$440
Roger Hane (American, 1939–1974) acrylic on canvas depicting a hand with corporate names following the lines of the hand as would be "read" by a palm reader on a deep red background. Canvas is signed by the artist to the lower right hand corner. Canvas measures 20" in height by 14" in width. All measurements are approximate. This piece was honored by the Society of Publication Designers at their annual New York Show in the early 1970s, & it was also Roger T. Hane was an American illustrator of paperback books, commercial advertising campaigns, and record albums, known for his surreal, fanciful art. During his eleven-year professional career, Hane produced over three hundred illustrations. He painted the covers of the Collier-Macmillan editions of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia books, as well as such Simon & Schuster publications as Carlos Castaneda's The Teachings of Don Juan and A Separate Reality. He also created artwork for Avon Books, E.P. Dutton Company, and Collier Books.Hane studied at the Maryland Institute of Art, and graduated from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art (now The University of the Arts) with a degree in advertising design in 1961.[1]In 1963, Hane was hired to do a full-page illustration for Esquire magazine; he moved to New York in 1965. He married Elaine Miller in 1964. Among his many magazine clients were Ladies Home Journal, Life, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, New York magazine, Redbook, The Lamp, Look, Vista, the Saturday Review,
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2017-02-18
