My 14" x 18" coloured print, 28546, is entitled: Sweet Rose of Araby and said to be from a painting by Pressler. The printer's name is something like "Fonto-graph" - cannot read it very well. It is from the Denver, Colorado area, probably was purchased in a second-hand shop about 50 years ago, and appears to be in the original frame. I would appreciate any information about it. Thank you.

I did find that a copy of it is available on eBay. There appears to be two, separate prints. GENE PRESSLER SWEET ROSE OF ARABY PIN-UPS TWO PCS WOW ! - eBay (item 260204162562 end time Jan-23-08 19:26:39 PST) (http://cgi.ebay.com/GENE-PRESSLER-SWEET-ROSE-OF-ARABY-PIN-UPS-TWO-PCS-WOW_W0QQitemZ260204162562QQihZ016QQcategoryZ4948QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

I also did find some biographical information about Gene Pressler on the following link. http://www.askart.com/askart/p/gene_pressler/gene_pressler.aspx

Below, is a quote from the above, referenced site.


An illustrator who worked in New York at the early part of the 20th century, Gene Pressler worked in an Art Deco style that was prevalent at that time. It is thought that he worked for the Pompeian Company who made calendars and women's cosmetics.

Source: Treadway Toomey Galleries

If you click on the following search, you will find references to Gene Pressler's artwork listed in many places.

Gene Pressler Artist - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Gene+Pressler+Artist)

You can also see other examples of his work on the following link, and also maybe find out some additional information by clicking on the links in the search.

Gene Pressler Artist - Google Image Search (http://images.google.com/images?q=Gene+Pressler+Artist&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)