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#FA-11 - Original Illustration by California Commercial Artist, Albert Mundhenk - approx. 9" x 12" - $95.00, as-found This is a piece of original art that was probably done sometime around 1920-1930. Mundhenk was a commercial artist who lived in Watsonville, California and had offices in San Francisco. His working career spanned the last decade of the 19th and the first three decades of the 20th centuries. Based upon the several pieces of his we have offered thus far, we believe he worked primarily in tempera. These works came to us through another dealer, who purchased them from a California estate. Sadly, little information came along with the art itself, so we've had to piece together what little we have from the subject matter of the art itself, and a few anecdotes. Original pieces of Mundhenk art we have offered range from commissions for commercial shipping interests, children's book illustration (this piece perhaps falling into that category), California landscapes, plus personal Christmas cards, and a very unusual cartoon illustration done for a 1914 gathering in Berkeley, CA. (see # FA-10) The condition, other than the obvious piece missing at the UL (perhaps to allow for the insertion of some title heading or other text), is Good+. A 1" cut extends from the LR corner of the missing corner to the right. There is a vertical file-fold about midway across the piece, resulting in some chipping of the paint, primarily near the bottom. Also near the bottom, one can see a few other light creases and scuffs. That said, the bulk of the illustration is still intact, with fresh, vibrant color.