New! Mary – Henry Ossawa Tanner – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality

This lovely, Impressionistic painting of Mary shows her in a pensive, meditative mood. The artist uses ethereal lighting and deep blues to beautifully convey the quiet moment. We wonder if the scene is not long after the Annunciation, as she seems to be glowing from the inside. We think the lump at her feet is a box of yarn or sewing projects showing her domestic work.

It was painted in 1910 by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), a prominent African American Impressionist painter, who did a lot of cool art. He was the son of a preacher, and in his art career he focused mainly on religious paintings. We hope to carry more of his pictures in the shop, especially one where Jesus is coming to heal the sick. Tanner moved to Paris in 1891, and he died there after a long and successful career. (source: americanart.si.edu)

This is a great picture for a prayer corner, as it shows Mary in the same kind of repose we often aim for in our prayers, or, rather, the kind of repose that comes over us as we aim for God.

** IMPORTANT ** THE IMAGE IS SMALLER THAN THE PAPER! There is a blank border around the image. Approximately 0.5" wide for 5x7, 1.3" for 8.5x11, 1.6" for 11x14, and 1.75" for 13x17 and 16x20. For the two poster sizes, 18x24 and 24x36, we use 0.5" borders. We do this because the ratio of the rectangle of the art almost never matches the rectangle of the paper, and if it did happen to match one size, it would not match the others. Most fine art printers do this because otherwise they’d have to crop the art or warp it to make it fit the paper. The border looks good. It gives the picture a faux matted appearance.

There is almost always a little more border either on the left-right sides, or the top-bottom, depending on whether the ratio of the art is wider or taller than the paper.

We make Archival Quality fine art prints:

– Acid-free paper.

– Archival pigments.

– Cardboard backer for sizes 11x14 and less.

– Above story of the art.

– Enclosed in a tight-fitting, crystal-clear bag.

– Rated to last 200+ years without fading if kept dry and out of the direct sun.

Thanks for your interest!

+JMJ+

Sue & John Johnson

St. Mary's, Lincoln, Nebraska

“In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art.”

~ St. Pope John Paul II

Original image is out-of-copyright. Descriptive text and any image alterations (hence the whole new image) © by Sue Kouma Johnson – Classic Catholic Art.