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Leonard Edmondson Art

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
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 Art

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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 Art

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Etching

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 Art

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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 Art

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Intaglio

Vase
By Leonard Edmondson
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Leonard Waegell Edmondson (1916-2002). Ceramic with sgraffito and fired opaque polychrome. 6.5 inches tall. 4.5 inches circumference. Excellent condition with no damage or restoratio...
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