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WILLIAM LUBEROFF. Amour. Together, two illustrations from the portfolio of the artist's agent featuring well-dressed courting couples, circa 1940s. Gouache on board. One, 419x330 mm; 16 1/2x13 inches, on 23 3/4x19-inch board; the other, 381x419 mm; 15x16 1/2 inches, on 22x24-inch board. Both signed "Luberoff" in lower image. Both with adhesive residue or yellowed cellotape remnants in margins.
Luberoff (1910-2002) was a New York-based illustrator who began his career in the 1930s working freelance for pulp magazines like Saga, Love Romances, and Climax. He went on to design over 60 covers for Columbia magazine, one of which, most notably, resides in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In the late 1950s, Luberoff worked for Reproducta Company, Inc. and produced Christian-themed paintings, many of which remain among the most iconic and widely distributed religious images today.
