Capture the deep, enduring reverence of mid-century sacred portraiture with this authentic 1950s Warner Sallman illustration. Warm amber, deep chestnut brown, and soft ivory tones illuminate the iconic profile of Jesus in the artist's historic signature style, beautifully housed inside an original notched cream gallery frame.
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Measurements: 19" height, 15" width
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Decade: 1960s
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Style: Folk Art
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Material: Glass and Wood
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Condition: Very good vintage condition displaying deep, unfaded print sepia fields, an immaculate glass cover sheet, one tiny historic surface scratch restricted entirely to the left background field edge, and a heavily distressed multi-tier wooden frame requiring a simple reverse paper dust backing replacement
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Features: Faux canvas texture lithograph printing, ornate scalloped perimeter frame molding, original factory glass pane, heavy solid timber assembly
Introduce a serene layer of historical devotional art and quiet meditation to a cozy bedroom gallery wall or a dark academia library study layout. The beautiful visual pivot between the highly reflective, smooth protective glass layer and the aged, heavily textured notched ivory frame molding highlights decades of faithful household display history.
This item is vintage, over 60 years old. All measurements are close but approximate.