| Title: |
Lincoln Monument |
| Artist: |
Pearson, Ralph M. (Angus, Iowa, 1883 - New York City, 1958) |
| Date: |
1912 |
| Medium: |
Original Etching & Drypoint Engraving |
| Note: |
"By his writings as well as by his work, Pearson has probably done more
than anyone to encourage an escape, in etching, from the deadness
of traditional presentation."*
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Ralph M. Pearson 'Ralph Pearson': An accomplished American
etcher of the early twentieth century, Ralph M. Pearson studied at the
Art Institute of Chicago, under C. F. Browne and Vanderpoel. During his
distinguished career his etchings received awards from the Chicago Society
of Etchers (1914), the Pan Pacific Exposition, San Francisco (1915), the
American Bookplate Society (1917) and the California Print Maker's Society
(1922). Ralph Pearson was a full member of the Art Students League of
Chicago, the Chicago Society of Etchers, the New York Society of Etchers,
California Art Club, the California Society of Etchers and the Brooklyn
Society of Etchers. |
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Today the etchings of Ralph Pearson are included in the
following collections; the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, the New
York Public Library, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine
Arts, Los Angeles, and Columbia University, New York. Ralph M. Pearson was also
an influential writer of the arts and was the author of such books as,
How to See Modern Pictures (1925) and Fifty Prints of the
Year (1927). |
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An important element of Ralph M. Pearson's etched work was his painterly
approach to etching. Dismissing many traditional values of the day he
was one of the first American etchers to emphasize formal relations and
key elements of design. Even in such a charming etching as Lincoln
Monument the artist has utilized both space and line in a truly compelling
sense. The central subject, of course, is the delightfully accidental
relationship depicted between the sweeper and President Lincoln. One should
also take note of the receding figure of the stocky woman in the background
to the right. As in all of Ralph Pearson's fine etchings, our senses are constantly
challenged. |
| Edition: |
Many of Ralph Pearson's etchings printed before World War One
were not published in numbered editions. It is known, however, that most
were published in editions of fifty impressions or less. |
| Reference: |
* James Laver, A History of British and American Etching,
London, Ernest Benn Ltd., 1929, p. 147. |
| Size: |
9 X 3 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height
preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
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Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials |
| Condition: |
Printed upon fine, thick laid paper and with full margins
as published in 1912. Signed and dated in the plate (to the lower left)
and signed and titled in pencil under the plate-mark. A superb, rich impression
and in excellent condition throughout. Lincoln Monument represents
a prime, original example of the etched art of Ralph M. Pearson. |
| Price: |
Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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