Eden Harlequin Paintings

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Lebo14

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16/04/2010 1:14 am

I picked up this original oil on canvas Eden Harlequin "Big Eyed" girl paintings at a local auction a couple of weeks ago. The gentleman whose stuff it was said he bought it and another one at a booth at the 1964 New York World's Fair because he thought his daughter would like them. I didn't take these pictures they were taken by the auctioneer and put on the auction advertisement page. I can't find much information at all on Eden. Anybody know of a good resource to find out about the artist?

http://www.auctionzip.com/Full-Image/813010/fp13.cgi

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Lebo14

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16/04/2010 1:16 am

Here's the other one I also...
Here's the other one I also bought.
http://www.auctionzip.com/Full-Image/813010/fp12.cgi

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Tulipman

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16/04/2010 4:38 am

I too own a couple of Eden paintings...
He's one of the most well known 60's "big eye" artists,in the same league as Maio,Igor Pantuhoff,Margaret Keane.I believe he is European,and studied/lived in the US where his fame grew.These paintings all border on kitch,but are beautifully executed,and feature waif-like girls with big eyes,of course.Around 15x30" in size.I bought my Edens from Ebay.Paid average of $100-150.per,which is down from $300-400 a few years ago.Igor still commands high prices for his canvases-like $400-600. average,and I've seen larger pieces sell for as much as $900-1200.

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