Herbert Johnson Harvey

Head Study No. 2

Herbert Johnson Harvey's original drypoint engraving, "Head Study No. 2" is a fine example of the portrait art created by the British artist. Employing strong contrasts of tone and texture Herbert Harvey has captured a superb image with a masterful economy of line. This engraving is signed and numbered, by the artist in pencil. H. J. Harvey has also written, "Head Study No. 2".

Original Drypoint Engraving by Herbert Johnson Harvey.

Head Study No. 2

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Title:	Head Study No. 2
Artist:	Harvey, Herbert Johnson (London, 1884 - 1928)
Date:	c. 1920 - 1925
Medium:	Original Drypoint Engraving
Note:	"Harvey became an etcher during the 1920's and, in that medium, produced some good portraits and some clever and convincing 'Tetes de fantasie', ... Probably his total output did not exceed thirty-five plates, although his powerful vision, allied with great technical resources makes one feel he might have accomplished far more had he wished. *
	Herbert Johnson Harvey: A British portrait painter, etcher and metal worker, Herbert Johnson Harvey was the son of the artist, John Rabone Harvey. His art was regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy and other important institutions. Today examples of his etched and engraved art are included in public collections in Birmingham, London, Cheltenham and Hereford, as well as in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.
Reference:	* Kenneth M. Guichard, British Etchers: 1850-1940, London, Robin Garton, 1981, p. 42.
Edition:	Limited edition of forty impressions, numbered 16/40.
Size:	8 3/4 X 6 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $285.00 US
Condition:	Printed on wove paper and with margins extending about two inches from the plate mark on all sides. Signed in the plate to the lower right and signed and numbered, '16/40', by the artist in pencil along the lower margin. Also, to the extreme lower left, H. J. Harvey has written, "Head Study No. 2" . A finely printed impression with both full burr and plate tone and in very good condition throughout. Head Study #2 represents a prime, original example of the etched art of Herbert Johnson Harvey.
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