Original Vintage Portrait Painting Simon Vanderlaan Age Of Innocence 1950s SV42.

This original painting is from the Vanderlaan family estate. Simon Vanderlaan (1904 - 1986) was a listed artist and illustrator, known especially for his "pin up" artworks which appeared on advertising posters and calendars etc. Vanderlaan was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He worked at the Art Institute of Chicago in the mid-1930s. From 1940 - 45 he worked for Disney. After WWII, he taught art at Woodbury College in Southern California. Later, Vanderlaan became a self-employed advertising illustrator in Los Angeles, California. Vanderlaan was a very private man, who actually did not like to sell his paintings. After he died in 1986, all his remaining works were kept in storage by his family until the present. They are now being offered for sale for the first time in several decades. We will be listing many more of Simon Vanderlaan's original paintings in the near future - so please check our store regularly.

 This is an absolutely charming original portrait painting featuring a beautiful little girl with a charming smile. It is titled "The Age Of Innocence" with Rotex tape on the bottom edge of the frame. Circa 1940/50s.

It is an acrylic or oil painting on illustration board. The painting is displayed in its original wood and gesso frame. The frame measures 18 3/4" x 16 1/2" x 3". The visible portion of the painting is 11 3/8" x 9 1/4". It is signed in the lower right corner. 

A fine collector's work by a very talented illustrator!

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