"Violas (Pansies in a Vase)" by John Hall Thorpe, Austrailian-Eng., (1874-1947) Pencil This large and stunning lithograph

This large and stunning lithograph is a tour de force showing Richards technical precision and emotive command of the medium

from a large posthumous ed

Guy MacCoy was one of the pioneers of color silkscreen

Milton Massachusetts

"Violas (Pansies in a Vase)" by John Hall Thorpe, Austrailian-Eng., (1874-1947) Pencil This large and stunning lithographColor Woodcut, circa 1920's 30's , edition unknown, 5 1 16 x 5 1 2, signed in pencil, and also titled in pencil in lower left margin on a stiff cream card stock; image and border fine and bright, but with a strong mat line and darkly toned margins from previous acidic mount. Like his American counterpart Margaret Patterson, Thorpe often favored a dramatic black background to focus the viewer's attention on the vibrant color and delicate silhouette of