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Paul Landacre'Hill' — 1930s American Modernism1936
1936
About the Item
Paul Landacre, 'Hill', wood engraving, 1936, edition 60 (only 54 printed); only 2 impressions printed in a second edition of 150. Signed, titled, and numbered '49/60' in pencil. Wien 191. A brilliant, black impression, on cream wove Japan paper, the full sheet with the artist’s original brown paper hinges in the top sheet edge; margins (7/8 to 1 5/16 inches). Several spots of pale foxing in the margins, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. An impression from the first edition. Printed by the artist. Image size 5 x 8 11/16 inches (127 x 221 mm), sheet size 7 1/4 x 10 5/8 inches (184 x 270 mm). Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed.
Reproduced and exhibited: 'Paul Landacre: Prints and Drawings', Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1983; 'Paul Landacre: A Life and a Legacy', Anthony Lehman, 1983.
Selected for exhibition at the Venice Biennale, 1938.
"In 'Hill', Landacre explores sensuality in a landscape more openly than ever before. The flowing lines of the hills in 'Point Sur' have been replaced by a soft, slightly rounded cross-hatching that describes the velvetiness of the hillside, the same technique Landacre uses to describe flesh in 'Anna' and 'Yesterday'.
'Hill' comprised part of the second series of prints presented to the Paul Landacre Association’s members and was shown in the 1938 Venice Biennale."
— 'Paul Landacre: Prints and Drawings', Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1983.
Collections: Brooklyn Museum, San Diego Museum of Art.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Paul Landacre’s renowned wood engravings are distinguished by their flawless craftsmanship and impeccable design. His elegant compositions, at once highly modernist and intimately personal, inspired both Rockwell Kent and Carl Zigrosser to name him the pre-eminent American wood engraver of the 20th century. His work garnered numerous printmaking awards—among them, his illustrated books of poems for Ward Ritchie and Alexander Dumas 'A Gil Blas in California', and his first solo book, 'California Hills and Other Wood Engravings', winner of the 'Fifty Books of the Year' (1931), American Institute of Graphic Arts. In 1946 he was elected to the National Academy of Design and in 1947 the Smithsonian celebrated Landacre at midcareer by giving him a solo exhibition which was curated by the influential painter, printmaker, and scholar Jacob Kainen.
Landacre's work is represented in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Library of Congress, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles Public Library, Museum of Modern Art, Oakland Museum of California, New York Public Library, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among many other public collections.
- Creator:Paul Landacre (1893-1963, American)
- Creation Year:1936
- Dimensions:Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 8.69 in (22.08 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Myrtle Beach, SC
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