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“Halloween Barn Dance in Cooperstown, NY.” Limited Edition Print
“Halloween Barn Dance in Otsego County” — J.L. Munro
Limited Edition Fine Art Print
Celebrate the magic, mystery, and old-fashioned fun of Halloween with “Halloween Barn Dance in Otsego County,” a delightful work by American folk artist J.L. Munro.
Set among the rolling hills and winding country roads of Otsego County, New York, this richly detailed scene captures an autumn evening alive with activity. A brilliant full moon illuminates the countryside as a witch flies across the night sky and bats circle overhead. Farms, village homes, a country church, orchards, and colorful fall foliage stretch across the hills, creating a wonderful sense of place and storytelling.
At the heart of the painting, a brightly lit red barn comes alive with a spirited Halloween barn dance. Costumed figures gather inside and outside the barn, filling the scene with movement, humor, and celebration. Pumpkins dot the fields, horse-drawn travelers make their way along the country road, and countless small details invite the viewer to discover something new with every look.
Reproduced as a Limited Edition Fine Art Print, this charming image preserves the vivid colors, intricate details, and distinctive folk-art character of J.L. Munro’s original painting. It is an especially appealing piece for collectors of American folk art, Halloween art, Americana, New York and Cooperstown-area scenes, and seasonal artwork.
A wonderful print to display throughout the autumn season—or year-round for anyone who loves the storytelling tradition of American folk art. #FenimoreArtMuseum #CooperstownNY #RetrospectiveExhibition #OriginalArt #FolkArt #ArtExhibition #StoriesThatInspire
Each edition is limited to just 50 of each size and each one comes with a certificate of authenticity.
(Giclée is a French word pronounced gee-clay.)
Janet Munro’s original paintings are represented worldwide in galleries, museums, private collections and publications making this fine art reproduction process an ideal vehicle for representing her work.
Giclées portray Janet’s work as she intended. Giclées truly recreate the same feel and vibrancy of her original paintings.
Munro’s attention to detail and mastery of capturing the essence of the Arctic landscape make this print a true collector’s item.
With its limited edition status, this artwork is a unique addition to any art collection, offering a glimpse into the history and adventure of Arctic whaling.
These certified archival giclee reproductions are made with the most advanced technology. They retain the minute detail, subtle tints, blends and feel of the original painting – and are of the same high quality as gicle prints being shown in major museums and galleries, such as The Metropolitan Museum (New York), Philadelphia Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Janet Munro’s original paintings are represented worldwide in galleries, museums, private collections and publications making this fine art reproduction process an ideal vehicle for representing her work.
Gicles portray Janet’s work as she intended. Gicles truly recreate the same feel and vibrance of her original paintings.
This is a limited edition of each image — Each image is signed and numbered by the artist. Each edition is limited to just 50 of each size, and each one comes with a certificate of authenticity.
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Refund Policy
If you are unsatisfied in any way with your painting or print, you may return it to me for a full refund of the purchase price within 14 days following your receiving your print. Simply return the print to me at:
Charles Munro
73 Center Street
Oneonta, N.Y. 13820
,at your own expense. All sales are final after the expiration of the 14-day period.
Contact info
email: charlie923 [!at] jlmunro.com
website: www.jlmunro.com
Contemporary artist J.L. Munro is 76 years old this year, and an example of the best of self-taught American painters still working today. Her canvases are often described as “Paintings with a message, illustrating the lives of everyday people, many are waterside communities.” With a bold sense of design and the use of amazing colors, this artist finishes each painting with great attention to history and detail.
In more than 50 years of work, JL. Munro has achieved a great amount of recognition. Paintings by Munro are listed in many important public and private collections, including the Smithsonian Institution, Museum of American Folk Art, New York City, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, N.Y., also the American Art Museum, Bath, England, the Cahoon Museum of American Art Cape Cod, the Base Ball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y. and the Nantucket Whaling Museum, Nantucket, Mass. … is to list only a few.
JL. Munro was born in 1949, in Massachusetts, raised in N.Y.C., and her earliest American roots trace back to the first settlers of New England, and New Amsterdam (New York). Munro describes her canvases as “pictorial – history” or that they are paintings with a message – actually read by the viewer, like a page in a book. Munro’s favorite landscape subjects include, waterfront New England and New York. Sometimes it is a bustling city street, or a quiet river side village. Munro always works for realism, and carefully finishes each canvas to tell a story of Our American Heritage.
“We were married in 1968, and did not go to college after high school. We had three kids right away, and I had a lot of part-time jobs, but I never took a job I couldn’t quit. I’ve been a waitress, housekeeper, window washer, bakery clerk, flower designer, and hospital EKG technician. I always knew that I was really a painter, and that working for a little money at some other job was temporary, ’till I could get back to my canvases.” Today the Munro’s make their home in Otsego County, N.Y. – and enjoy their leisure times with family and 20 grandchildren.
