Candide
JIM MONSON
American, (Contemporary)
Color woodcut, 1999, edition 75. 16 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Monson is an American printmaker residing in the south of France. He studied with Lasansky and Hayter and replaced Warrington Colescott as assistant professor of printmaking, University of Wisconsin/Madison.
$525

Uccello's Ring
JIM MONSON
American, (Contemporary)
Color woodcut, 1995, edition 80. 16 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Other works by Monson are currently available.
$525

The Kite
ROBERT J. ENRAGHT MOONY
Irish, (1879-1946)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1925, edition unknown but probably small. 8 x 9 1/2 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with richly inked colors. The condition is fine. The margins measure 3/8" to 3/4" all around. This delightful print has a distinctive arts and crafts flavor. Prints by the artist are rather uncommon.
$1,200

Swans
HANS NEUMANN
German, (1873-1957)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1920-30, edition unknown. 16 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. Signed in pencil and also initialed in the block with the artist's monogram. This is a fine, luminous impression in fine condition. The margins are about 3/4 inches on all sides. This outstanding woodcut was done in Munich and is so inscribed. His brother was Ernst Neumann, also an outstanding woodcut artist.
$1,400

Cyclamen
HUGO NOSKE
Austrian, (1886-1960)
Woodcut printed in colors, undated (1920s-1930s, small edition. 16 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. Signed in pencil lower right. A fine impression on Japanese paper. Fine condition. Wide margins.
$950

Peonies
LOUIS NOVAK
American, (1903-1983)
Woodcut printed in colors, undated, edition probably about 25-50. 9 x 10 3/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. Here we have a fine, luminous impression on thin Japanese paper. The margins are wide and probably full. The condition is excellent other than a faint trace of foxing here and there in the margins. Novak is primarily known for his traditional woodcuts of prominent structures and locales throughout New England. This print is a stellar departure from the usual subjects. Ex-collection: Robert Muller.
$750

Poppies and Convolvolus
MARGARET PATTERSON
American, (1867-1950)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1925, Bakker retrospective # 95, intended edition of 100. 7 1/4 x 10 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression in fine condition. The margins are wide and probably untrimmed. This impression is numbered 11/100 but it is highly unlikely that the full editions of most of here prints were never completed. Her color woodcuts are not common.
$8,000

Summer Flowers
MARGARET PATTERSON
American, (1867-1950)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1920s, Bakker 100a; edition 100. 10 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. Signed in pencil (once in the image and again below the image) and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression of a rare print. The margins are substantial and probably uncut. The condition is fine other than a modest stain in the lower left corner of the margin. According to Gordon's online auction database, this print last appeared at auction in 1988.
SOLD

Swans
MARGARET PATTERSON
American, (1867-1950)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1920, edition unknown. 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. Signed in the image, lower right. This is a fine impression of a rare print. This work is not listed in Bakker's 1989 and 1990 retrospective catalogs on the artist. The sheet is trimmed to the borderline which is often the case with Patterson's woodcuts. Here we have an exemplary work.
$8,500

Alviso Farmyard
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1925, edition fewer than 15. 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This fine impression is printed on a fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine. The colors are fresh. Provenance: Annex Galleries.
$1,650

Pears
LUIGI RIST
American, (1889-1959)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1942, Williams 11, edition 113. 9 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. Signed in ink within the image and titled in pencil lower left. A fine impression in fine condition. Full margins. Like most of Rist's woodcuts, the full edition of "Pears" was probably never completed.
$3,000

Circle Image #25
LOUIS SCHANKER
American, (1903-1982)
Relief print, circa 1954, Brooklyn Museum 121, edition 210. 14 x 18 in. As published by the International Graphic Arts Society.Light foxing.A major work by Schanker.
$800

Christmas Rose
WUANITA SMITH
American, (1866-1959)
White line woodcut printed in colors, undated (probably 19, small edition. 12 x 6 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression in fine condition. Full margins; with the tack holes on the right side of the paper where attached to the woodblock for printing. This Philadelphia area artist produced several exceptional block prints done in the tradition of the Provincetown printers.
$1,400

Ship Composition
HERMANN STAMMESHAUS
Dutch, (1918-1985)
Color woodcut, 1958, edition 25. 14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. Signed in pencil.
$450

Soul
HERMANN STAMMESHAUS
Dutch, (1918-1985)
Color woodcut, 1969, edition 20. 11x 13 in. Signed and titled in pencil.
$300