FLIGHT (Alternative Title: The Wind Takes Their Likes Away)

Lebrun, Rico. FLIGHT (Alternative Title: The Wind Takes Their Likes Away). Lithograph, 1945. Edition of 45. Signed, titled "Flight" and numbered 45-12 in pencil. 14 1/8 x 17 7/8 inches, 362 x 455 mm. In excellent condition. Rico Lebrun (American, Born Italy, 1900-1964), painter, animator, muralist, illsutrator and printmaker. "In symbolic paintings of the 1940s, beggars, cripples, harlequins and clowns became vehicles for communicating the tragic condition of man as a result of war and poverty (Tobey Moss Gallery)." Lebrun worked for Disney during the 1930s, and created the animation for the film "Bambi."