Sunday morning; gray, cloudy and cold. A perfect day to stay indoors, do some chores, and read. I’m well into the book I am going to review on Wednesday and I’m finding it very compelling. I’ll be giving away a copy, something I love to do. I also started Strong Poison, the first of the Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane mysteries by Dorothy L. Sayers. I know I’m reading the Lord Peter Wimseys out of order, but it isn’t easy to obtain them all, so I’ll go back and read from the beginning when I’ve got a few more ducks in a row.
We visited a local framer yesterday to get a quote on framing our antique, or almost antique (1925,) lithograph that we purchased in Paris last year. We found it at the flea market in a permanent shop that deals in art, especially graphic art, like advertisements. Don and I are fans of graphics of all kinds, and we found an advertisement for coffee, coffee made by monks.
Don took this picture inside the art supply/framing shop. The print is more vivid than this picture indicates, but you can see it, at least. It basically translates to “No good coffee without composition of the monks.” It was an advertisement for Monk’s Coffee.
You can find this in modern reproductions in poster or canvas, but this is one of a limited edition of original lithographs, mounted on linen, from 1925. The artist is René Vincent, who often used children in his illustrations.
We were enchanted with it at the time and even after it having been rolled up in a mailing tube for a year, find we’re still enchanted. It’s so lovely. The framer is terrific and has a great eye. We found a frame that we liked, and we’re using protective UV glass, which is also non-glare.
It should be ready in about two weeks.
Can’t wait to hang it in the living room!
Happy Sunday.
