Name/Title
Print: Bucks County Bride 612-2, BlueDescription
A framed print and a mounted print retained by Country Prints as production samples.
A five-color silkscreen print on off-white linen depicting a young husband and wife with hands clasped, surrounded by symbols of abundance. Design is reminiscent of Pennsylvania “Dutch” folk art. Blue, red and yellow tulips form the right and left borders; above the couple appears a heart with two pheasants surmounted by two roosters. The husband wears a jacket that appears to be military. The wife wears a blouse, skirt and apron.
Print is staple-mounted to a chipboard backing, which is consistent with Wert’s earliest prints, before employing a dry-mounting press. The mounted print is secured within a painted Country Prints frame with staples. The unframed print is dry mounted to single ply chipboard.
This is one of the first nine framed prints offered by Country Prints. It was initially produced in a blue painted frame.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Robert Darr WertRole
ArtistManufacturer
Country PrintsDate made
circa 1951Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Location
Gill MA.Continent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
“ROBERT DARR WERT” in green block print, lower right corner.Dimensions
Dimension Description
Print, exclusive of frameHeight
12 inWidth
6 inDimension Description
FrameHeight
13 inWidth
7 inDepth
1-1/2 inMaterial
Linen, Chipboard, Staples, Wood, PaintColor
Dark Green, Yellow, Red, Blue, Brown
