This piece was created for The Gerlach-Barklow Calendar Company out of Joliet, Illinois and was first published as part of their 1915 calendar line.
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This original pastel on canvas illustration dates to 1914 and features a brunette beauty with milky-white skin draped in a pellucid gossamer shawl as she clutches a bouquet of blossoming roses to her breast. Note: Published shipping price applies only to continental US.About Enchanting, dream-like, and romantic, American illustrator Zula Kenyon's early 20th century portraits offer up a soft, supple, and genteel look at the Edwardian woman.
Immediate payment is expected with Buy It Now. She died in La Mesa, CA in 1947.We have seen this print listed for as high as $735 by some art dealers, so take advantage of this rare opportunity to own a beautiful historical piece.I accept only PayPal.Payment is expected within 2 days following the end of an sale or acceptance of a best offer. She was one of the most popular artists of her time. She attended the Art Institute of Chicago and produced over 250 calendars. Zula Kenyon is known as one of the earliest woman artists in the field of calendar art. The colors are muted and reflect the grace of the beautiful lady playing the guitar. She could not tell me much about the print, except to say that it had always hung in her home "as far back as she could remember." It is in its original frame in as found condition, which is overall excellent. It was purchased from an elderly woman, probably in her 80's, in Athens, Georgia, in the early 1980s. Her work is increasingly in demand by collectors of this genre." (from Vintage Illustration) From The print frame measures 21 5/8” in length and 15 5/8” wide.
"Zula Kenyon was one of the most popular artists of her time and was well known for her richness of color, perfection in drawing, and beauty of composition. In the early days of printing, after Zula painted on canvas, the subject was made into a black and white print, then hand-colored by employees of the calendar company. A peculiarity of her colors and board is that they give her pastel work the strength and brilliancy of oil." (from "Alone" art supplement to the GRIT) Most of Kenyon's subjects were painted before the 1920s and her various themes were: portraits of women, children, a bluebird series, Indian maidens, animals, landscapes and historical subjects. Not being satisfied with the materials to be found in the market, she invented materials of her own, since which she grinds her own colors and makes her own board.
"While handling all mediums with facility, her favorite is the dainty pastel. She then took a few years off and returned for the spring, 1901 session and again for the fall, 1901 session." (from AIC response to a collector's inquiry) From approximately 1900 to 1918 Zula lived in Chicago and worked for the Gerlach-Barklow Company, and became one of their premier artists.
Kenyon attended the Art Institute of Chicago in the spring, 1899 term. Information I found on the artist is as follows: Zula Kenyon (1873 - 1947) was born in Deansville, Wisconsin to John and Sarah (Clark) Kenyon. Zula Kenyon lived in Chicago and worked for them from 1900 to 1918. The lower right-hand corner of the print reads: c(with a circle around the c) GERLACH-BARKLOW JOLIET ILL USA, indicating this was printed by the Gerlach-Barklow company. The lower left-hand corner of the print has the artist's signature, and the bottom center reads "Love's Old Sweet Song," the title of the print. It is considered one the rarest prints made by this famous artist, and we believe it is hand-colored. VERY RARE Antique Zula Kenyon Hand Colored Print “Love’s Old Sweet Song” This is a very rare antique print created in the early 1900’s. VERY RARE Antique Zula Kenyon Hand Colored Print “Love’s Old Sweet Song” : VERY RARE Antique Zula Kenyon Hand Colored Print “Love’s Old Sweet Song”