Counterpoint
Screenprint, 1942, edition 25. 13 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. Signed and dated in pencil lower right within the image. This is a fine impression in very good condition. (There is a barely noticeable rubbed spot in the blank space at top.) The margins appear to be full and untrimmed. This major American screenprint from the 1940s is illustrated and discussed on pages 144-145 of A Spectrum of Innovation; Color in American Printmaking 1890-1960, by David Acton (1990). Furthermore, the print is also illustrated and discussed on pages 24 & 43 of American Screenprints by Reba and Dave Williams (1987).
SOLD

Hall of Fame
Screenprint, 1951, Ryan 94, edition 25. 9 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Landon worked for the Springfield, MA Public Works of Art Project (PWAP). He also studied at the Art Students League and while in NY, he was introduced to the silkscreen medium and never looked back. He moved there in 1941 and worked with Harry Gottlieb, Elizabeth Olds, Harry Shokler and others. "Hall of Fame" was inspired by a trip to Sweden and Norway and the stylized iconography relates to early Celtic petroglyphs.
$800

Railroad Yards
Screenprint, 1940, edition 25. 10 x 13 in. Signed in pencil. This strong early work was printed with eight colors, according to a note at the bottom of the sheet. The colors are fresh and the margins are full. Landon was one of the premiere silkscreen artists working in the 1930s into the 1950s. He was born in Hartford, CT.
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Retreating Glacier
Screenprint, undated (1940s-1950s, edition 35. 12 x19 1/8 in. Signed in pencil. An exemplary work by this pioneer of the screenprint medium.
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Visit to Aunt Ida
Screenprint, 1946, Ryan 222, edition 30. 9 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Landon was very active with the National Serigraph Society and later served as the Society's president. Landon was always intrigued by surrealism and this print is both humorous and intriguing. The maze traps the hapless visitor in a world dominated by gaudy Victorian wallpaper.
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