Kerr Eby
Open Action.
1926/1928

Name: Open Action.
Brand: Kerr Eby
Price: 1500 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Published edition, not trial proof Open Action. 1926/1928. Etching. Giardina 124. 7 x 15 1/8 (sheet 12 3/4 x 15 1/4). Trial proof, prior to the edition of 90. A rich, tonal impression printed on Van Gelder cream laid paper with wide margins and deckle edges on two sides. Signed and annotated 'trial' and 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. Giardina writes, p. 97: "This print was based on Eby's World War I experiences in France." In 1917, when the United States entered World War I, Eby joined the U.S. Army. He tried to obtain a commission as an artist, but was assigned first to ambulance duty and later as a sergeant in the 40th Engineers in France. During the war he documented in drawing what he saw and experienced and on his return to New York City, he translated his studies into prints. Drawings of his World War I experiences launched his career. He spent most of WWI on the front line camouflaging the big guns. During his spare time, he would sketch everything from the big guns to the dead soldiers in the field. He sent these drawings home each week. Upon his return from the war, these drawings became his inspiration for his first successful group of etchings. He continued to create a series of war-related prints throughout the 1920s and '30s. Many galleries exhibited his work, but Frederick Keppel, the great print dealer and a relative of Eby, was the exclusive gallery for many of his new prints.

Creator:

Kerr Eby (1890 - 1946, American)

Creation Year:

1926/1928

Dimensions:

Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)

Medium:

Etching

Movement & Style:

American Modern

Period:

1920-1929