Vintage Halloween Witch Greeting Card | Early 1900s Flying Witch Art

Vintage Halloween Witch Greeting Card | Early 1900s Flying Witch Art

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OccasionHalloween
EraEdwardian
Decade1900s-1910s
Stylechromolithograph
Colorsslate blue, ochre, brown, cream, red
Vibesdark-humor, surreal

Text on Card

The Witches Fly High in their Delight For this you know is Halloween Night.

Description

Smaller bats flutter around a delightfully spooky Halloween scene featuring a witch soaring through the sky on a massive bat. The witch, dressed in traditional red cape/cloak and pointed hat, rides the enormous creature while a jack-o'-lantern hangs suspended on a string below. Below, a countryside landscape is visible. The color palette of muted blues, earth tones, and warm ochre creates an atmospheric, folkloric quality.

Subjects

witch, bat, jack-o'-lantern, flying, Halloween, night sky, countryside

Printing Notes

Color separation printing with fine detail work; hand-colored elements visible in highlights

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