Esther Pressoir, Artist and Model, c. 1930 Signed Lithograph (no. 1) marching cadet allowing the body to curve

allowing the body to curve and snake

or similar--maybe even just documenting loose pages in some sort of archive

The ground behind the lush yellow form at bottom (which appears to be in the image

right down to the fact that this young boy holds his (wonderfully awkward) teddy bear upside down

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

Esther Pressoir, Artist and Model, c. 1930 Signed Lithograph (no. 1) marching cadet allowing the body to curveI 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.