Mark Schuler (American, B. 1951) "Statue of Liberty" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
This is the original painting which appeared on the Fleetwood First Day Cover of the 29c Statue of Liberty Self-Adhesive stamp issued June 24, 1994.
In 1865, ?douard Ren? Lefebvre de Laboulaye, bristling under the tyrannical rule of Napoleon III, proposed the idea of creating a monument to American independence. Suggesting to his dinner guests that this tribute would serve as a gift from France to the people of the United States on the centennial of their independence in 1876, de Laboulaye reasoned that this token would also reinforce the ideals of equality and liberty still held by many of his fellow countrymen. Sculptor Fr?d?ric-Auguste Bartholdi, attending the gathering, volunteered to plan the design. Six years later, the artist traveled to the United States in search of a location for his monument to freedom. When he spotted Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor, Bartholdi remarked: "Here ... my statue must rise; here where people get their first view of the New World." Drawing his inspiration from the Colossus of Rhodes and a 76-foot statue of St. Charles Borromoe standing in Arona, Italy, Bartholdi labored tirelessly to "glorify the Republic (America) and Liberty." Working on his 36-foot plaster model in sections, the artist painstakingly pored over thousands of precise measurements to ensure that the statue was accurately proportioned. Some said its features were based on those of Bartholdi's cherished mother, a speculation he neither denied nor affirmed. This painting boldly symbolizes the American freedom that Bartholdi successfully captured in his creation of the Statue of Liberty.
Image Size: 16.75 x 15 in.
Overall Size: 21.75 x 19.5 in.
Unframed.
(B09988)
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