"Strawberry Festival" by Walter Dubois Richards, Amer., (1907-2006) Chromolithograph titled and numbered by Moy

titled and numbered by Moy in pencil

signed and dated in pencil by Arms

a short repaired tear at lower right margin edge well away from the image

handling crease to left of signature

7-13/16 x 9-15/16

"Strawberry Festival" by Walter Dubois Richards, Amer., (1907-2006) Chromolithograph titled and numbered by MoyLithograph, ca. 1940, artist's proof , Ed. unknown, 9 7 8 x 14, signed & titled in pencil, on warm white wove paper. There are tack holes with minor rust stains at margin edges from the original stretching and drying of this proof after printing. This lithograph shows Richards near photographic precision in rendering complex overlapping forms and extraordinary detail. Strawberry Festivals are a favorite New England Summertime tradition in many towns.