Harry Bennett (1919-2012) Original Cover Illustration for The Building of Jalna by Mazo de La Roche

#1 in the Whiteoaks of Jalna series

Published in 1976  by Fawcett

Egg tempera on gesso board

Unframed

Artist signature on painting front

Artist proof on back of painting

Error in date on back of painting. This was published in 1976, not 1978

Harry Bennett painted at least 1800 illustrations for mainly paperback books during his career, this was painted in 1976.

Bennett was a facile master at medium and technique and managed to adapt with the times and his own interest. In the 1950's he used caseins, gouache, and oils. In the 1960's he variously used colored inks, collage, oil, acrylic, and spent years working with egg tempera. He was fascinated with the old masters' techniques and mediums and made his own egg tempera paints and oil paints as well.

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