Gossip, by Ernest W Watson, Amer., (1884-1969) Rare with no etched line work

with no etched line work

on smooth thin cream wove paper

reinforced weakness to platemark upper left corner

and subject of many prints though he continued to travel and make prints of Mexico and South America

proofs only

Gossip, by Ernest W Watson, Amer., (1884-1969) Rare with no etched line workColor Linocut, 1920, Ed. 6 100, 9 1 2 x 8 7 8, signed, titled, numbered and dated jan 1920 in pencil, skinning to top margin from removal of old hinges, some soft folds to lower corners, on cream wove japan paper, the sheet 11 1 2 x 10 5 8. The ample use here of yellow and green add a revealing emotional intensity to the surely critical verbal exchange shared between these two women. A beautiful Arts & Crafts composition.