Hello Jan & More So,
Yes Jan, the Victorian style prints. One that comes to mind quickly is "The Bride" by Rolf Armstrong. There are several others, but the Victorian and the Flapper age is where the majority of the ones I'm interested were originally printed. Other names that may help is "Yard of Roses", "Tug of War" but the ones I have the most interest in are the animals and Victorian Ladies.
More So, no your understanding isn't correct, but there are many people that don't really know the history of the yard longs. The yard long prints are just that, a print that is about 36" long and usually 12" to 16" wide. They were most popular from about 1890 through the 1920s and were actually prints that had a calendar on the reverse side, or, they were advertisements like the "Seiz Good Shoes" lady by Howard Chandler Christy, of which one of the original litho advertisements of this yard long sold in Iowa for about $385.00 about a year ago. Rolf Armstrong, Howard Chandler Christy, Gene Pressler, Haskell Coffin, Guy Bedford, Paul De Longpre, & several other renowned artist painted these pieces. The original yard longs have become very collectible and the reproductions are also becoming very popular because of their size. I have seen the old one go as high as $700.00 at auction, in fact, I sold an original litho of "The Bride" for $370.00 without the framing, I framed it for an additional $300.00. I do a big business with the reproduction yard long prints but my supplier closed up shop and I haven't been able to find another supplier. By the way, most of the yard long prints I have gotten are not crummy or cheap looking. In fact they are reproductions on good paper and are too specialized to be sold at a BB.
Again, any help finding a good supplier will be appreciated.
Thank you all for your help.
Joe B
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