Name/Title
Print: Early Instruments 612-14/15 Pair, aka Early Instruments 612-10 PairDescription
A pair of five-color silkscreen prints on off-white linen depicting early stringed musical instruments and fronds of green leaves. The composition is finished with a printed border in brown.
This pair of prints is listed in the Spring 1958 Country Prints price list as Early Instruments 14/15 in flat black or natural frames. It is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list, and appears in the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert” as Early Instruments 612-10 in antique birch or flat black frames; see images.
This pair of prints appears in a Country Prints promotional photo, c.1959; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1956Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Linen prints are dry mounted on chipboard, backed with an additional layer of chipboard bearing the Country Prints imprint, and secured within Country Prints black painted pine frames with staples.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert” and “by hand”, lower left and right corners.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Prints, exclusive of framesHeight
12 inWidth
6 inDimension Description
FramesHeight
12-3/4 inWidth
6-3/4 inDepth
1-5/8 inMaterial
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, PaintColors
Color
Red, Yellow Ochre, Brown, Teal, Black, Dark GreenColor Notes
Dark green is produced by overprinting teal and yellow ochre.
