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Poster Calendar 1897: April, May, June

Edward Penfield

1897 · Colour lithograph (calendar) · Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Size2:3 ratio
Frame
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Complete the setHangs well with these two
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About this work

Artist
Edward Penfield (1866–1925)
Year
1897
Medium
Colour lithograph (calendar)
Collection
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Prints and Photographs Division)
Movement
Belle Époque

A fair-haired girl in a plum-coloured coat holds a tortoiseshell cat beside a tall green chair, above a calendar grid for April, May and June. Edward Penfield, the American poster artist best known for his Harper's covers, designed the four quarterly pages of this Poster Calendar for 1897. The flat colour and firm outline show what he took from Japanese prints. The impression reproduced is in the Library of Congress.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Plum, teal and soft green, for a kitchen, hallway or home office at 16×24 or 24×36 in thin black or dark wood, no mat. It sits easily on a white or cream wall and pairs with Penfield's Outing.

Style, size & framing detail
Style
Exhibition poster of a Belle Époque painting
Era
19th century (1897)
Orientation
Portrait
Palette
cream & beige
Mood
decorative, sophisticated
Rooms
kitchen, hallway or entryway, home office, living room, dining room
Good gift for
housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials
• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 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
Shipping & returns
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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.
Is Poster Calendar 1897: April, May, June in the public domain?
Yes. Edward Penfield (1866–1925) 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 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 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 Poster Calendar 1897: April, May, June painted, and in what medium?
Poster Calendar 1897: April, May, June dates from 1897 and was made in colour lithograph (calendar).
What size works above a sofa or bed?
Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Poster Calendar 1897: April, May, June we'd choose 16×24.
About this design
A museum-exhibition poster of Edward Penfield's Poster Calendar 1897: April, May, June — a fair-haired girl in a plum-coloured coat holds a tortoiseshell cat beside a tall green chair, above a calendar grid for April, May and June — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The American Poster, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — 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 Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.
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The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.

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Edward Penfield
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