The collection · 15 prints

1920s Gangster

Flat caps, waistcoats and the composure of a dog with something to hide. Painted in smoke and tobacco tones, the 1920s collection is the most restrained set here, which makes it the one that works in an office or a hallway without asking for attention.

Every 1920s gangster print in the shop

15 prints

Watercolour Akita in 1920s gangster style

AkitaView on Etsy

Watercolour Basset Hound in 1920s gangster style

Basset HoundView on Etsy

BeagleView on Etsy

Watercolour Chihuahua in 1920s gangster style

ChihuahuaView on Etsy

Watercolour Corgi in 1920s gangster style

CorgiView on Etsy

Watercolour Dachshund in 1920s gangster style

DachshundView on Etsy

Watercolour French Bulldog in 1920s gangster style

French BulldogView on Etsy

Watercolour German Shepherd in 1920s gangster style

German ShepherdView on Etsy

Watercolour Golden Retriever in 1920s gangster style

Golden RetrieverView on Etsy

Watercolour Labrador Retriever in 1920s gangster style

Labrador RetrieverView on Etsy

Watercolour Poodle in 1920s gangster style

PoodleView on Etsy

PugView on Etsy

Watercolour Rottweiler in 1920s gangster style

RottweilerView on Etsy

Watercolour Shih Tzu in 1920s gangster style

Shih TzuView on Etsy

Watercolour Yorkshire Terrier in 1920s gangster style

Yorkshire TerrierView on Etsy

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More about the 1920s gangster collection

The 1920s gangster palette and the rooms it suits

Flat caps, waistcoats and smoke, painted in tobacco and slate. The most restrained collection here, which makes it the one that works where the others would shout: an office, a study, a hallway, a landing, a pub-dark living room. It suits older furniture and dark paint particularly well, and it is the set most often bought by people who claim not to like novelty prints.

A few of the dogs wearing 1920s gangster

The Beagle wears the flat cap like a man with an alibi. The Rottweiler is in a three-piece suit and is not going to explain himself. The Dachshund has a waistcoat and the bearing of an accountant who knows too much. The Akita looks like the one everybody else reports to. The Poodle has somehow made a pinstripe suit look like an act of aggression.

Where 1920s gangster prints have ended up

Barbershops, bars and home offices. This is the set to reach for when a work wall needs character but still has to look serious behind you on a video call, and it is comfortable in a restaurant or a members' room.

Who the 1920s gangster collection is aimed at

If you like Peaky Blinders, this is the collection that borrows its palette: the caps, the tailoring, the permanent overcast. Boardwalk Empire and The Great Gatsby sit in the same corner of the wardrobe. It is the most reliable gift here for someone who has watched a period crime series twice.

How a 1920s gangster print gets from Etsy to your frame

You buy the file, not a parcel. Etsy delivers the download the moment payment clears, usually within a minute. Inside are four high-resolution files at 300 DPI, one per aspect ratio, so whatever frame you already own has a version that fits without cropping the dog's ears off. Print it at home on decent paper, take it to a local copy shop, or upload it to an online printer. A5 on the desk or 50 by 70 above the sofa, same file, same price.

A 1920s gangster print as a last-minute gift

This is the part people work out too late. There is no shipping, so there is no deadline. A birthday you forgot until this evening is still a solved problem: buy the file, print it at home or send it to a print shop in the morning, and it looks like you planned it. Frame it and nobody needs to know. It also travels well as a gift for someone abroad, since a file crosses a border considerably faster than a poster tube.