Anybody Recognize This Very Large Unmarked Print? Victorian Fashion ? Illustration

[carolina252]

I've seen similar prints before in the distant past, but can't find it anywhere online. It's old and very large, but there are no identifying marks on it. I believe it's an original lithograph (no micro dots).   Any help would be appreciated! 

[debora_34_]

Not terribly old.  1930s to 1950s-ish.  (At a guess, I'd think around the time of Gone with the Wind.)  Just a decorative print.  Meant to hang in a lady's boudoir, or some such.

Debora

[carolina252]

Thanks Debora! I was guessing about that time frame too, but wasn't 100% sure.

[pixzee · Accepted solution]

It is an air brush painting. Like the kids who spray paint today, they used stencils for each part of the print/painting. They were very popular during the war years, 1940-1945.

[maxine*j]

I think so, too.  "Southern Belles" with impossible, and impossibly long, necks were popular.  This looks pretty faded, to me, as I always think of them as being more colorful than this.

[sonomabarn67]

We don't know for sure that it actually IS an airbrush painting. They did do screens of these.

[maxine*j]

True.  Just based on OP's picture, it looks like one of the old airbursh things to me, faded.   If I'm wrong, that will be only twice today, which means I'm doing better than usual.  

[carolina252]

I will just list it as an airbrush or screen. After you said it could be air brushed, I tested a very small area with a dampened Q tip and color did rub off.  It is quite large -  30" x 26", and the paper is very thick. Thanks so much for your reply!

[carolina252]

lol 🙂 I'm just grateful you replied!  You appear to be very knowledgeable to me!  Thanks!