Price: $1,200.00
SKU: 103695
ARTIST: Alice Harold Murphy
MEDIUM: Lithograph,
DATE: 1936.
EDITION SIZE: Edition Unknown. Image size 9 1/4 x 13 1/2" (23.5 x 34.3 cm).
DESCRIPTION: New Boots was created by Alice Harold Murphy (1886–1965), an American painter, illustrator, and printmaker active in the early twentieth century. Murphy studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and later at the Art Students League of New York, institutions that played significant roles in shaping a generation of American artists during this period. Her work frequently appeared in illustrated magazines and books, and she developed a reputation for genre scenes characterized by warmth, careful observation, and narrative charm.<BR><BR> In New Boots, Murphy presents an intimate domestic moment, centering on the simple yet expressive subject suggested by the title. The composition typically depicts a young figure often a child absorbed in the novelty and pride of newly acquired footwear, a motif that conveys both youthful delight and the modest rituals of everyday life. Murphy’s approach reflects the broader tradition of American genre imagery, in which ordinary moments are imbued with emotional resonance and narrative clarity.
ADDITIONAL INFO: Signed and titled in pencil.
CONDITION: Very good condition.
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