John Reilly (1942-2021) Original Skethces & Comps, & Portfolio Comps

Description: John Reilly (1942-2021) Original Sketches & Comps, & Portfolio Comps This Lot Includes- 10 Original Sketches with 5 large pieces of paper, total relating to advertising and art related theme- Items may be suitable to be separated, framed and sold separately- Items may be suitable to be used in a retrospective showing, art or advertising history John Reilly, critically acclaimed and award-winning New Jersey artist, was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1942. John received his early art training at the School of Art and Design (formally The School of Industrial Art) in Manhattan, where he studied advertising art. He built a career in advertising illustration along with honing his skills in painting. John Reilly's paintings are spontaneous studies done in oil. His subjects range from belly dancers to corporate executives, quiet churches to roaring roller coasters, all painted in vibrant colors. Reilly uses his subjects to express his passion for variety and spontaneity. Bold use of color is tempered by sensitive brushwork. His goal is to capture the unique visual essence of his subjects. John Reilly, critically acclaimed and award-winning New Jersey artist, was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1942. John received his early art training at the School of Art and Design (formally The School of Industrial Art) in Manhattan, where he studied advertising art. By age twenty-three he operated a mid-town based sales promotion agency, eventually expanding the business to service such accounts as Bacardi Rum, Johnson and Johnson, Nabisco and KLM Airlines. John began painting in 1985 with the same focus, creativity and energy that drove his success in advertising. He studied painting in NYC at the Art Student's League, the National Academy of Design with Sam Adoquei, and privately with Burt Silverman and Everett Raymond Kinstler. In New Jersey, he attended the Newark School of Fine Art. John's exhibition history includes such venues as Nabisco Gallery, Audubon's Artists' at the Salmagundi Club, and the National Academy of Design. He has had one person shows at the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, the Watchung Arts Center, the Somerset Art Association, and the Robert Wood Johnson Children's Specialized Hospital. He demonstrates figure painting for art associations throughout New Jersey. This Lot Includes - - Largest sketch is 17"w x 14"h, Some at 14"x14", one digital comp on canvas 19"x14"- 10 Original Sketches with 5 large pieces of paper, total relating to advertising and art related theme- 2 color marker comps, one with remarks- John's personal color catalogue of his paintings - 15 pages 45 paintings.- 35 sketches/28 pages photocopies of his personal reference guide sketchbook- Over 10 pages of advertising color /presentation comps/ reference comps Including those for KFC, Chrysler among others - Sears photocopy sketches for store presentation layout- Advertising projects prints and merchandising folder.

Price: 399 USD

Location: Walnut Creek, California

End Time: 2025-02-03T22:11:49.000Z

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