Esther Pressoir, Artist and Model, c. 1930 Signed Lithograph (no. 1) marching cadet with the interior and lip

with the interior and lip of the bowl itself is quite blackened

but I must say that the aura-like ring of patterning around him

allowing the body to curve and snake

which I think is just there to keep it tight in absence of a washer

with a bit of a Caves of Lascaux feel to this cluster of animal head silhouettes I think

Esther Pressoir, Artist and Model, c. 1930 Signed Lithograph (no. 1) marching cadet with the interior and lipI knew nothing of Esther Estelle ("Stella") Pressoir (American, 1902 1980) when I found this signed lithograph along with several other works by her at Brimfield (an ink drawing and an etching also listed today, and a few more to come), but what a delight it has been to learn a bit about her, and Stella's star is most definitely on the rise. Assistant Professor of Theory and History of Art and Design at the Rhode Island School of Design Suzanne M.