Antique Pastel 48 x 37 original Start Price USD 2,000.00 Current Price USD 2,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 3,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, May 12, 2008 End Time Monday, May 19, 2008 Location Chicago , IL See more about 'Antique Pastel 48 x 37 original' Description 48 x 37 framed original by John Knowles Hare, illustrator of Saturday Evening Post covers and freelance artist.  Lovely maternal theme depicting a young mother (Possibly John's wife, actress Gladys) and two children, both female-ages approx 3 and 6-8 months in a christening dress. The detail of the lace in both the mother's and the infant's dress is amazing for a pastel. The piece is in a lovely gold gilded frame in very good condition.  The pastel sits under glass and is signed by the artist, but I cannot read a date.  I am presuming it is from the early 1910-1920 era due to his age.  This would be a phenomenal mothers day gift for a young family.  Place a Bid!