"Bison on the Trail #2" by Will Simmons, Amer., (1884-1949) Mezzotint small but adequate margins

small but adequate margins

Josephine Siccard-Redl was well known for her vibrant color woodcuts

Sometimes the adhesive used to glue the chine colle to the heavier support sheet has stained the image

with small but original margins

2 -7/16 x 3

"Bison on the Trail #2" by Will Simmons, Amer., (1884-1949) Mezzotint small but adequate marginsEtching, 1921, 6 1 8 x 3 7 8, signed and dated in the plate, on cream wove paper, another version of this composition with a second bison to the left was published in he Print Connoisseur, Vol. II, No. II, Dec. 1921. This version focuses attention on the lead bison contemplating the remains of a not so fortunate predecessor; a reminder of dangers encountered on the trail.