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Woodcuts, Ploeg, 1927 (Houtsneden, Ploeg, 1927) -  DIJKSTRA

Woodcuts, Ploeg, 1927 (Houtsneden, Ploeg, 1927)
JOHAN DIJKSTRA
Dutch, (1896-1978)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1927, De Vries p.55, 88; edition unknown. 8 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. Signed with the orange atelier stamp in the lower right corner. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from a vertical centerfold and minor soiling and stray yellow printer's ink in the bottom margin. The name of the artist appears in the upper right corner as typescript. It seems that in the mid-twenties, the Ploeg artists were discussing the possibility of creating a portfolio of Ploeg prints which could be used as a sort of promotional gift for art dealers, museums etc. They decided to launch a competition for a cover design. According to De Vries, Dijkstra submitted at least two (this being one of them). At the next meeting, however, it turned out that the other members were not very enthusiastic about the idea and the project was eventually abandoned.
SOLD

Boarders (Kostgangers) -  DIJKSTRA

Boarders (Kostgangers)
JOHAN DIJKSTRA
Dutch, (1896-1978)
Woodcut, 1924-25, DeVries H25 (ii/II); edition unknown. 6 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Dijkstra studied at the Academie Minerva in Groningen and from 1920-21 he studied at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam. He was one of the founders of de Ploeg, the Dutch group of expressionist printmakers and painters.
$900

Sleeping Landworkers (Slapende Landarbeiders) -  DIJKSTRA

Sleeping Landworkers (Slapende Landarbeiders)
JOHAN DIJKSTRA
Dutch, (1896-1978)
Woodcut, 1924, DeVries H10; edition unknown. 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. Printed by the artist "eigendr..." This is a fine impression printed on study wove paper. The margins are substantial. The condition is very good apart from marginal specks here and there. According to de Vries, the block was printed for the cover of the de Ploeg exhibition catalogue from 1924. This is a signed proof before publication. (Words were added below the image in typography by H.N. Werkman.)
$750

Interior Scene -  DOI

Interior Scene
ISAMI DOI
American, (1903-1965)
Woodcut printed in dark brown ink, 1928, edition unknown. 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Initialed in the block, lower center. Signed and dated in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from a few soft ripples in the image from the printing process and a small paper imperfection in the lower right just to the image. Doi studied for two years at the University of Hawaii. He then went to Columbia University for five years and susequently spent a year in Paris. He stayed in New York until 1938 then he returned to his native Hawaii. This is a rare print and we are aware of another, similar image done around the same time.
SOLD

Stairwell, Dark -  DOI

Stairwell, Dark
ISAMI DOI
American, (1903-1965)
Woodcut printed in dark brown ink, circa 1928, edition unknown. 8 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression printed on fairly thin light cream wove paper. The margins are full. The condition is very good. Doi studied for two years at the University of Hawaii. He then went to Columbia University for five years and subsequently spent a year in Paris. He stayed in New York until 1938 then he returned to his native Hawaii. This is a rare print and we recently sold a very similar print which was dated 1928.
SOLD

Cafe Scene -  DOM

Cafe Scene
POL DOM
Dutch, (b. 1885)
Linoleum cut printed in black and light brown., circa 1925-30, edition unknown. 11 1/4 x 10 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with narrow margins. The condition is very good apart from a small subtle stain just on the edge of the image, lower left corner. Pol Dom was born in Antwerp, Belgium and lived and worked in The Hague from 1927. He was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and was active as a watercolor painter, illustrator, printmaker, sculptor and caricaturist. He was member of the Pulchri Studio in The Hague. Cafe Scene is his best known block print.
$800

New Towers -  DREWES

New Towers
WERNER DREWES
American, (1899-1985)
Woodcut, 1931, Rose 58 (iii/III); edition 20. 11 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on cream Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There are minor paper imperfections in the margins and a few tiny specks of foxing.) Drewes produced a number of stellar expressionist woodcuts of New York from 1930-32. They are generally uncommon today.
$2,000

Family -  EEKMAN

Family
NICOLAS (NICO) EEKMAN
Belgian, (1889-1973)
Woodcut, circa 1925-30, edition unknown but probably small. 10 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. Signed in pencil lower right. This fine impression is printed on a thin Japanese paper. The margins are narrow (about 1/2" all around). The condition is fine. Eekman developed his own expressionist woodcut style with an emphasis on the figurative. His work can be found in many museum collections.
$500

Dance of Death in Seven Tempos (Dood- Dans in Zeven Tempos) -  EEKMAN

Dance of Death in Seven Tempos (Dood- Dans in Zeven Tempos)
NICOLAS (NICO) EEKMAN
Belgian, (1889-1973)
Woodcuts, 1924, edition 200. each woodcut 10 3/4 x 6. Signed in red ink with the artist's monogram on the left and signed in pencil, lower right. This set of seven woodcuts (plus title page) consists of fine, uniform impressions in very good condition. The margins are full as issued. This masterful Belgian expressionist work is printed on one sheet of Toshi paper and presented in an accordian fold, with the original presentation wrapper. Eekman was born in Brussels and settled in Paris in 1920. He exhibited widely in Europe and was quite friendly with Mondrian and Signac. He was very active as a painter and woodblock artist and also showed his prints in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Toronto and Chicago. (There's a wonderful web site which has been organized by the artist's daughter, Luce: nicolaseekman.com.) As seen in the work of Henri van Straten, Victor Delhez and Nicolas Eekman, among others, a macabre and thoroughly captivating sense of humor often pervades Belgian aesthetics during the 1920s and 1930s. James Ensor is best known and certainly an early inspiration, but there were many other printmakers whose work stands out. This is particulary evident in the woodcut medium and Eekman's version of "danse macabre" is exemplary.
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Man Planting in a Garden -  EEKMAN

Man Planting in a Garden
NICOLAS (NICO) EEKMAN
Belgian, (1889-1973)
Woodcut, 1920s, edition 96. 7 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. Also, this impression has the artist's red ink monogram in the lower left corner. Here we have a superb, rich impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins appear to be full. The condition is very good other than traces of old adhesive in the four margin corners, verso, from an early mount.
$700

Accordian Player -  EEKMAN

Accordian Player
NICOLAS (NICO) EEKMAN
Belgian, (1889-1973)
Woodcut, undated (1920s-1930s), edition 110. 16 1/4 x 8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. Signed in ink with the artist's red monogram stamp. This is a fine impression of this large woodcut printed on very thin Japanese paper. The margins are probably full. The condition is very good apart from four small brown paper hinges at the corners and obscure traces of foxing here and there. Eekman was born in Brussels and settled in Paris in 1920. He exhibited widely in Europe and was quite friendly with Mondrian and Signac. He was very active as a painter and woodblock artist and also showed his prints in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Toronto and Chicago. (There's a wonderful web site which has been organized by the artist's daughter, Luce: nicolaseekman.com.) As seen in the work of Henri van Straten, Victor Delhez and Nicolas Eekman, among others, a macabre and thoroughly captivating sense of humor often pervades Belgian aesthetics during the 1920s and 1930s. Ensor was an influence on this generation.
$1,500

The Couple -  EEKMAN

The Couple
NICOLAS (NICO) EEKMAN
Belgian, (1889-1973)
Woodcut, 1920s, edition perhaps 25-50. 7 3/4 x 8 in. Signed in pencil and also signed in red ink with the artist's monogram. This a fine impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. The artist attached the print to a sheet of tan paper at the top corners which created the effect of a nighttime atmosphere. Eekman was born in Brussels and settled in Paris in 1920. He exhibited widely in Europe and was quite friendly with Mondrian and Signac. He was very active as a painter and woodblock artist and also showed his prints in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Toronto and Chicago. (There's a wonderful web site which has been organized by the artist's daughter, Luce: nicolaseekman.com.) As seen in the work of Henri van Straten, Victor Delhez and Nicolas Eekman, among others; a macabre, expressionist, and captivating (yet understated) sense of humor often pervades Belgian aesthetics during the 1920s and 1930s. Ensor was an influence on this generation.
SOLD

Mother and Child -  EEKMAN

Mother and Child
NICOLAS (NICO) EEKMAN
Belgian, (1889-1973)
Woodcut, circa 1925, edition perhaps 50. 7 x 5 5/8 in. Signed in red ink with the artist's monogram. Also signed in pencil and inscribed "épr.d'art" (épreuvre d'artiste).This is a rich impression printed on tissue thin oriental paper. The condition is fine apart from a few subtle printing creases which are hardly noticeable. The condition is fine overall and the sheet is attached along the top edge to a larger sheet of brown laid paper, mostly likely by the artist. An outstanding recent book has been published about Eekman: Nicolas Eekman; Peintre et Graveur," by Emmanuel Bréon, Norma Editions (2021). Text is in French and English.
$500

The Steps -  EICHENBERG

The Steps
FRITZ EICHENBERG
American, (1901-1990)
Wood engraving, 1934, edition 200. 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Born in Germany, Eichenberg moved to America when Hitler came into power. In New York he taught at Pratt and the New School and was active in the WPA program. He was a member of the National Academy of Design. The Steps is one of four early prints depicting life in New York.
$1,400

Rooftops -  ERICKSON

Rooftops
OSCAR ERICKSON
American, (1883-1968)
Woodcut printed in color, circa 1930, edition 100. 7 x 7 7/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower right, with the artist's monogram. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on japan paper with full margins. The condition is fine apart from very slight toning within an earlier mat opening. Erickson studied at the Herron Art Institute and the Art Institute of Chicago. He was active in Door County, WI as well as Brown County, IN and further south into Tennessee and the area around Asheville, NC. He produced many woodcuts in an arts and crafts style.
SOLD

Wiston River -  FLETCHER

Wiston River
FRANK MORLEY FLETCHER
British/American, (1866-1949)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1900-1905, edition 100. 8 3/8 x 14 1/2 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression with probably full margins. The condition is fine apart from very thin pieces of brown paper tape along the edges of the sheet. This stellar early work was done in his native Lancashire, England. Color variations exist with this and his other prints which add much diversity to his rather limited oeuvre. There's no formal catalogue raisonné of his woodcuts but there's an excellent article by Nancy Green in the following: Second Impressions; Modern Prints and Printmakers Reconsidered, edited by Clinton Adams, volume 16 of the Tamarind Papers, 1996, University of New Mexico Press, pages 37-48.
ON HOLD

Salinas River - California -  FLETCHER

Salinas River - California
FRANK MORLEY FLETCHER
British/American, (1866-1949)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1927-28, edition 100. 12 3/4 x 16 7/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a good impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is good. (There are three small areas touched in with gouache(?) certainly by the artist, and faint traces of soiling in the water.) The importance of Fletcher both in England and later in America cannot be overstated. His seminal publication, Wood-Block Printing, published in 1916, had a lasting impact on many printmakers who explored the color woodcut medium. He came to America in 1923 and settled in Santa Barbara where he taught at the Santa Barbara School of Art. He became a naturalized citizen in 1926. This large print is an iconic arts and crafts California woodcut.
SOLD

Via Appia I -  FRANK

Via Appia I
HANS FRANK
Austrian, (1884-1948)
Woodcut printed in colors on thin Japanese paper, 1929, edition unknown. 11 3/8 x 15 1/4 in. Signed and dated in pencil. A fine impression with full margins. Fine condition. Faint trace of a printing crease in upper right side. Uncommon.
$750

Working the Fields -  FRANK

Working the Fields
LEO FRANK
Austrian, (1884-1959)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1930, edition unknown but probably fifty or fewer. 9 x 13 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. A fine, luminous impression printed on thin Japanese paper. Full margins. In very good condition apart from a paper imperfection or thin spot in the sky, not very noticeable.
$750

Along the Nile -  FRANK

Along the Nile
LEO FRANK
Austrian, (1884-1959)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1920s, edition unknown but probably about 100. 9 1/8 x 11 in. Signed in pencil. This fine impression on thin Japanese paper is inscribed "No.82." The margins are wide and the condition is fine. This wonderful print combines just the right paper with subtle colors and inking to produce a dramatic vista.
$800

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