Backyards, Provincetown
White-line color woodcut, 1926 (printed 1927), Clarkson 52; edition 11. 14 x 12 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression printed on fairly heavy Japanese paper. The colors are especially fresh. Full margins. Fine condition. This is the quintessential Provincetown print.
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Exhibition Announcement
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1930, Shapiro/MFA 52, edition unknown. (image) 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (sheet) 10 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. This is a fine impression of this very rare print. The paper is a thin Japanese and the margins are full. The condition is fine apart from a small, barely visible 1/2" tear at the top edge at left and another tiny split at the bottom. This endearing Provincetown image captures the essence of what was happening in this New England artists community during the 1920s and 1930s. The sheet was first printed (or applied by hand) with this vibrant background color and then the image and text were printed, possibly from two separate blocks. This charming print is illustrated on page one of "From Paris to Provincetown: Blanche Lazzell and the Color Woodcut (2002).
$4,500

Provincetown Studio
Woodcut, 1933, Clarkson 96, edition 45. 8 x 5 in. Signed, dated and titled in ink. A fine impression rich with contrasts. Full margins. Fine condition. (Subtle suggestions of foxing here and there but overall, a minor consideration.) Lazzell returned again and again to depictions of her studio building in Provincetown. A rare work.
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Provincetown Studio
Woodcut, 1933, Clarkson 96, edition 45. 8 x 5 in. Signed, dated and titled in ink. This is a fine impression printed on a cream Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from slight, subtle wrinkling here in there in the margins only; this from the printing process. In addition, There are a few additional black highlights added by the artist on the right side to enhance the richness of the color. Lazzell did a related color woodcut of this same view of her studio in 1931.
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