19.00 USD
We are particularly impressed by this card!! The photo image itself is lovely, of course. But the choice of decorative style made by the colorist seems really remarkable to us. The pochoir (stencil) flowers (at least it seems likely a stencil was used) are both technically impressive and naive. Their placement is evocative of primitive Fraktur paintings, or even children's crayon drawings, ignoring for the most part any folds in cloth or play of light or shadow, and so smacks you in the face as a boldly contrasting decorative afterthought while at the same time working perfectly with the whole. Also, note the way in which the ruffled bodice done in white paste is, with seeming carelessness, painted over the model's necklace. It really is wonderful, don't you think? Not having any sort of background in art, we're guessing there are applicable terms we could use to describe what the colorist achieved here, but hope you'll agree this is a beautiful card! We'll guess it was printed in Germany and because of the placement of the vertical line on the card's obverse, in about 1906.
Very nice condition on this one. 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 shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.