jUSTIN McCARTHY

Justin McCarthy (1891-1977) of Pennsylvania, an eccentric character, painted a fast-moving, developing nation in the early twentieth century, and his brush moved with equal energy and drive. He painted practically every theme and tried many media, but ladies were his favorite subjects. Too shy for courtship in real life, women were admired, adored, flirted and fought with through his art. The sureness of his style, elegant design, intense line and exaggerated drawing reveal an artist whose understanding of composition was intuitive and brilliant. His refreshing spontaneity and use of vibrant, luxurious color total a body of work which looks crude, but is in fact elegant, seems naïve, yet is highly sophisticated.

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	Red Figure mixed media $2,200		One of the Universals mixed media $2,200
	A woman in Blue Jacket mixed media $2,200		Miss Muriel Hausen of White Haven PA mixed media $2,200
	Miss Moran mixed media $2,200		Miss Helen Shafer mixed media $2,200
	A Beautiful Hazelton mixed media $2,200		Dodgers Baseball Game Drawing on paper 18 x 24 inches Inquire for price
	Blue Mountain Oil on masonite 16 x 24 inches SOLD		Woman in Orange Watercolor on paper 5 x 12.5 inches SOLD
	Flowers Oil on canvas 15.5 x 11.75 inches $2,500		A Chorus Line Watercolor on paper 5.5 x 8 inches $1,800
	Fat Men M ixed media 14 x 22 inches SOLD		Basketball Players Watercolor on paper 11.5 x 17 inches Inquire for price
	Miss Uda Rhinehart Watercolor on paper 6 x 8.5 inches Inquire for price		Flowers in Bloom Oil on masonite 18 x 29 inches $6,500
	Movie Stars Watercolor on paper 8 x 17 inches SOLD		Robert Young Watercolor on paper 8.5 x 11.5 inches Inquire for price