Into the Blue
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1930, edition probably 30-50. 10 1/4 x 8 15/16 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine, luminous impression printed on fairly thin, off-white Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is good but with a few very subtle, soft creases in the image. The best and most recent source of information on Gearhart prints is, Behold the Day, The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart, published by the Pasadena Museum of California Art (2009) edited by Susan Futterman.
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The Peach Orchard
Woodcut printed in colors, 1929, Daily/Green/Futterman pg. 68; small edition. 9 x 10 in. Unsigned. This is a fine impression printed on fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. The recent exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art (2009-2010) is a welcome addition our knowledge and appreciation of this fine color woodcut artist. Many unsigned impressions of Gearhart's work exist.
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Untroubled Waters
Woodcut printed in colors, 1931, Pasadena catalogue pg. 85, edition perhaps 50. 10 1/2 x 9 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This is one of Gearhart's best works and it's not often signed in pencil.
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