Antique 1895 PUCK CARTOON The New Woman & Her Bicycle Fredrick Opper Illustrated
Features:
A great and RARE print with beautiful coloring and illustration from Frederick Opper
Originally published in Puck Magazine
Title: The "new woman" and her bicycle - there will be several varieties of her
Artist: Frederick Burr Opper 1857-1937
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, June 19 1895
Medium: 1 print : chromolithograph.
Print shows a vignette cartoon with "The 'new woman'" standing at center, wearing pantaloons with her hands in her pockets and looking defiant, with three mice at her feet, and a painting in the background that shows "The Old Woman" standing on a chair at the sight of a mouse. The surrounding vignettes show women riding bicycles as "Salvation Army Lassies", a "Mother-in-Law, arriving for a long visit" with a man on a bicycle carrying her luggage, a "Servant Girl - Her Sunday Out", a "Washerwoman" with a basket of clothing hanging on her arm, a "Nurse-Girl" with a stroller in tow, and a "Widow" with her bicycle leaning against a gravestone.
Dimensions (approximate):
Height = 10 inches
Width = 14 inches
Condition:
Antique: This is an antique item in used condition that shows wear as expected with age, including some browning / foxing. See photos for detailed condition.
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