Mary Eleanor Curran Sold at Auction Prices

MARY ELEANOR CURRAN (1868-1930). LA FIESTA DE LOS ANGELES. 1897. 27x19 inches, 68x49 cm. Charles Strong Walton, Los Angeles.

MARY ELEANOR CURRAN (1868-1930) LA FIESTA DE LOS ANGELES. 1897. 27x19 1/2 inches, 68 1/2x49 1/2 cm. Charles Strong Walton, Los Angeles. Condition B+: replaced top margin; repaired tears and restored losses in margins; light creases in image; margins slightly trimmed. La Fiesta de Los Angeles was originally held in 1894 and continued every year through 1931. For this 4th festival, Curran "shows a familiarity with current poster trends. Using the Fiesta's official colors of green, red and orange [signifying olives, wine and oranges, the primary crops of Los Angeles County, she] incorporates a young woman into her stylized design of California poppies . . . the city, known for its abundant flowers, advertised itself as a place where beautiful homes were surrounded by carefully tended gardens filled with roses, calla lilies, geraniums, heliotrope, jasmine and tuberose, a city where the scent of orange blossoms filled the air with delicious perfumes" (Southern California 2). Southern California 2. rare/span.