A Moonlight Tryst With A Mermaid - Mermaids Art Print 1910s a common motif of Ellen

a common motif of Ellen Clapsaddle and the era's Halloween postcards in general

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A Moonlight Tryst With A Mermaid - Mermaids Art Print 1910s a common motif of EllenThis 1910 romantic painting by Howard Pyle, titled The Mermaid, was actually his very last painting and was left unfinished! It wasn't the first time he depicted merpeople, as much of his work existed in a world of fantasy. The nearly complete piece was finished by his student, Frank Schoonover, and we've reproduced the result here! See this image on a greeting card! Howard Pyle (18531911), often hailed as the "Father of American Illustration,"