Garden Ode by Jack Bilander, Amer., (1919-2008)

Etching & Aquatint, 1967, AAA Ed. of 250, 13-7/8 x 10-1/4, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, palest toning within mat opening, on warm white wove paper 16-3/16 x 12-3/16. Jack Bilander was born in Poland and moved to America in his youth. He studied at the National Academy of Design, Art Students League, Columbia University and NYU. He studied with Will Barnet, Valclav Vyctlacyl, and  Alois Stenbery. Bilander exhibited internationally and his prints are held in the Library of Congress, many other institutions and private collections in America and abroad. While some of his prints show gritty urban scenes of New York City, other prints like Garden Ode  express a wistful, poetic love for life in harmony with nature. A charming, beautifully patterned work by Bilander.