Print: Houses 67-2 Pair

Object/Artifact

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Robert Darr Wert & Country Prints

Houses 67-2 Pair. Composite photo, see complete images below.: Image left: switchbladeandcookie, Etsy.com. Image right: PKM. Images: PKM, unless noted.
Houses 67-2 Pair. Composite photo, see complete images below.

Image left: switchbladeandcookie, Etsy.com. Image right: PKM. Images: PKM, unless noted.

Name/Title

Print: Houses 67-2 Pair

Description

A pair of four-screen/five-color silkscreen prints on off-white linen. One print depicts six houses of varying size and height, all with red roofs. The second print depicts a large barn with a lightning rod, cupola and rooster weathervane, two silos with lightning rods, a saltbox farmhouse, a corn crib and an ox cart. This pair of prints appears in the c.1955 brochure “Country Prints in Frames”, and a c.1955 price list with the description, “Village and Farm buildings suggest painting on glass — Mustard mats.”

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Robert Darr Wert

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Country Prints

Date made

circa 1954

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Location

Gill MA.

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Houses print: “WERT” in black block print, lower left corner. Barn print: “WERT” in black block print, lower right corner.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Prints, exclusive of frame

Height

7 in

Width

6 in

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Material

Linen, Textile Ink

Colors

Color Notes

Houses print: yellow, red, teal, black, green. Green is produced by overprinting yellow and teal. Barn print: yellow, blue, orange, black, green. Green is produced by overprinting yellow and blue.