Antique 1913 John Winsch Halloween Postcard "A Hallowe'en Shadow" by Samuel L. Schmucker

$249.00

🎃 Antique Halloween Winsch Postcard🎃

🔮 DESCRIPTION

Own a rare masterpiece from the Golden Age of Postcards with this authentic, highly sought-after John Winsch holiday collectible. Titled "A Hallowe'en Shadow," this iconic design features the work of renowned American Art Nouveau illustrator Samuel Loren Schmucker (often misspelled as John Schmucker).

The illustration beautifully showcases Schmucker's signature style, blending elegant fashion illustration with moody fantasy. It depicts the famous "Winsch Girl"—modeled after Schmucker's wife, Katherine Rice—holding a candle in a flowing green gown while a mysterious shadow looms behind her beneath a whimsical anthropomorphic grandfather clock face.

True to the premium quality of the John Winsch Company, this postcard features heavy, crisp embossing and rich lithography. The back of the card features the distinct divided back layout and is explicitly marked "Printed in Germany," where Winsch utilized top-tier European printers to achieve his legendary production quality

This is a premier addition for any serious holiday ephemera collector or enthusiast of gothic Art Nouveau artwork.

📌 ITEM DETAILS

Title: A Hallowe'en Shadow (Series 3.1)
Artist: Samuel L. Schmucker
Publisher: John Winsch (Stapleton, New York)
Circa: 1913
Type: Deeply Embossed Chromolithograph
Size: Standard Golden Age Postcard (Approx. 3.5" x 5.5")
Back: Divided Back, Unused / Unposted
Origin: Printed in Germany
Condition: EX light surface wear

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