Name/Title
Print: Man & Woman 57-5, PairDescription
Two four-screen/five-color silkscreen prints on off-white linen depicting a Pennsylvania “Dutch” farmer and farmer’s wife in eighteenth century dress, each standing with tools of daily farm life. The subjects are presented against a yellow ochre field bordered in aqua.
Country Man print: a man stands to the left holding a scythe. To the right are some of the most important farm tools: a piggin (wooden bucket with one stave extended to form a handle), an ax, sickle, hay fork, and a wrought iron strap hinge.
Country Woman print: a woman stands to the right with her hand on a butter churn. To the left, a bread peel stands with its handle inserted in a glass demijohn. Above are four conventionalized herb plants, and a cast iron mold with fresh baked breads or muffins.
This pair is listed on the Spring 1958 Country Prints price list.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1957Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Textile prints are dry mounted to chipboard, backed with a second layer of chipboard printed with the Country Prints story, and secured to Wert’s trademark shadow box studio frames with staples. Cleated hanging hardware is affixed at top back of frames.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Country Man (TK) print: “wert” in black lowercase script, lower left corner.
Country Woman (TK) print: “wert” in black lowercase script, lower right corner.
Both: silkscreened Country Prints imprint on chipboard backing panel, back of frame.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Mounted printsHeight
7 inWidth
5 inDimension Description
Studio frameHeight
8-3/8 inWidth
6-1/4 inDepth
1-5/8 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Ink, Wood, Clear Finish CoatColors
Color
Light Yellow Ochre, Aqua, Orange, Black, BrownColor Notes
Brown is produced by overprinting orange and aqua.
