LANDACRE, Paul

American (1893 – 1963)

August Seventh, 1936

Wien 192. Wood engraving on wove japanese paper, full margins. First edition of 60 (there were also 30 in a second edition). Signed, titled and numbered 19/60 in pencil.

12 ¼  x  8  ⅛ inches    |   31.1  x  20.6 cm

August Seventh is a joyous celebration of a dazzling California summer. Landacre transforms the everyday into a quietly monumental portrayal through meticulous, rhythmic lines and a luminous contrast of light and dark. It has a pulsing energy that reveals the artist’s deep reverence for the American landscape and rural life.

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