A Bouquet of Gladiolus
Woodcut printed in colors (linoleum cut?), circa 1930, edition 50. 11 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. this is a stellar impression of this uncommon print. The margins are full. The condition is very good apart from minor foxing here and there in the margins. Murphy studied with Eliza Gardiner and taught printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design from 1928 until 1946. This print is signed "Gladys Wilkins" and when she got married, her prints were signed "Gladys Wilkins Murphy."
SOLD

Fish Pier
Woodcut printed in colors, 1930s, edition unknown. 7 7/8 x 6 in. Signed, titled and numbered "2" in pencil. This is a fine impression of this uncommon print. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from a small spot of stray printers ink just to the right of the image. Her maiden name was Wilkins and some of her prints are signed with the addition of her husbands last name, Murphy. She studied with Eliza Gardiner at the Rhode Island School of Design and later taught there.
$1,250

Rain
Woodcut printed in colors, 1930s, edition 50. 8 x 6 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine, atmospheric impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's a subtle wrinkle in the lower right corner margin well away from the image.) Murphy was a student and teacher at the Rhode Island School of Design. She exhibited with the Boston Art Club, the Society of American Etchers, the Philadelphia Print Club and the National Academy of Design.
$750

Silhouette
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1940, edition unknown (this impression inscribed 8 x 6 in. Signed and titled in pencil. It's a fine impression on Japanese paper. The condition is fine and the margins are full. (The left margin is very narrow but it's still the full sheet, untrimmed.) Murphy studied at the Rhode Island School of Design with Eliza Gardiner and she eventually taught there herself from 1928-1946.
SOLD