Big eyes paintings

Remember those Margaret Keane paintings from the 60s?

In the 1960s her images of tearful tots with eyes as big as saucers became known around the world

In 2014, Tim Burton made a movie about Margaret's life. Amy Adams portrayed the artist and Christoph Waltz incarnated Walter Keane.

Who is the mother of big-eye art? Margaret Keane, of course! Her poignant paintings, mass-produced as prints in the 1960s and '70s, captured the hearts of the masses and are popular once again.

Fairest of All 1972 14x11 by Margaret D. H. Keane - Original Painting | Oil on Board | 9 x 6 inches | 23 x 15 cm

1977 Margaret Keane Original Oil Canvas Painting Big Blue Eye - As a child had surgery that left her deaf for a period of time found herself staring, relied on people's eyes - eyes are how she expresses her emotions - eyes windows to the soul - can see things through the eyes - always drawn them like that.

Sad Eyed Children, Big Eyed Art, Doe Eyed Orphans or Sorrowful, wide-eyed waifs, whatever name you used to describe them, there's one thing for sure, with no grey areas, you either loved them or you hated them. Artist Margaret Keane was born in...

I found this litho while crawling on my hands and knees through the supply closet of a deceased art teacher. I did not shell out a dollar for it because I'm a fan of the creepy-campy 1960s school of saucer-eyed sad art, popularized by Margaret Keane, and a bunch of mono-named artists like Igor and Gig. I bought it because this "Pity Puppy," named Potato Chip, greatly resembles my own Pity Puppy, named Cupcake. I mean, am I right? Cupcake may not have saucer eyes but that sad-sack demeanor is…