Lot 235
Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907). "The Life & Age of Woman: Stages of Woman's Life from the Cradle to the Grave" AND "The Life & Age of Man: Stages of Man's Life from the Cradle to the Grave" colored lithograph, ca. 1850. A pair of hand-colored lithographs by Currier & Ives depicting the life spans of man and woman, presented ascending steps to age 50 and descending to age 100. The image of men features finely dressed figures wearing attire befitting their societal roles. Beneath each one is an animal associated with his stage of life. A vignette below features three men drinking at a table while a young man and woman leave as the devil gestures between them and a cross appears on a distant hill. Size (images): 8.75" L x 13" W (22.2 cm x 33 cm) Size (frames): 13.5" L x 17.5" W (34.3 cm x 44.4 cm) Please note: Per x-ray florescence testing, one of the frames has a silvered finish containing 32.4% silver.
Similarly, "The Life & Age of Woman" portrays the various stages of life, with the figures ascending steps to age 50 and descending to age 100 - beginning with an infant held by her mother, then depicting a girl playing with her doll as a means of preparing her for motherhood, next adolescence, then marriage, motherhood
. continuing through adulthood to her senior years and death. The vignette below presents a memorial grave for the deceased woman.
From 1834 to 1907, the firm of Nathaniel Currier and (after 1856) Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907) provided for the American people a wide and varied gallery of prints for the new mass market of middle class society. The firm was the most successful American popular printmaker, issuing over 8,000 different prints. Their success was the result of good business sense and accurate instincts for what the American public wanted. Their images have become classics, capturing the life and times of nineteenth century America.
Provenance: private Santa Barbara, California, USA collection
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- Condition: Lithographs are mounted behind glass in matching frames. They have not been examined outside the frames and show with expected wear (stains and toning) commensurate with age. Nicks and abrasions to frames as shown. Glass intact. Fit with old suspension wires which we would recommend replacing with new wires. Tears and stains to gallery paper on verso that do not impact the prints.
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