Easter Greeting Card with Girl and Lambs, Early 1900s
Text on Card
EASTER JOYS (partially obscured; text reads 'EASTER' followed by what appears to be 'JOYS', not 'GREETINGS')
Description
"Easter greetings" the card seems to whisper through its soft chromolithographic rendering of an Edwardian-era pastoral scene. A young woman in a golden-brown jacket and floral-trimmed dress cradles a white lamb in her arms, with two additional lambs surrounding her in an idyllic Alpine landscape of rolling green meadows, distant mountains, and evergreen trees. The serene setting evokes themes of renewal, innocence, and the Easter season, while the delicate printing technique captures curled hair and fluffy lamb textures beneath a luminous blue sky and verdant grass, creating a peaceful, timeless composition.
Subjects
young woman, Easter lambs, pastoral landscape, Alpine scenery, spring setting
Printing Notes
Signed 'Maurtier' in lower right corner. Fine chromolithographic printing with hand-tinted details. Visible aging and slight foxing consistent with early 1900s production.
