Stephen Crane’s Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, written in 1893, is the story of a deeply impoverished Irish immigrant family, and Maggie’s efforts to escape the crushing poverty and related problems which impact every aspect of her life. After a failed romance, she finds herself without a home. As the novella reaches its end, a prostitute (presumably Maggie) is described wandering the streets. Magggie is a marvel of literature, exploring gender and class dynamics that smothered late 19th Century America, along with the naturalism that justified it. This etching, by the great social realist Sigmund Abeles, portrays Maggie. It is haunting and evocative but beautiful and compelling.
Medium:
Copper Plate Etching on Rives Natural-White Paper Date:
1974 Edition:
An edition of 2,000 Signature:
Signed by the Artist in pencil, en recto lower right. Framing:
Custom framed in a carved wood frame behind 99% UV-blocking art glass using strictly conservation-grade materials. Condition:
Fine condition. Framed Size:
19.5 in. (h) x 15 in. (w) x .5 in. (d) Image Size:
7.875 in. (h) x 6.875 in. (w)
Maggie: A Girl of the Street
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Description
Stephen Crane’s Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, written in 1893, is the story of a deeply impoverished Irish immigrant family, and Maggie’s efforts to escape the crushing poverty and related problems which impact every aspect of her life. After a failed romance, she finds herself without a home. As the novella reaches its end, a prostitute (presumably Maggie) is described wandering the streets. Magggie is a marvel of literature, exploring gender and class dynamics that smothered late 19th Century America, along with the naturalism that justified it. This etching, by the great social realist Sigmund Abeles, portrays Maggie. It is haunting and evocative but beautiful and compelling.
Additional information
Lithograph
1920-1940
Custom framed and matted using conservation materials
Excellent Condition
Old Etchings
Details
Medium:
Copper Plate Etching on Rives Natural-White Paper
Date:
1974
Edition:
An edition of 2,000
Signature:
Signed by the Artist in pencil, en recto lower right.
Framing:
Custom framed in a carved wood frame behind 99% UV-blocking art glass using strictly conservation-grade materials.
Condition:
Fine condition.
Framed Size:
19.5 in. (h) x 15 in. (w) x .5 in. (d)
Image Size:
7.875 in. (h) x 6.875 in. (w)
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