May 18, 2023 - Sale 2637

Sale 2637 - Lot 51

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

WILLIAM ADDISON DWIGGINS (1880-1956)

[PETROUCHKA]. Woodcut. 1921/1952.


9 1/2x6 1/2 inches, 24 1/4x16 1/2 cm. Puterschein-Hingham, Hingham, M.A.
Condition A. Woodcut in four colors on thin paper. From an edition of 100 copies.

A print first cut by Dwiggins in 1921, then printed for the first time by Dorothy Abbe in 1952 from the original blocks. Originally mounted on a single sheet folded to make four pages. With photocopy and handwritten note card from Dwiggins - "Since the mounted print is gone, I enclose an unmounted. Feel free to return it if you wish - W.A."