Elf’s Cheer. Merry Christmas series. New Canaan, 1946.

SZYK, Arthur. Elf’s Cheer. Merry Christmas series. Signed and Dated “Arthur Szyk, New Canaan, 1946”. Watercolor and gouache on paper.  Sheet size: 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″.   Image size:  3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. Very Good condition.

A smiling, kind-faced elderly chap wears a purple shirt, red vest, and green hat. He exudes an attitude of simple contentment, holding onto a holly branch around which is curled a “Merry Christmas” banner.