Good condition.
22.5″W x 20″H
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This original vintage woodcut by German-American artist Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) depicts a Cubist rendition of the titled fishing boats along a dock. Originally published by the Print Club of Cleveland, this special edition run was hand printed by Ukrainian-American artist Jacques Hnizdovsky (1915-1985) in 1971. Feininger was a leading exponent of the German Expressionist movement that overtook the Berlin art scene within the interwar years. Framed in black, this woodcut is brimming with Modernist insight and is a must-have for any serious art enthusiast.
About the Artist:
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956) was a German-American painter involved in the Cubist and Expressionist movements of the early 20th century. Born and raised in New York City, Feininger moved to Germany at the age of 16 to study art. He began a career as a caricature artist and cartoonist to much praise. Feininger continues to be a widely studied artist and was the subject of a major retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2011.
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Good condition.
22.5″W x 20″H
An original woodcut print from American artist Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) titled “The Bather’ from a 1937 American Block Print Calendar with documentation of the calendar on the back of frame. Each illustration by a notable artist was printed separately so that it could be framed. Image features a heroic figure in the foreground against a large, stark white flame, mountains in the distance. This piece is a prime example of Kent’s recurring theme and interest in mysticism.
About the Artist: Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) was born in Tarrytown, New York and was interested in art from a young age. His family’s financial standings prevented him from pursuing a career in fine arts and consequently, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in architecture at Columbia University. While primarily focusing on scenes of nature, Kent’s figurative works often contain mystical themes such as heroism and isolation. Around 1920, Kent began making woodcuts, establishing himself as one of the most prominent early American Modernists. Kent eventually left the New York art world, his time spent more on progressive political causes such as worker’s rights and preventing the spread of fascism in Europe. Later in his life, Kent found new popularity in the Soviet Union and in 1960, he donated 880 prints, drawings, and paintings to the people of the Soviet Union. Kent died of a heart attack in 1971 and was buried at Asgard, his farm in New York.
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