When we moved into our house, we kind of quickly put up our vintage prints on the walls in the hallway; mainly because the pictures were so big and so many, that it was an easy place to put them out of the way. There were lots of hanging hooks up already, and it was…
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Tretchikoff – Melon Boy
The fabulous folks, Jen and Gough from Wowie Zowie came over on Wednesday night to buy some West German Pottery for their wonderful shop. They had very kindly brought us a gift: It’s actually signed by Tretchikoff himself and has a good little back story to it. Wowie Zowie bought it from an old woman…
J. H. Lynch – Woodland Goddess
What kind of woman comes to be described as a goddess? Clearly not someone who walks amongst us mere mortals. J.H. Lynch captured the goddess-like features in many of his prints, and aptly named this picture ‘Woodland Goddess’: Despite her luscious looks, I cannot begin to tell you how difficult it was to take a…
Mass Market Art: Female Prints
One of the trends of the 1960s and ’70s appears to be that of the gypsy lady. Gold hoop earrings, dark hair and eyes, busty and a bit saucy of eye… these ladies are exotic and enticing. If ‘Carmen’ by Turino looks familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen ‘Ilonka’ by H. Walter: Similar to the…
Dallas Simpson Print
A burgeoning collection within the house is that of the ‘Big Eyed’ mass market prints. They’re definitely an acquired taste! I was pretty pleased when Aidan brought this Dallas Simpson print home from the last trip though: I haven’t been able to find any similar prints to this one by Simpson, but she was a…
Mass Market Art: Vintage Prints
By now, you should know that I’m a bit partial to a semi-naked lady or two… more so if they have a slightly green sheen and I can hang them on my wall (what were you thinking…?). I also like many other mass market art prints; not just of the female variety! I think this…
H. Walter ‘Ilonka’ Vintage Print
On all of our trips (bar one) we’ve come back with a semi-naked lady… Usually to be found languishing on the back seat of the car, showing off her attributes to all and sundry who may peer into the back seat. The last roadtrip was no exception: this time we brought back not one, not…
Louis Shabner ‘Melanie’ Vintage Print
We were lucky enough to find a few more Mid Century Prints in Germany the last time we went. See, we don’t just pick up amazing West German pottery pieces; increasingly, we’re find a lot of glass, mid century and other bits and bobs. This might be my favourite picture yet found: You just can’t…
Jon Whitcomb: Couples in Love
Not only are my vintage Woman’s Own magazines gorgeous to look at, many of the short stories are illustrated by various well known people. I’ve been surprised by each name that I’ve looked up so far; the sheer amount of work these men produced is staggering! According to AmericanArtArchives.com Jon Whitcomb gained particular popularity for capturing the essence…
Bernard Buffet: Mass Market Art?
We found this on our last trip: It’s a print by Bernard Buffet, a French painter. Once again, we appear to have found something that, despite not knowing anything about it, could actually be quite interesting. To me, this seemed to be an example of mass market art; standing quite well alongside the Tretchikoff and…
Meet ‘Clemence’ by MAIO
We found Clemence in a Belgian street market for two Euros. Two Euros! What a bargain. Well, she did come with a filthy, broken, sprayed-gold frame that we subsequently ripped off in The Great Unpack of Tina ’10. Clemence made it all the way back from the Continent to Glossop lying face down under half…
J.H. Lynch Print: Meet Lisa
There’s another woman in our house; another woman to steal Aidan’s affections. This one’s even got her chest out for him: Despite the printing’s name being ‘Autumn Leaves’ for some reason, we’ve taken to calling her ‘Lisa’. I think it might be marked on the back of the picture somewhere. I don’t really want to…
Little Owl Ski 