The B-26 Martin Marauder Makes Japs Cry Uncle Sam. c. 1943. Oil on canvas depicting a Martin B-26 Marauder dropping its payload on an enemy train, signed by Leydenfrostat bottom left (large crack with retouching along left side, minor losses). Visible area 29 × 21 in. Frame: 32 1/4 × 24 1/4 in. -- In a Language they Understand, the P-39 Has a Lesson for Hitler's Children. c. 1943. Oil on canvas depicting a P-39 aircraft in a dogfight with Nazi fighter planes, signed by Leydenfrost at bottom left (minor cracks, raised vertical line along right side with some minor losses). Visible area 29 × 21 in. Frame: 32 1/4 × 24 1/4 in.

Alexander Leydenfrost was a Hungarian-American industrial designer and illustrator whose artwork during the Second World War brought the immediacy and drama of the conflict into the homes of millions of Americans. Throughout the war he produced dozens of images of American military prowess for Esquire magazine; this work was reproduced on page 57 of the June 1943 issue. The Martin B-26 Marauder saw its most extensive use in the Pacific Theater during the first years of America's entry into the conflict.