Lot 85: POSTER: ETHEL REED (1876-?) - Folly or Saintliness.

Name: POSTER: ETHEL REED (1876-?) - Folly or Saintliness.
Brand: Poster Auctions International Inc
SKU: 4dbd479019

Est: $1,000 USD - $1,200 USD

Poster Auctions International IncNew York, NY, USFebruary 13, 2011

Item Overview

Description

ETHEL REED (1876-?) - Folly or Saintliness.
"In a two-year period, Ethel Reed of Boston emerged from obscurity, blossomed as an artist with an international reputation, and then disappeared completely. ... Sensational though her personal life may have been, Reed had great artistic talent ... Reed designed at least twenty-four posters, many of which rank among the important American posters of the 1890s" (Lauder, p. 191).
Reference: Ref: DFP-I, 421; Lauder, 239; Reims, 1284; Margolin, p. 169; Keay, p. 18; Belle Epoque, 1980, 144; PAI-XXIII, 447
Printer: Heliotype, Boston
Year: 1895

Dimensions

14 1/8 x 19 3/4 in./36 x 50.2 cm

Artist or Maker

Ethel Reed

Condition Report

B/ Slight stains. Framed.

Auction Details

The Winter Sale

Poster Auctions International Inc

February 13, 2011, 11:00 AM EST

601 West 26th Street Suite 1370, New York, NY, 10001, US

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