Lot 302 : Sybil Andrews 1898 - 1992 Canadian linocut in 3
Heffel - Vancouver - 27 November 2008
Fall Auction of Fine Canadian Art
Title:
Sybil Andrews 1898 - 1992 Canadian linocut in 3
Description:
Sybil Andrews 1898 - 1992 Canadian linocut in 3 colours In Full Cry 11 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches 28.9 x 41.9 centimeters signed, titled and editioned 36/60 Literature:Peter White, Sybil Andrews, Glenbow Museum, 1982, reproduced page 53 Stephen Coppel, Linocuts of the Machine Age, 1995, reproduced page 109, catalogue #SA 13 Clifford S. Ackley, Rhythms of Modern Life, British Prints 1914 - 1939, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2008, reproduced page 126 Provenance:Private Collection, Victoria Exhibited:Glenbow Museum, Calgary, 1982, same image, catalogue #13 The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Rhythms of Modern Life, British Prints 1914 - 1939, January 3 to June 1, 2008, traveling to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 23 - December 7, same image, catalogue #68 Early impressions are on buff oriental laid tissue; later printings, usually on thickish oriental laid paper, show a very dense application of Prussian blue from the 3rd block. This stunning impression is on buff oriental laid tissue.
