Max Weber

Mother and Child

1919-1920

Peace Woodcut printed in orange red ink on japanese paper Signed and titled in pencil lower right (see photo) Titled lower left (see photo) Created along with an illustrated book project Song of Peace, 1950-1959. Condition: Excellent Image: 10 1/2 x 4 7/8" Sheet: 16 1/8 x 7"; Anton Refregier (March 20, 1905 – October 10, 1979) was a painter and muralist active in Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project commissions, and in teaching art. He was a Russian immigrant to the United States. Among his best-known works is his mural series The History of San Francisco, located in the Rincon Center in downtown San Francisco, California. It depicts the city's history across twenty seven panels that he painted from 1940 to 1948. Life and early career Refregier was born in Moscow and emigrated to the United States in 1920. After working various odd jobs in New York City, he earned a scholarship to the Rhode Island School of Design in 1921. After finishing school, Refregier moved back to New York in 1925. To earn a living, Refregier worked for interior decorators, creating replicas of François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard paintings...

Olympian Games Engraving, 1957 Signed, dated, titled and numbered (see photos) Edition: 25 (7/25) From the first and only edition, probably less than 8 impressions printed Printed by the artist Condition: Excellent soft fold in upper left margin Image size: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 inches Sheet size: 18 1/2 x 22 3/8 inches Provenance: Estate of the artist Martha A. French Revocable Trust Item Reference LU14013763732 Crucifixion, color etching, 1947 Item Reference LU14013160582 The Web, engraving, 1950 Item Reference LU14011892032 The Swan, mixed media (etching & soft ground), 1957 Item Reference LU1404294651 Snowy Egret, engraving, 1954, third edition c. 1990, printed by the master printer Jon Clemens Item Reference LU1402253433 Debris, color etching, c. 1940, printed by the artist at the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana Item Reference LU140331242 Crucifixion, engraving, 1958 Item Reference LU140145330 Strange Animals, engraving, 1947 Item Reference G130708140172 The Gull, engraving, 1955 Item Reference LU14012448972 Moon Rays...