"Off to Pasture" by Alice Pauline Schafer, Amer., (1899-1980) Watercolor light toning within old mat

light toning within old mat opening

slightly toned in mat window

particularly of laborers working the land are some of the most beautiful images produced in that genre of the early 20th century in England

It is a classic example of the bilateral symmetry Martin explored in her mature prints and other media

Although the Durand signature does not read as well as Smillie's in these digital photos

"Off to Pasture" by Alice Pauline Schafer, Amer., (1899-1980) Watercolor light toning within old matGouache and Ink, ca. 1930 40, 7 13 16 x 8 1 16, signed in ink at lower left, signed & titled in ink on verso, on smooth cream wove bristol board, with a painted overmat border. A colorful and charming illustration by this respected but under known artist.