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The printmaking firm of Currier & Ives produced some of the most iconic and popular American art of the 19th century. The company, headed by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895), specialized in publishing hand-colored lithographic prints that were sold inexpensively to the growing American middle class. |
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Winter in the Country: The Old Grist Mill
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Artist: George Durrie
[#12 in the "Original Best Fifty Currier & Ives" #21 in the "New Best Fifty"]
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Publisher: New York, Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau Street
"Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1864, by Currier & Ives, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York"
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Original two-color lithograph with hand coloring from the year 1864, printed on thick stock |
Size: Medium Folio
Sheet size = 13.5 x 10.125 inches • Image size (excluding title and publisher's info): 12.875 x 8.75 inches |
Condition: Excellent, with minor paper chip at top edge, outside of image area. There are also 2 tack holes in the lower margin outside of the image area. Please click on above thumbnail image for an enlarged view of this genuine antique lithograph. |
$1,750
(plus shipping/insurance)
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