Couple in automobile and man in horse-drawn carriage

Datenot dated

Artist Henry James Soulen (American illustrator, 1888–1965)

Illustration CitationOriginal date and place of publication not identified. Appeared after artist's death as cover for "Southwest Art," April 1976

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions26 3/4 × 25 in. (67.9 × 63.5 cm)
frame: 30 1/2 × 28 3/4 in. (77.5 × 73 cm)

Credit LineGift of Maxine Calleri, 1991

Object number1991-114

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsPAINTING

Label TextThis scene - designed by Henry Soulen in his signature brilliant colors -- was probably created for a magazine cover. A young woman seems about to use the trick of handkerchief-dropping, hoping to captivate the handsome driver of a horse-drawn carriage, even though her less attractive escort has a more modern form of transportation and the costume to match. This would have been a nostalgic theme for Soulen, who began his career in 1912, when the automobile was well-established, despite the continued use of the horse and buggy in some rural areas.