"Simian Ecstasy" by Leon Underwood, Eng., (1890-1975) Featured signed with initials in the

signed with initials in the plate

Despite the two marginal tears

His work is held in many public and private collections

having taught there for thirty years

but with a strong mat line and darkly toned margins from previous acidic mount

"Simian Ecstasy" by Leon Underwood, Eng., (1890-1975) Featured signed with initials in theWood Engraving, 1933, ed. 250, 7 1 2 x 4 5 16, signed, titled & numbered in pencil, on smooth cream NORMANDY VELLUM paper, soft fold to top left corner, a few soft folds to the outer margins, well away from subject. Leon Underwood was a rennaissance man, a scholar of African & Cycladic art, a visionary modern sculptor, painter, draftsman and wood engraver, who counted among hs students Henry Moore, Gertrude Hermes and Blair Hughes Stanton. "Simian