22: A FRISCO EMD LOCOMOTIVE COLOR SCHEME PROPOSAL PAINTING

Harry Bockewitz (1897-1982)
A Frisco Lines Silver Age Locomotive (Circa 1945.)
This color scheme for a St. Louis and San Francisco (Frisco) F3 locomotive is an alternative to the one shown elsewhere in this collection of paintings. Neither scheme ended up being used as the final scheme had yellow going no higher than the bottom of the headlight on the nose and only two stripes (no pinstripe) on the sides. Locomotive crews preferred darker colors on the hoods in front of the windows as bright colors were prone to glare, so Frisco was wise in rejecting these schemes.

The original tempera with highlights painted by Harry Bockewitz depicts a General Motors Electro Motive Diesel locomotive in landscape sporting a proposed scheme, nose design and livery. The work is signed by the artist lower left front.
Sight size through the mat is 12.75 x 19.75, measures 20 x 26 inches overall.
Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up.
Provenance: The Fred Roniger Estate Collection.
$500 - $5,000