Clare Leighton
(1898-1989)

 


LeightonCherryBlossom

Cherry Blossom, Wood Engraving, 1934, ed. 30, BPL269, 2 -7/16 x 3, published in "Four Hedges", p. 25, signed, titled & numbered in pencil, on thin cream simili-japan paper, glue residue at bottom corners, lightly toned within mat opening. Inscribed to the photographer Nell Dorr, who was a friend of the artist.

$350

 


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The Birdcage, Wood Engraving, 1940, ed. 30, BPL455, 7 x 4-15/16, pub. in "Under The Geenwood Tree", p. 117, signed, titled & numbered in pencil, on thin cream simili-japan paper, small losses to corner tips, tiniest trace of tape residue at bottom tips.

$600


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Dragging Nets, Wood Engraving, 1951-2, ed. 150, BPL 621, from The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore, Part I, p.632-3, 7-1/16 x 4-7/8, on thin cream simili japan paper, traces of old glassine hinges in margin corners, very slight toning within mat opening.

SOLD

 


Cutting, Wood Engraving, 1931,1st. ed. of 130, BPL193, 11-3/8 x 8, from Leighton's celebrated "Lumber Camp Series", signed, titled & numbered in pencil, on thin cream simili-japan paper; wide margins with small losses to upper & lower left corners. One of Leighton's greatest prints, in a sumptueous impression from the original 1931 American edition of 100. There were an additional 30 printed for the 1931 English edition.

SOLD


 

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