Esther Pressoir, Artist and Model, c. 1930 Signed Lithograph (no. 1) marching cadet with the interior and lip

with the interior and lip of the bowl itself is quite blackened

and perhaps especially the rendering of the seated cross-legged next to his campfire int he background

) And indeed

The ground behind the lush yellow form at bottom (which appears to be in the image

but I must say that the aura-like ring of patterning around him

Esther Pressoir, Artist and Model, c. 1930 Signed Lithograph (no. 1) marching cadet with the interior and lipI knew nothing of Esther Estelle ("Stella") Pressoir (American, 1902 1980) when I found this signed lithograph along with several other works by her at Brimfield (an ink drawing and an etching also listed today, and a few more to come), but what a delight it has been to learn a bit about her, and Stella's star is most definitely on the rise. Assistant Professor of Theory and History of Art and Design at the Rhode Island School of Design Suzanne M.