Herbert Bohnert Original Hand-painted Storyboard 1930s Suspense Film Noir

Herbert Bohnert Original Hand-painted Storyboard, circa 1930 Suspense, Film Noir, Mystery, Titled "A Man without a Head"  

This is a lovely original gouache painting  -original storyboard for a 1920s-30s movie titled "A Man without a HEad" by Herbert Bohnert (1888-1967). The storyboard painting depicts some men and women around a table, presumably with some Romani (Gypsy) characters in a western setting. I could not find that exact title, but there a similar aesthetic in the 1927 film "the Unknown" with Lon Cheney and Joan Crawford.  It is possible that the title changed after the storyboard was created. 

Herbert Bohnert (1888-1967) was an American artist and very successful illustrator. Born in Cleveland, Ohio. He went to New York to study at the Art Students League, beginning his career doing illustrations for several magazine covers, among them, Harper’s, Collier’s, The Metropolitan, and The Munsey. Like his contemporary Norman Rockwell, Bohnert's illustrational style was naturalistic and attentive to the nuances of facial expression, costume and setting to convey character. He was the creator of the original "Little Dutch Boy" paint company trademark. Bohnert was the official poster creator for US Government War Bonds for Father’s Day, June, 1944. He lived in Hastings-On-Hudson. Today there is an annual prize that bears the name “Herbert and Rosetta (his wife) Memorial Award”. He continued a very successful career as an advertising illustrator in New York City. His work is featured at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C., Cleveland Museum of Art, South Carolina State Museum, Texas State University Museum, New Britain Museum of American Art, among others. 

Member of:  

Society of Illustrators, the Salmagundi Club, the Artists Guild NY, the Cleveland Society of Art, Allied Artists of America, Hudson Valley Art Association, Yonkers Art Association, Cleveland Art Club, National Arts Club (Chairman, Exhibition Committee), Allied Artists of America, American Artists Professional League (National Board), Director of the Hudson Valley Art Association (Gold Medal, 1961), the Council of American Art Societies (Director), and the Council of American Art Societies.

Publications:

Annual Art Directors Club New York, publication 1945

Annual of Art Directors Club of NY 1944, publication and reproduction from the National Exhibition of Advertising Art Show, Rockefeller Center Galleries, May 15-June 3rd, 1944.


Provenance: Purchased from the estate of William (Bill) Bohnert, son of Herbert Bohnert.

Condition: Excellent condition.  Scuffs commensurate with age and use. Has been cut down around borders, relevant information has been pasted to verso with acid-free tape. Please see photos

Measurements:  22 x11 1/2 inches

Weight: 13 oz

Price:  $595.00

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