Leonard Edmondson Prints and Multiples
American, 1916-2002
Leonard Edmondson began his career at the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned a Master of Arts degree. After service in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence, during World War II, Edmondson embarked on a distinguished teaching career that spanned five decades and culminated in his position as Chair of the art department at California State University Los Angeles. A renowned printmaker whose work was informed by the experimental printmaking techniques of Stanley William Hayter, Edmondson also worked in a range of other media including oil paint, watercolor and collage. By 1950, Edmondson’s work had evolved from figurative representation into abstraction, in what he cited as a journey of inspiration, discovery and meaning. His distinctive style is inspired by the abstract surrealism of Paul Klee (which he had viewed in Europe during World War II) and the intuitive expressionism espoused by Hans Hofmann. Edmondson's vernacular invokes in his own words ‘almost remembered' forms, feelings and spaces, “This vocabulary manifests itself in a dynamic structure where color responds to the size and position of shapes and reinforces the intent of the composition. My painting is not art of rebellion but one of discovery and sharing.”
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Artist: Leonard Edmondson
THE MOST FORMAL GARDEN
By Leonard Edmondson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
LEONARD EDMONDSON (1916 – 2002)
THE MOST FORMAL GARDEN, c. 1965
Color intaglio signed titled and annotated “Artist’s Proof"
Irregular platemark 10 ¼ x14...
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1960s Surrealist Leonard Edmondson Prints and Multiples
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Intaglio
Garden of Eden
By Leonard Edmondson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
LEONARD EDMONDSON (1906 – 2001)
GARDEN OF EDEN c. 1960
Color intaglio (carborundum?) Signed and titled in pencil. Small edition, these larger prints...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Leonard Edmondson Prints and Multiples
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Intaglio
Winter Garden
By Leonard Edmondson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
LEONARD EDMONDSON (1906 – 2001)
WINTER GARDEN, 1957
Color intaglio, Edition 50. signed, titled and no. in pencil. Image 11 x 8 ¾”, sheet 15 ¾ x 12 3/8”....
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Leonard Edmondson Prints and Multiples
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Intaglio
Winter Garden
By Leonard Edmondson
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Leonard Edmondson, 'Winter Garden', color etching, edition 50, 1957. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered '50/50' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impre...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Leonard Edmondson Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Leonard Edmondson California Artist Pencil Signed Aquatint - "Blackbird"
By Leonard Edmondson
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Leonard Edmondson (1916-2002) original color aquatint.
Titled in pencil lower centre "Blackbird".
Edition size in pencil lower left: 20/50.
Pencil Signed Lower right: Edmondson,
circ...
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Mid-20th Century Leonard Edmondson Prints and Multiples
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