Stevan Dohanos (1907-1994)

The No-Cal

Details

Stevan Dohanos (1907-1994)
The No-Cal
signed 'Stevan Dohanos' (lower left)
casein on canvas
26 x 25 ¼ in. (66 x 64.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1961.

Provenance

Illustration House, Inc., New York, 7 May 1994, lot 146.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Literature

Medical Times, vol. 89, no. 5, May 1961, pp. 7a, 192a, cover illustration.

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Lot Essay

According to the Medical Times, where the present work was featured on the cover in May 1961, "The doctor on this month's cover evidently named his boat NO-CAL in honor of the many ladies in his practice who come to him with their weight problems." (Medical Times, vol. 89, no. 5, May 1961, p. 192a)

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