Name/Title
Gift Greeting: Painted TinDescription
A five-screen/six-color composition on off-white linen depicting five painted tin vessels resting on a bench, sitting on bracketed shelves and hanging from a nail. The teapot at upper left bears the title, “Painted Tin”.
This is a Gift Greeting, Country Prints’ line of unmounted prints available in cardstock note folders complete with envelopes for mailing or gift giving.
This print appears in the c.1955 brochure “Robert Darr Wert/Country Print Goift Greetings”; see images.
This print was also available framed; see images.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1955 - circa 1960Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“painted Tin”, on tea kettle, upper left corner.
“wert” with heart above, bottom left corner.
“by hand”, bottom right corner.Dimensions
Height
9 inWidth
7 inDimension Description
Folio closedHeight
9-1/4 inWidth
7-1/4 inDimension Notes
Folio open: 9 1/4” x 10 1/4”Material
Bleached Linen, Textile Ink, Cardstock, InkColors
Color
Black, Orange, Yellow Ochre, Green, Teal, BrownColor Notes
Brown (on the bench) is produced by overprinting orange and yellow ochre.
