Feb 18, 2021 - Sale 2558

Sale 2558 - Lot 299

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

WALTER L. GREENE (1870-1956)

THE PATH OF ELECTRICAL SERVICE / GENERAL ELECTRIC. Circa 1930s.


40x26 inches, 101 1/2x66 cm. General Electric Co.
Condition B: creases and abrasions in margins; creases and wrinkling in image; slight discoloration at edges; mounted on brown paper.

Walter Greene was a GE employee for 37 years, eventually heading its Art Department in 1903. He was asked to paint a series for the GE calendars, and also designed calendar backs and posters for the New York Central Lines railroad.