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Antique Pressler Hawaiian Hula Girl Dancing Print

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
Antique Pressler Hawaiian Hula Girl Dancing Print
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Gene Pressler. Very nice old print. Beautiful colors. Very scarce. 10" by 25". Pressler was a popular American illustrator of the 1920s who worked in the style of Maxfield Parrish, sharing that artist’s penchant for ultra-saturated hues and idealized feminine beauty. His work is often associated with the Pompeian Company of Cleveland, Ohio, which manufactured a popular line of massage creams and "skin food." Pompeian’s success was in large measure due to its attractive packaging and generous amounts of advertising, for which Pressler provided a signature look. He also produced calendars and lithographic illustrations that were backed with ads and fitted with polychrome Art Deco frames. Pressler’s lithos of hula girls show his technique of lighting a subject with a warm glow that seems to come from firelight. His narrow prints were called "yard longs," a popular format in the 1910s and 20s. They measured about 24" x 7" and often featured cinema stars and other fashionable women in exotic settings.