Name: Carol Summers Woodblock Print on Japanese Paper, La Terra Trema
Brand: Carol Summers
Price: 1975 USD

Carol Summers Woodblock Print on Japanese Paper, La Terra Trema

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About the Item

Translated from the Italian, La Terra Trema means “the earth trembles.” If you google “La Terra Trema,” what pops up is Luchino Visconti's 1948 film about Sicilian fisherman. It has been called a masterpiece of Italian neo-realism. Carol Summers received a grant from the Italian government in 1954 to study in Siena, Italy. He wrote that “[f]or years after my return from Italy I made pictures with Italian names. They all have their stories.” Sometime during his stay he may have visited Sicily and been inspired (or maybe he just watched the movie). In any case, this woodcut sure inspires us. It is our earliest (1963) Carol Summers, but is in unbelievable condition. The colors are vibrant and gorgeous after all these years. Artist's proof from an edition of only 50. Carol Summers' woodcuts are not "cookie cutter", each one was lovingly created by him. As he himself wrote, "So, as one who prints his own prints, I don't see editioning as a sterile act of reproducing an original. Each child is different -- the mother in me takes them all to heart, but the artist throws out the ones I don't like. They make wonderful wrapping paper." Carol Summers, one of America's foremost printmakers, was born in Kingston, NY in 1925. After service in World War II in the Pacific, he attended Bard College where he studied painting under Stefan Hirsch and printmaking with Louis Schanker. Soon after his graduation in 1951 he was awarded several prestigious fellowships -- one from the Italian government to study in Italy in 1955, two from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation in 1955 and 1960, and another from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation in 1959. University posts and workshops took him all over the world, and his subject matter is mainly colorful, stylized landscapes of the places that were of special significance to him -- such as in Italy, India, and Nepal. In 1974 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Bard College. His work is in numerous prestigious museums internationally including MOMA, the Met, the Art Institute of Chicago, LACMA, and the Accademia Degli Intronati in Siena, Italy.

Creator:
Carol Summers (1925 - 2016, American)
Creation Year:
1963
Dimensions:
Height: 38.75 in (98.43 cm)Width: 39.75 in (100.97 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
Medium:
Paper,Ink
Movement & Style:
Abstract
Period:
1960-1969
Condition:
Extremely good condition. Colors vibrant. Newly matted and framed under UV plexiglass.
Gallery Location:
Providence, RI
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU136426852912