6 Original 1950s Frank Wallace Color Woodblock Prints
This listing is for a set of six original woodblock prints by the artist Frank King Wallace (1918-2003) of Greensboro, Vermont. The prints are being sold by a close personal friend of Wallace who inherited them after his death. They're all signed and most are dated from the early 1950s. The prints are in good condition overall with light scuffs and minor to moderate wear on the edges including creases, discoloration, and a few small tears. This listing has no reserve price so don't miss out on your chance to win!
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Prints in this listing (with approximate measurements):
"They Fall Between" - 1953 - 26.25" X 16.75"
"Blick vom Kahlenberg 4/8" - 1954 - 22.75" X 17.75"
"The Bull 3/6" - 1953 - 18.5" X 16.5"
"Mills 7/12" - 1954? - matted - 21" X 15.75" (without matting)
"Which Way To The Moon?" - matted - 21" X 14" (without matting)
"Rise Up 1/2" - 1954 - matted - 18.25" X 24" (without matting)
Some information on the artist:
Wallace was a political radical and was blacklisted in the mid 1950s and left the country for a number of years. He lived in Europe, studying and spending time with well known contemporary artists such as Demetrius Galanis. He sold pieces to a number of high society collectors throughout the world, including Nelson A. Rockefeller and Hazel Guggenheim McKinley. His work is in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in Paris and Vienna.
Permanent collections of Wallace's work:
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
New York Public Library, Print Department, New York City
Addison Gallery at Andover, Massachusetts
Springfield Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts
Albertina Museum at Vienna, Austria - where he has 10 prints and a drawing
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France - where there are three woodcuts
Museo Sao Paolo at Brazil, South America
One-man shows of his work:
Norlyst Gallery, New York City, 1948
New Gallery, New York City, 1951
Fleming Museum, Burlington, Vermont, 1951 - a trio exhibit
Jones Library, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1951
Dartmouth College Gallery, Hanover, N.H., 1952
Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine, 1953
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., 1953
Konzert-Haus, Vienna, Austria, 1954
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