tailoring Company of Chicago, and created images of the American West. Here, a fashionable, young athlete keeps her eye on the tennis ball as she holds up her racket to return a shot.