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| Artist: Ethel
Reed American (1874-1926) |
| Plate: PL. 99 |
| Title: Miss Traumerei | Description:
Condition A. Original lithograph from
"Les Maitre de L'Affiches" series.
Printed
by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1898.
Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free, archival
museum mat, with framing labels. Ready to frame. Shipped boxed flat via Fedex.
Certificate of Authenticity.
See our Terms
of Sale |
| Maitre Sheet Size: | 11 3/8 in x
15 3/4 in | | | 29 cm x 40 cm |
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| Price:
$375.00 USD |
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"Since the 'Träumerei' (Dreaming) of the advertised novel's title refers
both to Schumann's romantic piano piece and the heroine's penchant for daydreaming,
Reed shows her at the piano in a contemplative mood. The flat areas of colour
in the design as well as the chrysanthemums jutting up diagonally in the foreground
reflect the taste for Japanese style that was characteristic of the period. 'The
Poster' magazine of November 1898, declared that 'artistically refined people
are in ecstasies with…Miss Trämerei, a charming combination of black,
pale cream and yellow' (p.201). Reed was responsible for some of the best American
posters produced between 1895 and 1900. (Rennert,
PAI-XXXI, 392) "Like virtually every profession at the time, poster
design was a male preserve. That Ethel Reed could rise to become an acknowledged
leader among American posterists of the period is a tribute to her artistic superiority
and impeccable taste" (Gold p.58)
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