Bidspirit auction | Gene Pressler, 1924 Pompeian Honeymooning
Gene Pressler, 1924 Pompeian Honeymooning Panel - 7.25x 25. This framed color lithograph is identified as Honeymooning in the Alps by Gene Pressler, originally produced as a 1924 Pompeian Beauty advertising panel. The scene features a couple in formal evening attire set against a backdrop of mountainous peaks, water, and a distant steamship. The composition focuses on a woman depicted in profile with her back turned, wearing a shimmering, beaded teal evening gown and a dark shawl. A man in a tuxedo stands partially behind her. The work is signed in the plate at the lower left as Pressler. The print is housed in a narrow wooden frame with a dark, faux-grain finish and glass glazing. The reverse features a brown paper backing with a hand-written annotation reading DATED 1924.