Untitled Big Eyed Girl w/ Blue Eyes 1967 9x7 - Used in Big Eyes Movie

Year1967

Hand SignedUpper Right in Paint 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassOrnate Gold Frame w/ Gold Mat and Gold Filet 

Purchased fromPrivate Collector 2006 

Provenance / HistorySold in Honolulu Keane Gallery in 1967. Photo in gallery display case prior to original sale shown here. Image was used by loan by Tim Burton for his film Big Eyes. The painting was blown up to a much bigger size, and used in a 1960s gallery scene, as Tim particularly liked it. Photo still from Big Eyes is also shown here. 

Certificate of AuthenticityMatthew Sweet 

Additional InformationFabulous painting used in the Big Eyes movie 

LID166206

Margaret D. H. Keane - United States

Art Brokerage: Margaret Keane American Artist: b. 1927-2022. She was born in Tennessee. In the 1960s, Margaret Keane's artwork was sold under the name of her husband, Walter Keane. Walter Keane claimed credit for her work. Conflict over that issue was cited as one of the reasons they divorced. Walter and Margaret's divorce proceedings went all the way to federal court. At the hearing, Margaret challenged Walter to a 'paint-off' and created a painting in front of the judge to prove that she was the artist. Walter declined to paint before the court, citing a sore shoulder. In 1986, the courts sided with her, enabling her to paint under her own name. Her works while living in her husband's shadow tended to depict sad children in a dark setting, but after divorcing, moving to Hawaii her paintings took on a happier, brighter style. Keane is a fixture in popular culture. Some of her well-known fans over the years have included actresses Joan Crawford and Natalie Wood, whom she painted portraits of; filmmaker Tim Burton, who commissioned Keane to paint Lisa Marie; and animator Craig McCracken, whose characters the Powerpuff Girls are based on Keane's 'waifs'; additionally the Girls' schoolteacher is named "Ms. She will be portrayed by Amy Adams in the upcoming Tim Burton film Big Eyes. Sadly, Margaret died June 26, 2022. Original Paintings Listings wanted by Art Brokerage. Sorry we no longer accept listings for prints.