Kassama Corn Flour

The Beggarstaffs

1894 · Colour lithograph (poster) · Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Size4:3 ratio

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Kassama Corn Flour

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About this work

Artist: The Beggarstaffs (1894–1899)
Year: 1894
Medium: Colour lithograph (poster)
Original size: 76 × 101 cm
Collection: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Prints and Photographs Division)
Movement: Belle Époque

A child in a white smock sits on the floor stirring a bowl, the figure cut from flat paper shapes against a plain ground, under the lettering Kassama corn flour. The Beggarstaffs, William Nicholson and James Pryde, made the design in 1894 for the corn flour of J. & J. Colman, one of the few of their poster designs actually printed and posted; the flat silhouette and the empty ground anticipate the poster art of the next century. The impression reproduced is in the Library of Congress, Washington.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A white silhouette on a plain ground, horizontal and spare, for a kitchen, hallway or landing at 24×18 or 32×24 in thin black, no mat. It suits a white or cream wall and pairs with the Beggarstaffs' Hamlet.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Belle Époque painting
Era: 19th century (1894)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: decorative, sophisticated
Rooms: kitchen, hallway or entryway, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Kassama Corn Flour in the public domain?

Yes. The Beggarstaffs (1894–1899) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Library of Congress.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Kassama Corn Flour painted, and in what medium?

Kassama Corn Flour dates from 1894 and was made in colour lithograph (poster); the original measures 76 × 101 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Kassama Corn Flour we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Kassama Corn Flour (The Beggarstaffs) — Kassama Corn Flour · The Beggarstaffs · 1894. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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