Marie flatscher biography

By now, readers of this blog know about my fondness for Marie Flatscher's artwork on postcards.  Since Christmas is approaching, this seems a good time to share some of her holiday designs.

Marie flatscher biography

 Above we see a purple-robed Santa Claus accompanied by little Angels as he sleds through the clouds...a wonderful fantasy image that combines Flatscher's colorful palette and her mastery of facial expression. A flat postcard with no publisher given on the back, just the number 2237.

These adventurous Angels ride moonbeams through a black sky on these Meissner & Buch flat postcards, highlighted with gold.

Above are two more designs published by Meissner & Buch, flat postcards with pretty children in the snow...on one, a little dachshund watches as the children make and dress a snowman.

Flatscher often included animals in her designs. 

Below is one of my favorite Marie Flatscher designs, of a red-robed Angel in the snowy forest, carrying a candle-lit Christmas tre