HAND-COLOURED PRINT BY C. HARTWIG - CHILDREN WITH FLOWER CART, CIRCA 1950S

A CHARMING MID-CENTURY HAND-COLOURED PRINT DEPICTING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN PERIOD DRESS PULLING A WOODEN CART LADEN WITH VIBRANT PINK AND RED FLOWERS THROUGH A PASTORAL LANDSCAPE. THE COMPOSITION CAPTURES A NOSTALGIC MOMENT OF CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE AND RURAL SIMPLICITY.

IDENTIFICATION AND ATTRIBUTION:
- ARTIST: C. HARTWIG, SIGNED IN PENCIL TO LOWER RIGHT
- EDITION: LIMITED EDITION, NUMBERED 221/500
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1950S
- MEDIUM: HAND-COLOURED PRINT WITH WATERCOLOUR AND GOUACHE ON PAPER

COMPOSITION AND DETAIL:
THE PRINT DEMONSTRATES SKILLED HAND-COLOURING TECHNIQUE WITH CAREFUL ATTENTION TO DETAIL. THE CHILDREN ARE RENDERED IN SOFT YELLOWS AND PALE BLUES, THEIR CLOTHING SUGGESTING EARLY 20TH-CENTURY STYLING. THE FLOWER CART IS DEPICTED IN WARM TIMBER TONES WITH CAREFULLY ARTICULATED WHEELS. THE FLORAL CARGO DISPLAYS MASTERFUL COLOUR WORK WITH PINK CARNATIONS, RED BLOOMS, AND WHITE FLOWERS CREATING A FOCAL POINT. THE BACKGROUND LANDSCAPE FEATURES ROLLING GREEN HILLS, A DISTANT COTTAGE WITH TERRACOTTA ROOF, AND MATURE TREES RENDERED IN MUTED GREENS AND EARTH TONES. THE SKY DISPLAYS SUBTLE PINK AND YELLOW TONES SUGGESTING LATE AFTERNOON LIGHT.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 28 CM
- WIDTH: 38 CM
- FRAMED DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 45 CM × 55 CM

CONDITION: THE PRINT IS IN GOOD CONDITION OVERALL. COLOURS REMAIN VIBRANT AND TRUE. MINOR FOXING IS VISIBLE ON THE OUTER MARGINS, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. THE HAND-COLOURING SHOWS NO SIGNIFICANT FADING OR DETERIORATION. THE FRAME IS A GILT-FINISHED TIMBER MOULDING IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR WEAR TO EDGES. THE MATTING IS ACID-FREE AND HAS PROTECTED THE PRINT WELL. GLASS IS CLEAR AND UNDAMAGED.

FRAMING: PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED IN A GILT TIMBER FRAME WITH ACID-FREE MATTING AND UV-PROTECTIVE GLASS, ENSURING LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF THE ARTWORK.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THIS NUMBERED EDITION PRINT REPRESENTS THE MID-CENTURY EUROPEAN TRADITION OF HAND-COLOURED LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS, A POPULAR FORM OF DOMESTIC ART DURING THE 1950S.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

11654+41

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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