REGINALD MARSH (1898-1954) Original Limited Edition Lithograph 1950 SIGNED

REGINALD MARSH (American, 1898 - 1954). Title: "American Art for Spring Fantasia" - 1950. Medium: Original Lithograph on colored laid paper.

Signature: Signed in the plate. Edition: Limited Edition of 2000, not individually numbered. Size: About 12 x 9 inches. Printer: Artist Equity Funds, Inc.

Notes: Part of the Improvisations Portfolio (for the Spring Fantasia Masquerade Ball in New York) published by the Artist Equity Association. The portfolio consisted of advertisements for local New York City businesses where each advertisement was an original lithograph: Each page was designed by the artist directly on the litho plate, thus making this a collection of original lithographs. This Original Lithograph was produced for an annual art event in the 1950's for local businesses and major corporations largely based in New York. Historically important for corporate archivists, these are extremely rare to locate and are virtually unseen individually. The original lithographs were produced in only one edition, and included just 2,000. These lithographs are perhaps the most unique, rare, important advertising collectibles that exist for businesses and corporations. Reginald Marsh was an important American painter, born in Paris, most notable for his depictions of life in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Crowded Coney Island beach scenes, popular entertainments such as vaudeville and burlesque, women, and jobless men on the Bowery are subjects that reappear throughout his work. His works are held numerous museums (including the National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery, Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Modern Art, and Whitney Museum of American Art).

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