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Sealyham and Airedale Terrier dry-point etching “The Judgement of Paris†by Marguerite Kirmse (English, 1885 -1954) A dry-point etching, “The Judgement of Paris†of three Sealyham Terriers and an Airedale Terrier beside a ball by Marguerite Kirmse (English, 1885 -1954). Published April, 1929. In pencil, titled bottom left “The Judgement of Paris†and signed bottom right “Marguerite Kirmseâ€. American, 1929.
“The Judgement of Paris†is a story from Greek mythology, where Eris, goddess of discord throw a golden apple (the Airedales’s ball), as a prize of beauty, claimed by three goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite (the Sealyhams).
The image further appeared in "Dogs" by the artist, with an introduction by R. T Townsend published in 1930, by the Derrydale Press, illustration 64. Here Kirmse writes "One of us is certainly going to get the ball and I don’t think he really wants it. If he would only get a little farther away it would be easier".
This is a SOLD item and has been left in the Public Domain for research purposes.
Images are available for research and public use with an acknowledgement to www.hamsheregallery.com. But not for commercial use without the permission of the Hamshere Gallery.
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