Dec 15, 2022 - Sale 2625

Sale 2625 - Lot 36

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960)

"This was the way we all dressed in 1923!" Couple on bench.

Illustration for an unidentified story, likely Good Housekeeping. Circa 1923. Watercolor on thick paper mounted to board. Image measures 690x505 mm; 27 1/4x20 inches, attached to 31 1/2x24 inch-matte. Signed "James Montgomery Flagg" in lower right image. Additionally signed and inscribed along lower margin: "To Bill & Jean with good wishes. James Montgomery Flagg / This was the way we all dressed in 1923!"

Provenance: Gifted from the artist to William and Jean Krefetz; thence by descent to current owner, private collection, Argentina.