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Paul Landacre Art

American, 1893-1963
Paul Landacre was an illustrator who specialized in wood engravings of naturalistic images executed in a sparse, rhythmic, linear style. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he was an athlete as a youth. During his sophomore year at Ohio State University, he contracted a life-threatening illness that left him partially disabled. During this same year he also enrolled in a drawing class. After a long recuperation, Landacre moved with his family to California. In order to increase his physical strength he took long walks in the nearby rural areas, and on these walks, drew in his sketchbook. By 1918 he found a job as a commercial illustrator. In 1923 he enrolled at the Otis Art Institute, where he studied all types of media, including wood engraving. Landacre's artistic reputation began to emerge in the early 1930s with the publication of his book California Hills and other Wood Engravings and his first one-person exhibition in Los Angeles. He received many commissions for book illustrations; since he worked in a careful, deliberate manner, his large projects required years to complete. For thirty-one years the artist maintained a hand press in his home, allowing him to have total control over the printing of his designs. In 1939 he was made an associate of the National Academy of Design. The remainder of Landacre's professional career was balanced between teaching and illustrating books. Two examples from the National Gallery's permanent collection demonstrate the range of Landacre's work. His engraving, Smoke Tree, evokes the nearby desert scenery that the artist knew. The sharp, angular canyons of the mountain contrast with the delicate, small-leafed tree in the foreground. Some Ingredients is a still life composition that displays the same strength of line, forceful contrasts, and textures seen in his landscapes. [This is an excerpt from the interactive companion program to the videodisc American Art from the National Gallery of Art. Produced by the Department of Education Resources, this teaching resource is one of the Gallery's free-loan educational programs.]
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'Lot Cleaning, Los Angeles' — 1930s Modernism, Signed Wood Engraving
'Lot Cleaning, Los Angeles' — 1930s Modernism, Signed Wood Engraving

'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...

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1930s American Modern Paul Landacre Art

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'Hill' — American Modernism, California
'Hill' — American Modernism, California

'Hill' — American Modernism, California

By Paul Landacre

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

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...

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1930s American Modern Paul Landacre Art

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Paul Landacre Original Wood Engraving, 1940 - Black Stallion
Paul Landacre Original Wood Engraving, 1940 - Black Stallion

Paul Landacre Original Wood Engraving, 1940 - Black Stallion

By Paul Landacre

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Paul Landacre (1893-1963) original wood engraving, 1940. Title: “Black Stallion.” Edition size: 200. Pencil signed lower right and pencil titled lower left by the artist. In mint ...

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'Verdi' — American Modernism - Italian Opera Composer
'Verdi' — American Modernism - Italian Opera Composer

'Verdi' — American Modernism - Italian Opera Composer

By Paul Landacre

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Paul Landacre, 'Verdi', wood engraving, 1936, edition 60, (only 14 printed), Wien 188. Signed, titled, and numbered '10/60' in pencil. A fine impression, on cream, laid Japan paper, ...

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1930s American Modern Paul Landacre Art

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'California Hills and Other Wood Engravings by Paul Landacre', 14 wood engravings, plus a vignette on the colophon, edition 500, 1931, Lehman p. 174. Signed in ink on the rear colophon by the artist; this copy outside the numbered edition. Fourteen superb, richly-inked impressions, printed from the original blocks, on cream wove paper, bound into book format. Including Landacre's acclaimed wood engravings 'Big Sur', 'Indio Mountains', 'Point Magu', 'Malibu Coast', 'Berkeley Stadium', 'San Bernadino Mountains', 'Monterey Hills', and others. Probably the best-known California illustrated book. Reference: Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts #7, Winter 1988. The first and most beautiful book illustrated by Landacre. Foreword by Los Angeles artist and critic Arthur Millier; printed directly from the original blocks by Harold Young. Published by Bruce McCallister, Los Angeles. With the original black paper-covered slipcase, wear to the slipcase edges and losses to the top and bottom open front edges. Hardcover, with decorated paper-covered boards in orange/red and gray with a wood engraving in blue ink on the mounted front cover label. Slight surface soiling to front and rear cover boards; moderate light toning to the spine; very slight wear to the cover edges. The interior bright and clean; the usual toned offsetting from the inked images on the opposite blank pages (the book was issued without tissues); private bookplate of Ruth M. Wilson pasted to the inside front cover. Discreet owner inscription, in ink, in the top inside back cover. Overall a near fine copy of this extremely rare and fragile book. Book cover size 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches; image sizes, various; page size 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. "Except in occasional engravings of buildings, Paul Landacre has confined all his efforts to hymning the 'eternal hills' and especially to searching out those qualities in them that prompt us to use the adjective eternal. He gradually evolved a conception of black lines and white lines - one kind passing easily and unnoticed into the other - which enable him to cut into wood the erosive flow which has given rhythmic form to hills and mountains." —Arthur Millier, from the Preface to 'California Hills'. Honored as one of the “Fifty Books of the Year” for 1931, by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York. Collections: Library of Congress, University of California Library (Irvine), William Andrews Clark...

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Located in Santa Monica, CA

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Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

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Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

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Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

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Find a wide variety of authentic Paul Landacre art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Paul Landacre in woodcut print, engraving, wood and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Paul Landacre art, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Lawrence Wilbur, Arnold Ronnebeck, and Kerr Eby. Paul Landacre art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,250 and tops out at $6,800, while the average work can sell for $4,800.

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