Torcello, by Margaret J. Patterson, Amer., (1867-1950) Crayon Resist One of the artist's larger

One of the artist's larger and more animated prints

One of numerous modernist gouaches and watercolors Sperry Andrews painted early on of the desolate but beautiful landscapes he encountered while stationed in Iceland during WWII

top margin edge with traces of tape residue from old hinges

traces of old hinge residue top edge verso

Hermansader continued to paint and experiment with printmaking

Torcello, by Margaret J. Patterson, Amer., (1867-1950) Crayon Resist One of the artist's largerColor Woodcut, 1919 Ed. 100, fewer printed, 10 1 4 x 7 3 16, signed and titled in pencil. Exhibiting Patterson's gift for beautiful color harmony and treatment of water in this Italian subject; with brick red sail, subtle striated modulations of blue in the water and reddish purple reflecting the sail. She further activates this tranquil scene with a looping, linear blue tracery of currents in the water. There is moderate toning to the margins within