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J. Jay McVicker
'Tropical Wash Day' — Mid-Century Modernism

1946

About the Item

'Tropical Wash Day', aquatint, edition 100, 1946. Signed in pencil. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. A superb, richly-inked impression, on heavy cream wove paper, with full margins (1 1/4 to 2 1/4 inches); very faint light toning within the original mat opening, otherwise in excellent condition. Archivally matted to museum standards. McVicker's graphic work is held in numerous museum collections including the Dallas Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Joslyn Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Impressions of this work are in the permanent collections of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Williams College Museum of Art.
  • Creator:
    J. Jay McVicker (1911 - 2004)
  • Creation Year:
    1946
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Width: 15.25 in (38.74 cm)
  • Medium:
    Aquatint
  • Movement & Style:
    American Modern
  • Period:
    1940-1949
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1020391stDibs: LU53233945702

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