Bidspirit auction | Mary Pickford Pompeian Beauty Advertising

Mary Pickford Pompeian Beauty Advertising Print - 8.5x 27.75 inches. This item is a color lithograph, specifically a yard-long advertising print featuring silent film actress Mary Pickford. Based on market consensus, this print was produced circa 1916-1918 as a promotional item for the Pompeian Manufacturing Company, a producer of beauty creams. The subject is portrayed in a romantic garden environment, wearing a cream-colored dress with multiple ruffled tiers and carrying bouquets of white lilacs, pink roses, and daisies. A printed facsimile signature is visible in the lower foreground reading Sincerely Mary Pickford. The print is presented in a period dark wood frame featuring a repeating embossed decorative motif. No edition numbers or publisher marks are visible on the face of the work. The reverse features a period cardboard backing secured with glazing points.