New Shoes

Full size color lithograph personally signed by Donald Zolan

Printed on January 31, 1992

Total Edition size: 880 impressions

Donald Zolan, recognized as America's Premier Children's artist for his heartwarming paintings of children, captures the joy and wonder of early childhood with an unmistakable energy and uninhibited naturalness that clearly belongs to our time. A timeless and classic art brand, 

Zolan's own story about "New Shoes": "I remember so well getting new shoes when I was little that painting this picture was near and dear to my heart. My new shoes were always stiff as boards because they were hard leather, and Mom bought me shoes too big so they'd last awhile. She'd put cotton in the toes until they fit. So in "New Shoes" I gave this little boy comfortable sneakers. They're just his size. He probably got to choose them , too. Now he's home from shopping and he's run to his favorite part of the yard with his very favorite little person, and he's showing her his new shoes- one foot at a time. There's nothing that could make him feel more important right now than this, and that's why I painted these two just the way they are. His little friend has bare feet -she probably kicked her white sandals off to run barefoot through the grass. She's lifting one bare foot just a little, mimicking the way he's lifting his foot to show her his new shoe. These two are like two peas in a pod. That's why they're so close together sharing everything that comes their way. And that's why they're best friends"

 With over 150 designs representing 10 categories of art and twenty five global licensees, the Zolan brand continues to inspire and infuse collectors with joy and nostalgia for the simple pleasures of life.  

SEPARATION/PLATES 150-line four-color separations were made directly from a color transparency of the original oil, on a Crossfield 646 IE laser color scanner under the supervision of Ken Herzog, Production Supervisor. 

Paper 90 lb. Buckeyed Limited 100% cotton rag, acid free, neutral Ph archival paper

Size: 25" X 20" overall trim size with 20" X 16" image size

Ink/Color Laydown: Gans inks. Sequence of color laydown: (1) Hi density process black; (2) Hi density process cyan; (3) Hi density process magenta; (4) Hi density process yellow

Certificate of Authenticity is included

New, excellent condition. Never framed, never displayed. It has been kept in the original package