Bidspirit auction | Clement Donshea, Irresistible, Color Lithograph

Clement Donshea, Irresistible, Color Lithograph - 8 x 25.5. A color lithographic print after the work of Clement Donshea, titled Irresistible. This narrow, vertical composition depicts a romantic scene of a couple in formal evening attire set within a garden at dusk. A man in a dark tuxedo is shown kissing the forehead of a woman in a flowing, pale yellow gown, with both figures surrounded by blooming pink and yellow roses. The artist's name, CLEMENT DONSHEA, is printed in the lower-left corner, and the title, Irresistible, appears in the lower-right corner. This work is characteristic of early 20th-century commercial illustration and was originally produced as part of the Pompeian Beauty advertising campaign circa 1930. The piece is housed in a slender wooden frame with a dark, figured finish and is protected by glass. The reverse features a metal hanging wire and a deteriorated brown paper dust cover.