Incised lower right: Mead Schaeffer 3

Mead Schaeffer (American, 1898-1980) She Was in the Captain's Cabin, Captain's Boy, American Magazine interior, October 1938 Oil on canvas 30 x 38 inches (76.2 x 96.5 cm) Incised lower right: Mead Schaeffer 3 Property from the Collection of a Distinguished Academic Woman "Mead Schaeffer's illustrations are masterful in their ability to capture the essence of human interaction and the emotional complexity of his subjects. His scenes are imbued with a deep understanding of the human condition, bringing to life the narratives he depicted with a palpable intensity." -S.E. Chasse, "Mead Schaeffer: Illustrator of the Human Drama," American Art Review, 2015, p. 58. The present work is accompanied by a copy of the October 1938 American Magazine. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Unlined canvas. Four tiny repairs with accompanying inpaint; two in the white jacket at right and two tiny pindot repairs in the upper part of the purple bodice. Linear inpaint addressing craquelure in the lower half of the dress and a few small dots of inpaint in the far at upper left and a 1/4 inch dot in the man's cheek. Slightly yellowed varnish. Scattered abrasions along the extreme edges of the canvas. Faint 10 inch horizontal scratch in the lower left corner. Framed Dimensions 37.5 X 45 Inches