Vintage Halloween Greeting Card with Winged Figure & Pumpkins
Text on Card
Halloween With bat's wings I soar Says superstitious love. On Hallowe'en night I'll fly in your door.
Description
Ethereal enchantment emanates from this hauntingly beautiful Art Nouveau Halloween greeting card, where a winged female figure (not a demon) with ornate scrollwork floats rendered in delicate pen-and-ink stippling against a luminous full moon. The supernatural creature hovers above a moonlit landscape dotted with jack-o'-lanterns and a broom. The accompanying verse playfully declares romantic intentions through supernatural means: "With bat's wings I soar, Says superstitious love. On Hallowe'en night, I'll fly in your door." This charming blend of gothic imagery and romantic sentiment captures the whimsical spirit of early 20th-century Halloween celebrations.
Subjects
winged female figure, bat wings, full moon, jack-o'-lanterns, pumpkins, ornate scrollwork, broom
Printing Notes
Fine stippled shading technique typical of Art Nouveau period. Single color chromolithograph printed on cream-colored cardstock.
