Carriso Gorge Original Southern Pacific Railroad Poster
- 1929
- Maurice Logan
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16 x 23 inches ~ (40 x 58 cm)$1,550
- Linen backed
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself.
The price of this poster includes linen backing.
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The "Carrizo Gorge," as it is more frequently spelled, is situated in the Jacumba Mountains, near San Diego. In Logan's own words, "posters, of course, should give broad impressions rather than details, and yet the picture should depict the scene unmistakably. To do this I try to keep my values correct. First, I study the landscape until I know it intimately, sketching it exactly as it appears. After that all sorts of devices may be used to express the spirit, providing I keep the values correct. By values I mean color and outline with relation to each other rather than to the original" (Richmond p. 70). Logan "made increasing use of the impasto technique, applying heavy, textured swirls and strokes of oil paint to achieve depth and contrast" (Zega p. 61). Zega p. 64.
Please note on old linen backing.
