Strawberry Plant and Figaro, Mary Faulconer

Description

Mary Faulconer's depiction of a potted strawberry plant covering a newspaper and sitting on a triangular patterned red-and-white table cloth … more Mary Faulconer's depiction of a potted strawberry plant covering a newspaper and sitting on a triangular patterned red-and-white table cloth is indicative of the artist's frequent portrayals of everyday objects. With some small strawberries growing, the plant has several flowers that have yet to turn into fruit. Crumpled beside and underneath the plant, a newspaper references the Marriage of Figaro operetta in its headline.

Strawberry Plant and Figaro

Mary Faulconer
American (1912–2011)

Date: circa 1980
Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 250, AP 35
Image Size: 11.5 x 16 inches
Size: 22.5 in. x 26 in. (57.15 cm x 66.04 cm) less