Description: In HILL, Paul Landacre explored sensuality in the landscape. He replaced the flowing lines of the hillside with soft, slightly rounded cross-hatching to define the velvet hillside in front of the white sky of a setting sun. HILL was included in the second series of prints presented to the Paul Landacre Association’s members, and was shown in the 1938 Venice Biennale. This rare wood engraving has only been seen at auction five times in the past 30 years.Medium: B&W Wood Engraving on rare Cream Wove Japanese Paper — First Edition, Printed by the Artist.Image Size: 11.6875 in (29.69 cm) W x 5 in (12.7 cm) HFrame: Matted, Not Framed — 10.625 in (29.68 cm) W x 7.25 in (18.42 cm) HCondition: Original brown paper hinges in the top sheet edge; Margins (7/8 in to 1 15/16 in). Several spots of pale foxing in the margins, well away from the image. Otherwise, in excellent condition.Signed by the Artist in graphite, Recto (Lower Right Front)Numbered Edition 9 of 60 and Title in graphite, Recto (Lower Left Front) — Only 54 were actually printed.ABOUT PAUL LANDACRE Paul Landacre was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1893, and attended Ohio State University. When he was 20, a near-fatal streptococcus infection forced him to find a warmer climate and less strenuous work. He moved to southern California and studied wood engraving. In 1930, he held his first exhibition in Los Angeles. Landacre’s early work applied parallel lines and curves to landscapes. By the mid-1930s, this technique evolved into precise cutting and crosshatching, bold contrasts and abstraction; moving woodcut prints beyond what prior artists had accomplished. During the Great Depression, he sold prints through the Paul Landacre Association, on a monthly subscription basis. These prints, including HILL, were printed in limited editions of 50 to 60 copies. His lithographs of southern California landscapes were considered some of the best work of his era, and continue to impress in the 21st century. CollectionsAchenbach Foundation for Graphic ArtsBoston Museum of Fine ArtBrooklyn Museum of ArtLos Angeles County Museum of ArtNew York Museum of Modern ArtPhiladelphia Museum of ArtSan Diego Museum of ArtSmithsonian American Art Museum ExhibitionsVenice Biennale (1938)Paul Landacre: Prints and Drawings, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)(1983) PublicationsCalifornia Hills and other Wood Engravings (1930s)Paul Landacre: A Life and a Legacy by Anthony Lehman (1983)Paul Landacre: California Hills, Hollywood and the World Beyond (Catalog Raisonne) by Jake Wien (2024)
Price: 5250 USD
Location: Agawam, Massachusetts
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Multi-Piece Work
Artist: Paul Landacre
Signed By: Paul Landacre
Size: Small
Custom Bundle: No
Date of Creation: 1936
Item Length: Not Applicable
Framing: Matted, Unframed
Region of Origin: Los Angeles, California
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Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1936
Unit Type: Unit
Item Height: 7.25 in
Style: Abstract Modernism
Features: Signed Recto (Front)
Unit Quantity: 1
Handmade: Yes
Culture: American
Item Width: 10.625 in
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: Yes
Color: B&W
Title: Hill
Period: Great Depression (1929-1940)
Material: Cream Wove Japanese Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: Landscape
Type: Print
COA Issued By: Gallery
Theme: Abstract Hill
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Production Technique: Wood Engraving
Personalization Instructions: Not Applicable
