Clare Leighton

BREAKING CAMP

1931

Lively Japanese woodblock print featuring street life. Ink on paper, circa 1860. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold ...

Delightful French woodcut titled "Maison Typique", 1981. Signed and dated lower right. 66/200 Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with...

A colorful and attractive hand-colored 19th century woodcut engraving entitled "A Game of Lacrosse" after a drawing by W. H. Hall. It was published in New York in Harper's Weekly on May 10, 1884. It depicts a scene from an intense lacrosse game. This hand-colored woodcut engraving is presented in a red mat that measures 16" high x 20.63" wide. The sheet measures 10.63" high x 15.88" wide. There is a central fold, as issued. The print is in excellent condition. Lacrosse is the oldest sport in North America, possibly originating as far back as the 1400's. The sport was first invented by Native Americans, who originally played it as a means to toughen braves for war or to settle tribal disputes. It was played by between 100 and 1,000 participants at a time. There were no strict boundaries and the game could cover miles and take days to complete. It was very violent with many injuries, which were sometimes fatal. The game was unknown to whites until the 17th century when a Jesuit priest observed Heron Indians playing it. He thought the stick and netting resembled the "crosier" carried by bishops during religious ceremonies, This led to the name "la crosse". A Canadian dentist standardized the rules of the game in 1867 and the 1st college team was created at New York University in 1877. The game gained national attention and popularity in 1956 when the Hall-of-Fame football player Jim Brown...

Fabulous cubist wood cut of a Mexican village. It is titled tropical Mexico and is by the artist Jacob Heller. Really kool sky with lines for rain and ovals for clouds.There is not m...

"Flags" is a stunning woodcut from 2013. It is a very stylized view over a wide flower meadow. Typically, Katz is using a clear and straight color palette. It is beautiful to see how...

The present work “Freesia” by Alex Katz from 2023 is a color woodcut in seven colors. In terms of both style and motif, the work is one of the most recent in his landscape and floral...

A modernist fantasy winter scene created by Werner Drewes, this print brings key aspects of the period together. His cubist-inspired woodcut technique is utilized here to bring the s...

Donald Baechler Tree, 1988 Woodcut in stenciled handmade paper print in colors 35 x 34 1/2 inches (88.9 x 87.6 cm) each Edition 12/22

Fleet Street, London Soft ground etching & aquatint, c. 1936 Signed in pencil by the artist (see photo) Condition: Very good condition with brown paper tape along the edges of the la...

Utagawa Hiroshige Dawn Inside the Yoshiwara, circa 1857 Woodblock print 11 x 7 inches Utagawa Hiroshige is recognized as a master of the ukiyo-e woodblock printing tradition, havin...