Quaker State painting
I always wonder about the choice of an original painting in advertising. What possessed the art director to commission a painting of an... oil can? Once again, unsigned so we don't even know who the artist is- wonder if the original is hanging in pride of place is some collectors gallery?
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Prob'ly sanded, gessoed, and reused (for a painting of an electric can opener).
Should have had Andy Warhol paint it. He did his soup cans in 62.
Wonder if the original is hanging in pride of place is some collectors gallery?
I've got some clear wall space in the shop for just such an eventuality...
rdguy
That's a nice, hi-res image ... you could download, crop, and have a print made suitable for framing.
Probably not the same AD who commissioned these two:
https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?height=640&quality=80&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2F7RqayhvIQ32KHx3sAj7b7A%2Flarge.jpg&width=403
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/lqYAAOSwIBpjeQXp/s-l500.jpg
Interestingly, this is how the artwork would have been presented in a portfolio, with the artist and client info along the bottom:
https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/3288531472_88a92c515e_o.jpg
In a forgotten file cabinet somewhere maybe the same type of print exists for our oil can.
The painting evokes deluxeness very well. Maybe this was Quaker State's oil for special occasions, when you want to serve your guests the very best.
"Sophisticated 'nose' ... Incomparable 'feel' ... Nothing says you've 'arrived' like Quaker State Deluxe."
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