This painting was for the cover of Golden Fleece magazine -
For your reference, here's the magazine cover version -
The most frustrating part about encountering artists whose careers were crushed like this is the thought that most artists get better over time, creating their greatest works later in life. Those works were essentially stolen from us. Margaret deserved better, and the world did, too.
Bonus Brundage: There's a small collection of non-cover paintings posted in our adult content back room, The Other Voice Of ODD!
Follow this link to see the four paintings, including two 'brighter' paintings from later in her life.
I wonder how many paintings are out there from Margaret Brundage?
This gets complicated by the possibility that she was also selling her work under aliases after the scandal troubles when the public realized Brundage was a woman. Note this painting from 'Marni Bron'(dage?) -
Compare the M and the rs and ns in Marni's signature to that of Margaret Brundage:
They certainly seem to be the same to my aging eyes.
Perhaps someday a comprehensive collection of her lost artwork will be assembled. Until then, i'll keep hunting for those lost treasures...
all art by Margaret Brundage
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