One of the earliest American portrayals of the Easter rabbit on a watercolor reward of merit by Johann Conrad Gilbert (Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1775-1810). 3 x 4".
Sold for $24,000.00 at Pook & Pook.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Easter Bunny
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4 comments:
...So folky. Love it!
...Easter Blessings... :o)
I've always wondered how a rabbit and eggs became part of Easter.
Thanks Joey, for this post; This watercolor was featured in the definitive book, Eastertide in Pennsylvania by Alfred Shoemaker, (in black and white, it's great to see the work in color.) I've been posting about the book, I'll put up a link.
Thanks Scott, would love to learn more about the book!
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