Antique Print 'Ready for a Spin' Made after H. Fisher, 1908
€ 80
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1908
Sheet size
40 × 27 cm (15.7 × 10.6 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11979-1
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
General age-related toning and some light creasing. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
"Ready for a Spin," a color print after the American illustrator Harrison Fisher, from the portfolio Thirty Favorite Paintings by Leading American Artists, published by P. F. Collier & Sons in 1908. The title and the artist's name are lettered by hand at the foot of the sheet.
The image shows a young woman in profile, wearing a wide dark hat tied down with a long white veil as a motorist might, pulling on a long tan glove while the other glove lies below her. The figure is drawn with free pencil and wash lines, with the color confined to the gloves, the veil and the soft shading of the blouse, and the edges of the drawing fade into the plain cream paper.
Fisher (1875 to 1934) was one of the best-known magazine illustrators of his day, and his idealized American young women, the "Fisher Girl," were a fixture of popular magazine covers and print portfolios in the early twentieth century. The motoring theme reflects the early years of the automobile in America.
