STEVAN DOHANOS. "New Paint Job." Easel painting created for the instruction of students at The Famous Artists School, 1950. Tempera on board. 711x610 mm; 28x24 inches. Signed in lower right. Framed.
Dohanos was among the most versatile and prolific artists of the mid-20th century, creating illustration, fine, and commercial art. He was known for his detailed and sensitive studies of everyday objects and events, many of which he featured on his covers of The Saturday Evening Post and in his still lifes like this image. Dohanos was one of the founding members of the influential Famous Artists School in Westport, Ct., and used this near-photorealistic painting of a bright yellow fireplug for student instruction on technique in the lesson entitled 'Landscape painting, interiors, furniture, still life.' The piece is widely documented in the institution's literature. It hung in his office for years and appears in the background of an ad for Lord Calvert whiskey for which he posed in 1951.
