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Levon WestUntitled (Venice canal, man departing the gondola)1930-1931
1930-1931
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Untitled (Venice canal, man departing the gondola)
Drypoint, c. 1930-1931
Signed in pencil lower right (see photo)
Annotated in the lower margin:
"Just a souvenir made ___ Monclair Lecture" Levon West
In a supplemental list prepared by Otto Torrington he lists seven views of Venice. No edition of these Vencie images was ever printed. Only rare proof exist. I cannot find another impression of this image on line or in reference books.
Condition: Very good impression with selective inking to the plate.
Imperfections on the bottom edge of the sheet.
Image/Plate size: 14 5/16 x 8 3/8 inches
Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches
Also known as Ivan Dmitri, Levon West gained international fame for his portrayals in color photography, etchings and watercolors. During his youth, West moved throughout North Dakota, as his father was a congressional preacher. After graduating from high school he taught school for a year and enlisted in the United States Navy. West was the recipient of a scholarship to the University of Minnesota where, although he was interested in art, he studied business administration.
Printmaker, photographer. Levon West was Dmitri's given name, which he changed to Ivan Dmitri at the time he changed careers from printmaking to photography.
West gained recognition as an artist upon the publication of his etching “The Spirit of St. Louis”, when Charles Lindbergh arrived in Paris. His etchings were soon in great demand. He also gained recognition as a photographer and, in order to separate his two artistic fields, West took the name of Ivan Dmitri for his photographic work. Dmitri founded Photography in the Fine Arts in 1959.
Levon West was an etcher, painter, photographer, writer and teacher. As a photographer, he used the name “Ivan Dmitri.” Born in North Dakota, he graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1924 and studied at the Art Student’s League and with Joseph Pennell (1860-1926) the following year. West was a member of the Society of American Etchers and the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and published at least two instructional books, including Making an Etching (1930). By the 1940s, his work was in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Museum, the Havemeyer Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and many others. He was represented by Kennedy Gallery in New York City.
- Creator:Levon West (1900 - 1968, American)
- Creation Year:1930-1931
- Dimensions:Height: 14.32 in (36.38 cm)Width: 8.38 in (21.29 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fairlawn, OH
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