I have a real passion for the illustration artists who brought the printed pages to life with their incredible artwork. Whether it is an old magazine cover, an advertisement from a magazine, a calendar, ink blotter, or other form of advertising.
One of my all time favorites in this field is Stevan Dohanos. Born in 1907 in Lorain, Ohio he was an 
artist and illustrator of the social realism school. The detail that he used in his art is just amazing. Most of the work that I find done by Dohanos depicts life in America from small towns. He is whimsical and moving and really brings you on a nostaligic journey into our past.
He is probably best known for his many Saturday Evening Post covers with so many wonderful themes. An ice cream stand, a decked out motorcycle, a gas station attendant, or the pet store owner retrieving fish from an aquarium. No matter what the theme, he gave us a slice of American life from Anytown, USA with magnificent attention to the most minute of details.
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I have a painting that has his signature on it. It is not the typical Sat. Eve post-like illustrations but an oil painting of a harbor. Do you have any info on him doing those types of artwork?
Dohanos is best known for his Magazine cover art and Advertising art. However, he did murals and other artwork during his career. It would be very possible to have a painting that he did that doesn’t look like a Cover for a magazine or an advertisement. If you are wondering about authenticity or value, you really should take it to an Art Dealer or museum for their help in determining those things.