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Walter DuBois Richards
Walter DuBois Richards, The Lobster Float

1933

$750
£576.95
€669.67
CA$1,057.68
A$1,184.78
CHF 622.29
MX$14,406.53
NOK 7,880.20
SEK 7,480.43
DKK 4,998.04

About the Item

Ohio-born Walter DuBois Richards (1907-2006) was educated at the Cleveland School of Art. He re-located to New York around 1933 where he had a successful career as a commercial artist. He was married to Glenora Case, a specialist in miniature painting. They lived in Connecticut. His finely honed images match incredible craftsmanship with an insider's view of the locale or scene he's portraying. Not surprising then that he made designed thirty-seven stamps for the US Postal Service and two World War II posters. Here the finesse of his carving skill is fully apparent. To me this has always been a wood engraving. But now I see that while the Chicago Art Institute and I agree, the Philadelphia Museum of Art believes it to be a linocut. It is signed and titled in pencil.
  • Creator:
    Walter DuBois Richards (1907 - 2006, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1933
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Width: 8.38 in (21.29 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Basically it's in good shape. There are old hinges (actually stamp hinges) at the top edge and slight buckling of the printerd area, the image, most easily seen on the reverse.
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1410213653812

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