Good Company.
St. Paul: Brown & Bigelow, n.y. Color print. Folio (15½" X 11 3/4"). Fine. Item #35045
Talio-crome was a reproduction technique that appears to have been popular in the 1950s, the approximate period of this print. This near-pristine piece bears a separate printed label affixed at the upper left corner (and meant to be detached upon framing) describing the scene and the artist. In part: "Outside, from a leaden sky, a gentle snowfall covers roofs and streets with a soft mantle of white as congenial friends meet in a public room of the old inn. Here, in the pleasant warmth from a glowing hearth, a pipe is smoked and stories told while waiting for the innkeeper to mix a bowl of bracing punch with which to drink a toast to friendship and good company...." Some background detail on the contemporary Scottish artist also given. A charming scene -- like a Scottish Norman Rockwell. Blank margins appear to have been slightly trimmed, though the ½" grey/green border surrounding the image and the thin red rule surrounding that still have ample blank around them.
Price: $25.00