Name/Title
Print: Country Auction 927-6Description
A five-screen/six-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting an array of early American artifacts illustrated in outline and silhouette composed as a collage. The composition is finished with a printed border. It is a pair with Country Auction 927-5.
This print is listed in the January 1960 Country Prints price list in a choice of antique birch or flat black frames, and appears in the c.1960 brochure “Country Prints in Frames Designed by Robert Darr Wert”; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1959Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaNotes
Linen print is dry mounted on chipboard, backed with a second sheet of chipboard affixed with a Country Prints story card, and secured within a Country Prints natural wood frame with staples. Cleated hanging hardware is affixed at top back of frame.Inscription/Signature/Marks
“wert” in script, lower right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Print, exclusive of frameHeight
8-3/4 inWidth
26-1/2 inDimension Description
FrameHeight
10-1/2 inWidth
28-1/2 inDepth
1-3/4 inMaterial
Linen, Textile Ink, Cardboard, Wood, Clear Finish Coat, StaplesColors
Color
Aqua, Blue-Gray, Dark Gray, Brick Red, chartreuse, Bottle GreenColor Notes
Bottle green is produced by overprinting aqua and chartreuse.
