AMERICAN HOMESTEAD WINTER by Currier & Ives
FYI: "Winter scene. House to right, barn to left. Man carrying wood followed by dog approaching horse drawn sleigh with couple. Currier & Ives published numerous prints to promote the American dream and the idea of a promised land. The American Homestead series illustrates traditional New England homes through the seasons of winter, spring, summer and autumn. These prints celebrated the beauty, order and prosperity of the growing nation as if all Americans shared this ideal. Interestingly, Currier & Ives opted not to include city dwellings in the series even though many citizens lived in urban areas. Instead they focused on nostalgic and popular rural scenes. American Homestead Winter illustrates the simple harmony of country life with a couple taking a ride in a horse-drawn sleigh, a gentleman gathering wood for a fire with his loyal companion at his side, and other chores being tended to in the barn on the left and at the side of the main house."
This is a Print from a vintage Art Book. Suitable for framing. The plate/print was taken from a book dated. There may be an image and/or text on the back.
Condition: Very good art print measures 12" x 16" inches included border, beautiful gift and display for home, office and business, sold unframed.
About the Illustrators: Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) and James Merritt Ives (1824-1895) were partners in the firm of Currier and Ives, the most important 19th-century lithographic company in America. Their prints were widely sold across the nation. Nathaniel Currier, born in Roxbury, Mass., was apprenticed in his teens to a Boston lithographic firm. He established his own lithography business in New York City in 1835. The lithographer James Ives, born in New York City, entered into partnership with Currier in 1857. Currier retired in 1888, Ives a few years later; but the firm was carried on by their sons and flourished until 1907. Lithography had begun in America in the 1820s. It was quicker and less expensive than engraving, hence the remarkable success of the firm of Currier and Ives. Soon after setting up business they produced extensive folios, usually based on paintings. Some of the work was crude, but the quality varied considerably.
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