Born in London, England, Clare Leighton executed her first wood engraving in 1922 while enrolled at the Central School of Art and Design in London. A year later, her engravings were shown in the Society of Wood Engraver's annual exhibition, and she began to receive critical attention. At the onset of the Second World War, she moved to America. In 1943, Leighton taught at Duke University and eventually settled in Woodbury, Connecticut, where she worked until the late 80s. Leighton's prints show people engaged in various types of work. During her extensive career, Leighton carved more than 900 woodblocks and designed numerous book illustrations, bookplates, engravings, illustrations, and mosaics and stained glass windows. Although known primarily for her work as a printmaker, she was the author of seven books.
'Washing Clothes, Corsica' — 1st Edition, Modernist Signed Wood Engraving
By Clare Leighton
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Clare Leighton, 'Washing Clothes, Corsica, 1934, wood engraving, edition 60, Boston Public Library 258. Signed, titled, and numbered '20/60' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impress...
Woodcut
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Breaking up a Barge
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking botanical woodcut by the well-listed artist Clare Leighton (1898-1989). Beautifully presented in a simple wooden frame with a cream mount. Unsigned. On paper. Image size: ...
Woodcut
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Turning the Plough
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking woodcut by the well-listed artist Clare Leighton (1898-1989). Beautifully presented in a simple wooden frame with a gilt slip. Unsigned. On paper. Image size: 16.5 x 12cm.
Woodcut
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Berries
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking botanical woodcut by the well-listed artist Clare Leighton (1898-1989). Beautifully presented in a simple wooden frame with a cream mount. On paper. Image size: 18 x 12.5cm.
Woodcut
$440
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Mid 20th Century Lithograph, Digging Potatoes
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking illustrative print by the collectable English/American artist Clare Leighton (1898-1989). Taken from the artist's original woodblock series and printed for publication. Sm...
Lithograph
NIGHT NUDE
By Milton Avery
Located in Portland, ME
Avery, Milton. NIGHT NUDE. Woodcut, 1953. Edition of 25 in black and white (there were a further 25 printed in black and blue). Signed, dated and numbered "6/25" in pencil, and also ...
Woodcut
$1,498
H 39 in W 24.5 in D 0.3 in
Original The French Riviera (Cote d'Azur) French Railways vintage travel poster
By Jules Cavailles
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the FRENCH RIVIERA FRENCH NATIONAL RAILROADS SNCF (French National Railways) - the French Riviera. (Cote D'Azur, known as the French Riviera) The image features people looking out towards a marina full of sailing boats. Colorful artwork by the French painter Jules Cavailles (1901-1977). Printed by Perceval, Paris in 1953. Mid-Century Modern. Grade A- This is the English version of the poster compared to the design created for Cote d'Azur. The English version is much rarer (both are rare today). The poster gives the impression of a naive painting at this Mediterranean beach and seaport. Step into a world of timeless elegance and sunlit dreams with this exquisite French Riviera Vintage...
Lithograph
$350
H 18.13 in W 14.75 in
'Flowers and Ko-Imari' — Taisho/Showa Shin Hanga Woodblock Print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Masami Iwata, 'Flowers and Ko-Imari', color woodblock print, c. 1960, edition 250. Signed, and with the artist’s seal, lower right. A superb, painterly impression, with fresh colors,...
Woodcut
$325
H 12.5 in W 14.5 in
A 1928 Modernist Woodcut, Self-Portrait of Notable Chicago Modernist Emil Armin
By Emil Armin
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1928 woodcut on paper of a self-portrait of notable Chicago Modernist artist, Emil Armin. Artwork size: 10 1/2" x 8". Archivally matted to: 12 1/2" x 14 1/2. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Edition 7/30. Emil Armin was born in Radautz, Austria in 1883. By the age of 10, Armin was orphaned and was raised by his older siblings. He supported himself by working in restaurants and drew in his spare time. In 1905, at the age of 21, Armin immigrated to Chicago. He began studying at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1907, but financial difficulties forced him to start and stop a number of times, finally graduating in 1920. He studied with George Bellows and Randall Davey. Armin was an integral part of Chicago’s 57th Street Art Colony and exhibited in both the more avant-garde Chicago No-Jury Society Shows, as well as the more formal and conventional Chicago Society of Artists Exhibitions, the Chicago Renaissance Society and Art Institute of Chicago (1922-1949) exhibitions. He taught at Hull House...
Paper, Woodcut
PORTRAIT OF A VASE
By John Murray Barton
Located in Portland, ME
Barton, John Murray. PORTRAIT OF A VASE. Color Woodcut, 1959. Edition of 100. Titled, numbered 1/100, signed and dated in pencil. 23 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (image), 11 1/2 x 27 inches (s...
Color, Woodcut
$375
H 10.75 in W 9.69 in
First Snow at Kitano Shrine — Sosaku Hanga Japanese Woodblock, Kyoto
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Kamei Tobei, 'First Snow of the Year at Kitano (Kitano Hatsu Yuki)', color woodblock print, c. 1930s. Signed Kamei Tobei in black ink, with the artist red seal Eiichi (the artist’s g...
Woodcut
$4,800
H 12.13 in W 6.07 in
'Lot Cleaning, Los Angeles' — 1930s Modernism, Signed Wood Engraving
By Paul Landacre
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Lot Cleaning, Los Angeles', wood engraving, edition 60, Zeitlin & Ver Brugge 69. Signed, titled and numbered '51/60' in pencil. A brilliant, black impression, on Japanese Kitaka...
Woodcut
$441
H 5.12 in W 3.55 in D 0.04 in
Ex Libris - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1930s
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris is a woodcut print created by Michel Fingesten in 1937. Hand Signed on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Michel Fingesten (1884 - 1943) was a Czech painter an...
Woodcut
$347
H 17.33 in W 13 in D 0.04 in
Life - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Life is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 89. Very Good conditions...
Woodcut
Hell 24 - The Thieves - Woodcut - 1963 (Field #p. 189)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Hell 24 - The Thieves Original woodcut Printed signature in the plate 1960/63 Printed on paper Vélin BFK Rives Size 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCE...
Woodcut
"Krankes Mädchen" original woodcut
By Erich Heckel
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1920 for the Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart portfolio, and published in Leipzig by Klinkhardt & Biermann in an edition of 500. Catalogue re...
Woodcut
THISTLES
Located in Portland, ME
Lindsay, Lionel (Austarlian, 1874-1961). THISTLES. Wood engraving, not dated, but circa 1920s. Edition size not known. Signed in pencil, titled and inscribed "Artist's Proof 16" 3 5/...
Woodcut
'Boston Cod' — 1930s Cape Cod, American Modernism
By Clare Leighton
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Clare Leighton, 'Boston Cod', 1929, wood engraving, edition 75, Boston Public Library 147. Signed, titled, and numbered '45/75' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream...
Woodcut
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H 12.21 in W 9.26 in
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Berries
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking botanical woodcut by the well-listed artist Clare Leighton (1898-1989). Beautifully presented in a simple black frame with a cream mount. Unsigned. On paper. Image size: 1...
Woodcut
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H 9.06 in W 12.6 in
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Poppies
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking botanical woodcut by the well-listed artist Clare Leighton (1898-1989). Beautifully presented in a simple black frame with a cream mount. Unsigned. On paper. Image size: 1...
Woodcut
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H 8.25 in W 12.38 in
'Landing' from the 'Lumber Camp' series — American Modernism
By Clare Leighton
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Clare Leighton, 'Landing' from the series 'Lumber Camp', wood engraving, edition 100, 1931. Signed, titled, and numbered 75/100 in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-whi...
Woodcut
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H 13.39 in W 11.03 in
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Framed Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Tree Planting
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
Two figures plant a tree in this striking woodcut by Clare Leighton. The print is from Leighton's 1935 book *Four Hedges,* which documents her experience creating a garden over the c...
Woodcut
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H 8.86 in W 10.83 in
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Woodcut, Transplanting a Walnut Tree
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming woodcut by Clare Leighton from her 1935 book *Four Hedges*, which documents her experience creating a garden over the course of a year. In this print, two men move a walnu...
Woodcut
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H 10.63 in W 8.67 in
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - 1935 Woodcut, Strawberry Picking
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming woodcut by Clare Leighton from her 1935 book Four Hedges, which documents her experience creating a garden over the course of a year. Here, two women pick strawberries. Sm...
Woodcut
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H 11.23 in W 12.21 in
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Signed Mid 20th Century Woodcut, Toulon Washerwomen
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
Washerwomen lean over a large tub, engaged in their labour in this fine woodcut by Clare Leighton (1898-1989), a rare signed example. Titled and signed in graphite below the image. N...
Woodcut
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H 10.83 in W 10.04 in
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Mid 20th Century Wood Engraving, Strawberry Pickers
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite black & white wood engraving by the collectable English/American artist, Clare Leighton (1898-1989). Unsigned. Smartly mounted in a fine black frame. On paper.
Woodcut
'Snow Shovellers, New York' — American Modernism
By Clare Leighton
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Clare Leighton, 'Snow Shovellers, New York', 1929, wood engraving, edition 45, Boston Public Library 146. Signed, titled, and numbered '29/45' in pencil. A...
Woodcut
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H 14 in W 14 in D 0.1 in
Clare Leighton Connecticut Artist, Wood Engraving for Wedgewood "Cod Fishing"
By Clare Leighton
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Clare Leighton (1819-1989) original wood engraving on paper. Copy number 11 of the edition of 50 signed and numbered by the artist in pencil. Design for her series of Wedgwood plates...
Paper
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H 12.6 in W 15.56 in
Clare Leighton (1898-1989) - Framed Wood Engraving, Men Breaking up a Barge
By Clare Leighton
Located in Corsham, GB
An exquisite black & white wood engraving by the collectable English/American artist, Clare Leighton (1898-1989). Presented in a fine gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.
Woodcut