Signed Folk Art Print by Jean Blackburn Steele

This item is a matted art print featuring a pastoral, folk-style scene of a milkmaid carrying a bowl, accompanied by a goat. In the background, a field or vineyard is visible next to a large tree trunk, with another figure working in the distance. The print displays a muted palette of earthy tones including greens, browns, and grays, contrasted by the white of the maid's dress and the goat. A handwritten signature, 'Jean Blackburn Steele,' is clearly visible beneath the image on the lower right of the inner mat area. The piece is professionally presented with a double matting: a thin burgundy inner mat and a thick white outer mat. It is currently sealed in protective clear plastic wrapping. Overall condition appears excellent, with no visible foxing, yellowing, or structural damage to the paper or mats. The work reflects a late 20th-century aesthetic, likely produced in the 1980s or 1990s. The detail in the textures of the goat's fur and the thatched field highlights a high level of illustrative craftsmanship characteristic of this artist's representational style.