Strawb

This Ana Inciardi mini print depicts a heaping pint container of strawberries rendered in two layers of ink, a warm red-orange for the fruit and a deep teal for the fiber basket beneath. The strawberries overflow the container, their dark leafy caps visible throughout the cluster, and the basket shows the characteristic slotted sides of the paper pulp cartons used at farm stands and farmers markets across the United States. The composition is tightly cropped, centering the basket against plain off-white paper with the handwritten title "Strawb" and the designation "A1" noted at the bottom. Paper pulp berry baskets, sometimes called quart or pint containers, have been a fixture of American produce markets for well over a century, valued for their lightweight structure and breathability during short-term fruit storage. Collectors are drawn to this print for its direct, confident handling of a familiar subject. The two-color registration gives the image a bold graphic quality without sacrificing the textural detail visible in each strawberry's surface and the basket's vertical slots. As a food print, it fits naturally alongside other subjects in Inciardi's catalog that treat grocery staples and market finds with the same focused attention she brings to architectural and urban subjects. Collectors who focus on her food-themed work often group this print alongside her other produce and pantry subjects, where the warm palette and market-culture subject matter create a cohesive visual thread through a collection.