Artist: Steve Wheeler (American, 1912 - 1992).
Title: "Dan Patch with His Girlfriend".
Medium: Color wookcut.
Date: Composed c1950.
Dimensions: Overall size: 6 9/16 x 14 in. (167 x 0 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed "Wheeler" in pencil, lower right. Edition size unknown (perhaps never editioned, with only a few proofs pulled). Handmade cream paper. Ample margins. Fine impression. Good condition; printed off-center; a very small skilfully repaired puncture in the far upper center of the image, with no paper loss; creasing inherent in the paper in the left margin, away from the image; minor paper loss in the upper left margin, away from the image. Comment(s): Wheeler’s prints in woodcut and etching are rare. ‘Gordon’s Print Prices’ lists only his silkscreens – not a single woodcut or etching. He is often spoken of as one of the least appreciated, but most deserving, of 20th Century American artists. The influence of Arshile Gorky on Wheeler’s oeuvre is often overlooked. His work is increasingly being "discovered," as evidenced by the sale of his painting "W22 (Man Looking at Pork Chop)" at Christie's New York, 05/21/2008, lot #8, at $109,000 (including premium). There has been recent increasing interest in his fine prints as well. Image copyright © The Estate of Steve Wheeler. [30113-2-1200] |
