W HASKELL COFFIN AMERICAN ILLUSTRATOR ANTIQUE FLORIDA 1932 VINTAGE OIL PAINTING

Description: WILLIAM HASKELL COFFIN ORIGINAL PAINTING ON BOARD SIGNED AND DATED 1932. TITLED ON BACK THE HOUSE OF HARRY FORD MOONLIGHT ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA 1932 CONDITION AREAS OF PAINT LOSS AND DIRT ACCUMULATION. FRAME HAS PAINT LOSS AND WEAR THROUGHOUT. BOARD 18 BY 24 INCHES FRAME 21 1/4 BY 27 1/4 INCHES William "Haskell" Coffin (1877–1941) was a painter and commercial artist who flourished in the early decades of the twentieth century. His work appeared on the cover of leading magazines in the United States and on posters that the US government commissioned. Coffin was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 21, 1877, the son of Julia (Haskell) and George Mathewes Coffin. When he was young, his family moved to Washington, DC, where he attended the Corcoran School of Art. After a brief stint back in Charleston, where he painted portraits of society ladies, he went to France in 1902 to complete his training as an artist,Coffin specialized in images of women, which were reproduced on the covers of popular magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, The American Magazine, Redbook, McCall's, Leslie's Illustrated, and the Pictorial Review. He was one of the most highly paid illustrators of his era.Coffin was married twice. His second wife was actress Frances Starr; they eventually divorced.Coffin was being treated for depression in an institution in St. Petersburg, Florida, when he leapt from an upper-story window and died. The date was May 12, 1941. His remains were cremated. William “Haskell” Coffin, produced some of the most admired American female portraiture of the 20th century. His beloved style and “Coffin Girls” could be found on calendars, sheet music, magazines, and more famously on posters. Works such as his WWI poster, Joan of Arc Saved Franceshowcase his particular style, figures, and clientele. Haskell Coffin and his “Coffin Girls” were well-recognized across the country. Coffin’s mastery with the paintbrush produced detailed and alluring depictions that were repeatedly commissioned and celebrated in the early 20th century. Despite an early and tragic death in 1941, Coffin’s impact on advertisement and war fundraising proved lasting. His iconic images and stylistic features that earned him his fame can easily be picked out among other contemporary posters. A well-known magazine illustrator and figure and portrait painter in New York City, W Haskell Coffin had such personal and financial problems that he committed suicide in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1941. Source: McMahan, "Artists of Washington DC" Artist and Illustrator. Coffin was known as "Haskell" and lived but a few years in Charleston before moving to New York City. He studied at the Corcoran Art School in Washington, and under Paul Laurens of Paris who was considered one of the greatest teachers of art of his time. Haskell won his fame as a magazine illustrator and as a portrait painter of Ziegfeld show girls. Several of his portraits once hung in the office of Florence Zeigfeld and many of his paintings were reproduced and used as covers of the Saturday Evening Post, Redbook, McCall's, Pictorial Review, as well as many others. The Saturday Evening Post used his portraits for covers on thirty two editions. He first married Ida Breman who with her had three children. After she died he remarried Frances Starr an actress, and after ten years of marriage she divorced him for non-support. Coffin's related that his avowed purpose was to draw correctly and to combine beautiful coloring with an easy technique. Much of his painting glorified the American girl, particularly the show girl. The St. Petersburg Times noted on April 18, 1932 of the arrival of Haskell Coffin, reporting he was "known the world over for his paintings and portraits". Near the end of his life he suffered from melancholia, a mood disorder and because of this he was hospitalized at St. Anthony's hospital in St. Petersburg. He remained confined from April 17, 1941 until the day of his death when he leaped to his death from his third floor room and was killed. After his funeral services his cremated remains was given to his sons.

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