1980s Original Giant Panda Painting Making His Debut Through the Bamboo, Framed

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Pandamonium is a wonderful, colorful and special giant panda painting created by Artist, illustrator Glen Thomas and signed in the … Read more Pandamonium is a wonderful, colorful and special giant panda painting created by Artist, illustrator Glen Thomas and signed in the bottom left corner. This wonderful painting shows a panda bear in its natural habitat. The panda's expressive face takes centre stage. Its dark, shiny eyes look directly at the viewer and convey a mixture of curiosity and serenity. The animal's characteristic black and white fur is depicted with remarkable attention to detail. This acrylic and watercolor painting is on gypsum board.

Thomas was well known for the illustrations he produced in the 1930s and 40s for such magazines as Colliers Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, Look, and Ladies Home Journal. This painting was done in 1985. It is my understanding it was done for Smithsonian Magazine. It's a terrific and timely piece as the 2 giant pandas just made their debut 3 days ago at the National Zoo in Washington.
The painting is framed under glass in a aluminum frame with a 1/4" shiny face and 1" brushed aluminum sides.

Bio: Glen Thomas 1894 - 1995. Glen William Thomas was born in Sterling, Illinois on June 26, 1894. While serving in World War One, he was a cartographer. After the war he remained in France for a few years to study with John Carroll. He then worked in Chicago and New York, producing illustrations for Life, Look, and Argosy magazines. He retired to Newport Beach, California in 1962 and continued painting until his death there on February 28, 1995. See less