16.00 USD
Lovely example of Angelo Asti's work. A woman, possibly intended to be a Gypsy? in red. Signor Asti (1847-1903) was born in Italy, emigrated to America as a young man, found work in a print shop, and there discovered he had an aptitude as an artist.
From there, he developed a dream of becoming a painter that he followed to Paris, and spending countless hours at the Louvre studying the works of masters, taught himself. Apparently his first completed work won recognition at the Salon de Paris. We love these romantic success stories :)
This is certainly a lovely image, and we're pleased to list it in our shop! This card with its divided back would have been printed a few years after the artist's death in Paris, where by that time he had, we hope, found the kind of success and recognition he sought as a painter. Minor wear and rounding of the corners.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
And please come visit our blog at:
redpoulaine.blogspot.com
where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!