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Maggie: A Girl of the Street

Jacob Landau

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Framed size: 19.5 in. (h) x 15 in. (w) x .5 in. (d)

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Abeles, Blacks and Grays, Children, Etching, Figurative, Framed, Jewish, Krebs, Literature and Books, Monochromatic, Portraits and People, Post-War Twentieth Century, Prints & Multiples, Social Commentary and History, Traditional Print

About the work

Stephen Crane’s Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, written in 1893, is the story of a deeply impoverished Irish immigrant family, and Maggie’s efforts to escape the crushing poverty and related problems which impact every aspect of her life. After a failed romance, she finds herself without a home. As the novella reaches its end, a prostitute (presumably Maggie) is described wandering the streets. Magggie is a marvel of literature, exploring gender and class dynamics that smothered late 19th Century America, along with the naturalism that justified it. This etching, by the great social realist Sigmund Abeles, portrays Maggie. It is haunting and evocative but beautiful and compelling.

Attributes	Value
Medium	Lithograph
Date	1920-1940
Signing, Dating, and Titling	Signed, dated, editioned, and titled en recto at bottom
Framing	Custom framed and matted using conservation materials
Condition	Excellent Condition
Type	Old Etchings