Oil paintings made for Women's Weekly, 3 December 1938 and 25 March 1939 / by Virgil Reilly

PXD 1349

fonds

3 December 1938 and 25 March 1939

Graphic Materials, Paintings

915250

2 paintings - oil - 102 x 43.5 cm. and 83 x 57.5 cm.

Virgil Reilly, 1892-1974, was an artist, cartoonist and illustrator who worked for 'Smith's Weekly' for many years. He also worked for 'Women's Weekly', 'Truth' (Melbourne), 'The Daily Mirror' and as an illustrator for fiction

Reference:
Library correspondence file

1. Portrait (oil painting in black and white, 102 x 43.5 cm.) of a couple, made for 'Women's Weekly'

2. Portrait (oil painting in colour, 83 x 57.5 cm.) of a young woman posing in front of a car, made for 'Women's Weekly'

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Virgil Reilly's assignee
Approval for reproduction required:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder

No. 1 published in The Australian Women's Weekly, December 3, 1938, page 7, to illustrate "The Spymaster : our great serial of international intrigue" / E. Phillips Oppenheim, with the caption: "He watched the colour fade from her cheeks, the horror deepen in her eyes. He moved quietly toward her"¶¶No. 2 published in The Australian Women's Weekly, March 25, 1939, cover, to advertise the free 20 page knitting supplement for adults, including the directions for this charming "Patricia" jumper

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