Building the Trawler
Woodcut printed in colors, 1929, Chapman 18, projected edition of 150; this impression numbered "I/X", one of several trial proofs. 9 x 13 7/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression in fine condition. Wide margins.
$1,200

Lapwings
Woodcut printed in seven colors, 1936, Chapman 32, recorded edition of only 22. 16 1/2 x 8 in. Signed and numbered "XIX" in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are substantial. The condition is fine apart from a small wrinkle in the lower left corner and one in the upper left. There was no projected edition for this print. The influence of Japanese printmaking is clearly evident.
$2,000

Pilchard Boats, Cornwall
Woodcut printed in colors, 1922, Chapman 10, projected edition of 100. 6 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. Signed, titled and numbered "XLI." This is a fine, atmospheric impression of this uncommon print. The margins are modest but this is probably the full, untrimmed sheet. The condition is fine. The recorded edition mentioned in the catalogue is seventy-eight. Fishing was a thriving industry in at Pilchard from around 1750 to 1880.
$1,800

Red Chestnut, No.2
Woodcut printed in colors, 1927, Chapman 15, edition only 19 recorded. 15 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. Signed in pencil and inscribed "trial." This impression also bears the artist's red stamp. The impression is fine and the condition is excellent. The margins are cut to just outside the outer borderline. According to Chapman," A variation of Red Chestnut, No. 1 with no blue background and with the telegraph wires and swallows removed. Some impressions with the artist's device in the block (lower right) and with a black border on all four sides." (see page 32 of The Colour Woodcuts of John Edgar Platt by Hilary Chapman, 1999.) The projected edition was 100 but only 19 impressions are recorded. This version is quite rare.
$2,750

The Echoing Shore
Woodcut printed in colors, 1931, Chapman 21 (a of c), edition unknown. 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Signed with the artist's estate stamp on the verso, lower right corner. This is a fine impression of this extremely rare print. The margins are somewhat narrow but this is most likely the original size sheet used at the time of printing. Excellent condition. "Chapman describes this print as having "no projected edition." The influence of Japanese printmaking is clearly in evidence here.
SOLD

The Giant Stride
Woodcut printed in colors, 1918, Chapman 5; projected edition of 150 and the recorded edition was 120. 6 5/8 x 16 1/4 in. Dated in the block, top edge, center. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression with probably the full margins. The condition is excellent. The Giant Stride was exhibited in 1922 at the 3rd International Exposition in Los Angeles organized by the Printmakers Society of California. This print was awarded the Gold Medal for best print in any medium. The artist used his family members as models for the figures in the print.
SOLD

The Giant Stride
Woodcut printed in colors, 1918, Chapman 5; projected edition of 150 and the recorded edition was 120. 6 5/8 x 16 1/4 in. Dated in the block, upper center near the top. Signed and titled in pencil, lower right, along with "LXXX" in pencil at the lower left. Here we have a fine impression with fresh colors. The margins are modest which is typically the case with this print and many other woodcuts by the artist. The condition is excellent. The Giant Stride was exhibited in 1922 at the 3rd International Exposition in Los Angeles organized by the Printmakers Society of California. This print was awarded the Gold Medal for best print in any medium. The artist used his family members as models for the figures in the print.
$2,800

The Irish Lady, Lands End
Woodcut printed in colors, 1922, Chapman 9, projected edition of 100. 8 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with probably the full margins. Fine condition apart from two small old paper hinges at the top corners. (The edition was never completed and just 78 impressions were recorded.) This dramatic work beautifully conveys the waves crashing against the rocks at this famous locale in Cornwall, England.
$1,600

The Port of St. Tropez
Woodcut printed in colors, 1924, Chapman 12, projected edition of 100, with an additional printing of twenty inscribed in Roman numerals. 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Signed in pencil. A superb impression with full margins. Fine condition.
$1,200