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Walt Louderback
(1889-1941) |
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The work of Walt Louderback is broad and direct, with few subtleties. Yet for
all his sledge hammer technique, romanticism permeates his pictures.
His characters and their emotions seem heroic, larger than life. For
the reader, the vicarious thrill of participating in the adventure
is heightened as well. Louderback was born in Valparaiso, Indiana,
and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He lived in Europe for
some time in the 1920’s delivering his pictures by ship. |
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The Flaming Forest |
1921 |
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Oil on canvas, 36 inches x 28 inches |
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"The Flaming Forest," James Oliver Curwood,
Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, frontispiece and dust
jacket |
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