The Artist (Self Portrait) (Provincetown)
White line color woodcut, circa 1925-35, edition unknown; extremely rare. 14 x 11 1/2 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. Signed and titled "The Artist" in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is very good overall apart from slight light toning within an earlier mat opening and occasional foxing in the margins, primarily well away from the image. Mullineux studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1894 to 1900 and later between 1908 to 1908. She studied with William Merritt Chase and Cecila Beaux. When she spent her summers on the Cape including at Cape Ann and of course, Provincetown, she ultimately studied with Blanche Lazzell. The only other impression of "The Artist" which we've located is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum and their impression appears to be unsigned. Their impression was loaned to Janet Flint's show and catalogue, "A Woodcut Tradition; Provincetown Printers" (1983), page 40. The entry for this print lists the title as "Self Portrait." The provenance of our impression is Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York then to a Boston area collector.
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