Mother and Child, India (Etching)

Catalog ID: A2750

Artist: Charles Bartlett
Medium: Original Etching, Hand-colored with Watercolor
Series Title: India & Kashmir Series
Edition: From an original edition of 75
Date: c.1923-27
Publisher: The Artist - Privately Published
Reference No.: Miles #96
Size: 7 -3/4 x 11 "
Condition: Fine, with fresh colors.

Notes:

Still tipped to the original CWB presentation matte folder. Matte toning in margins from presentation folder. While living in Hawai'i, Bartlett would often paint and sell his etchings to travelers at shipping ports, with an option of monochrome or colored versions. As stated by Miles, "The rare and rarely seen hand-colored etchings can now take their deserved place as Bartlett's collective masterwork."

Provenance: Fresh to market - with the same Hawaiian family since initial purchase; from Treasure House Ltd. Gallery on Merchant Street Honolulu, Hawaii.