TAKE IT EASY BUT TAKE IT!, William Kent, Amer., (1919-20012) Hand-Colored

TAKE IT EASY BUT TAKE IT!, William Kent, Amer., (1919-20012) Hand-ColoredSlate Print printed in blue and red, 1964, Ed. 5 70, 11" x 11", signed, numbered and dated in pencil, on a cream laid japan paper with full margins. Kent was attracted to the lithe and graceful nudes which adorned ancient Greek pottery, as well as the Greek's frank portrayal of sexuality. He utilized several of these mythical figures in his early erotic series of slate prints, all seeming to comment on the restrictions, confusion and shame which often

lyrical print

on gray chine colle affixed to a white wove support sheet

who's legacy and example Roth drew great inspiration from over his own long and distinguished career

but the significance and beauty of his rich body of work is still under appreciated

signed and dated Sept

mostly at right

for a playmate

A finely detailed expressionist fantasy by the artist

small hinges at corners

dated 1920 and numbered in pencil

signed and titled in pencil (cryptically) as stated above

signed in the red interior Greeting block inside