Featured Help with Physician & Child Print

I've had this print for a few years. Given to me by an elderly family friend. I have no idea as to how they came in possession of it. I know next to nothing about prints. So, if anyone could tell me what I have here it would be much appreciated.

I've tried deciphering the signature with no luck. The first name looks like Oscar to me.

The print is 30" x 24" out of the frame. It's not as visible in the photos as in person, but the child has more color than the rest of the print. I'm assuming 1920's due to the style of the mother's hair.

Any help is appreciated.

 

It looks like an S to me...but that's a great guess! I haven't tried researching L.

 

Looks like Lionel to me, with first name Oscar.

 

Don't know who did it, but I agree with the date you've given it. It looks to be an etching in combination with drypoint. Etching covers it.

 

The little girl's hair is also consistent with 20s/early 30s. My mother told me she hated those big bows but her little brother wanted one.

 

Awww lol

 

Whereabout on the etching is that HG copyright mark?

 

At the very top. Just slightly right of the nurse's head.

 

Have to ask, what's with the guy lying down in the back ground ??? Certainly adds an odd element into the picture ......

 

Exactly! I have no idea lol

 

My M-I-L had the same haircut as the little girl when she was a little girl. She was born in 1931 so maybe mid 30's for her haircut where she lived.

Maybe some sort of light therapy on the person in the back?

 

Clutching at straws here, but where about was your elderly friend living? I’m thinking that the etching was probably commissioned by a hospital in the 1920s/30s and may have been given to an employee in some decluttering exercise later in the century. If we roughly know the geography then maybe that copyright symbol can be pinpointed. Did your friend work in medicine by any chance? Also from your pictures I’m guessing the etching has been glued down onto board so no chance of looking for any annotation on the back?

 

My friend lived in Southwest Ohio. Never worked in medicine that I know of. Yes, it has been glued so unfortunately, no chance of looking at the back.

 

I had that same haircut when I was a kid. Must have been the style for a long time.

 

A very long time because I had it too

 

Very, very long time indeed. hey, Ringo…..