Pub paintings were painted on sized paper and coated with varnish. When the varnish was tacky it was stuck to the reverse of the glass and rolled with a roller to remove air bubbles. The paper was then removed with water. When the back was dry it was covered with an overcoat. Lettering, borders and gilding was applied to the reverse of the glass before the painting was applied.

Part of Tooth Collection

Pub painting, advertising, framed, "Resch's D A Dinner Ale. The ever popular D A", painted glass/wood, artist unknown, Coleman Signs for Tooth & Company Limited, Sydney, Australia, 1950s.
Vertical format framed glass pane, with plywood backing board, reverse painted in oil paint and gold leaf, with black and orange border. Panel depicts a lifesaver running along a beach, with a beach and crowd scene in the background. The text appears beneath the main image in green and the product name in gilded red. Unsigned. Wooden frame and backing board are not original to the painting.

Made: Tooth & Co Limited; Sydney; 1950 - 1959


Owned: Tooth & Co Limited; Sydney

Product and trade information painted on glass before application of painting, text above image, in red block print, with gilded border, "RESCH'S/ D A/ DINNER/ ALE", beneath in green script, "The ever popular D A", unsigned by artist.

86/3051

1950 - 1959

1257 mm

700 mm