Category: Artworks

February’s “RFD – Fritz Willis” leans into the charm of mid-century illustration, pairing a flirtatious pin-up pose with the everyday infrastructure of rural mail service. A red-haired figure perches lightly between roadside mailboxes, her bright skirt and crisp blouse rendered in loose, watercolor-like washes that keep the scene airy and playful. The contrast between glamour…

A theatrical hush hangs over this circa-1920 artwork, where the classic Pierrot figure—pale-faced, wide-collared, and poised in a tentative gesture—leans into the scene like a performer caught between entrance and retreat. The background is simplified into bold color fields and stylized greenery, letting the costume’s soft gray tones and the character’s expressive makeup carry the…

Draped in a black lace mantilla and crowned with a vivid red headpiece, a poised woman stands at the center of this circa-1920s artwork, her satin dress catching the light in soft, golden tones. Around her, poppies surge upward in a dense border of scarlet blossoms and green stems, while a feathery, pink sweep suggests…

Bold, theatrical figures stride across the silk in saturated reds, blues, and inky black, each rendered with a confident outline and flat fields of color that feel both playful and ceremonial. Horned ogre-like characters brandish a mallet, an axe, a torch, and a sword, while a robed man perched at the upper edge scatters beans…

Bold ink lines and soft washes of color give this sheet the feel of a schoolroom drawing carefully saved as a keepsake. A young figure strides forward carrying a rectangular parcel marked “Viva la República,” while above him an airplane glides across the page under the handwritten phrase “Dos buenos amigos” and the word “Salud.”…

A bold sweep of blue and red bands cuts across the paper, framing two dark-clad figures who tug at a billowing sheet beside the hulking body of an aircraft. Ink lines scratch out the plane’s riveted curves and landing gear, while the cloth—caught between their hands—adds motion and urgency, as if the work must be…

Birthday Greetings 4 Year Old appears in ornate lettering above a large, sky-blue “4,” setting a celebratory tone that feels both tender and theatrical. A heart-shaped window framed with dotted accents, roses, and lily-of-the-valley opens onto a miniature world, the kind of carefully staged scene that once made greeting cards into keepsakes. The pastel palette…

Bright color and playful lettering announce “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWO-YEAR-OLD!” as a giant, sky-blue number 2 fills the scene. Tiny flower-like dots and sparkly accents decorate the numeral, while two cheerful yellow ducklings peek and perch around it, each wearing a striped party cap. Their wide eyes and open beaks create the feeling of a sing-song…

A pair of well-dressed frogs take center stage in this wonderfully odd Victorian Christmas card, posed like theater-goers mid-conversation. One appears in a ruffled white dress with a red skirt, the other in a bright coat and jaunty hat, clutching a closed umbrella as if it’s part of the costume. Above them, a monkey and…

Gold-lettered “Christmas Greetings” crowns a snowy night scene where a wide-eyed cat perches in a brick chimney, as if it has claimed the role of holiday visitor. To the right, a ribbon-strung contraption dangles like a toy stage set, complete with tiny figures and a whimsical jumble of props that feels half dream, half joke.…