NEW ENGLAND WINTER SCENE by Currier & Ives George Henry Durrie Color Print

Description: NEW ENGLAND WINTER SCENE by Currier & Ives George Henry Durrie Color Print This is a print/plate from a vintage art book. Suitable for framing. There is nothing on the back. Condition: Very good art print/plate measuring 10x12" inches. Would make a beautiful gift to display in your home, office and business, sold unframed. About: View of a snow-covered farm seen from across the road: a grey farm house with pitched roof (enclosed by a fence) is at the right; a barn and shed define the farmyard at the left. In the central foreground, a man and dog stand beside a dark horse hitched to a sleigh on the road outside a closed red gate. Within the farmyard, a cow stands to the left of the open doorway of the barn; in the doorway a man with a bowl feeds chickens gathered in the yard. To right of center, near the house, a lad pauses from chopping wood. A large tree stands besides the road at right. In the background are snow-covered fields, woods, and mountains. About the Illustrators: Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895) were partners in the firm of Currier and Ives, the most important 19th-century lithographic company in America. Their prints were widely sold across the nation. Nathaniel Currier, born in Roxbury, Mass., was apprenticed in his teens to a Boston lithographic firm. He established his own lithography business in New York City in 1835. The lithographer James Ives, born in New York City, entered into partnership with Currier in 1857. Currier retired in 1888, Ives a few years later; but the firm was carried on by their sons and flourished until 1907. Lithography had begun in America in the 1820s. It was quicker and less expensive than engraving, hence the remarkable success of the firm of Currier and Ives. Soon after setting up business, they produced extensive folios, usually based on paintings. Some of the work was crude, but the quality varied considerably. WE ACCEPT MOST OFFERS. ANY QUESTION PLEASE ASK! WE COMBINE SHIP. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 30 USD

Location: Erie, Pennsylvania

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