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Thomas Nason - Barns and Wooded Hillside

Barns and Wooded Hillside

Thomas Nason's original wood engraving, "Barns and Wooded Hillside", employed colors of black and dark green to create the deep, still tones of approaching night. This original impression of Thomas Willoughby Nason's "Barns and Wooded Hillside" is printed upon fine, hand made, mulberry paper and with full margins as published by "The Colophon" in 1939. "Barns and Wooded Hillside" is a fine, original example of the wood engraved art created by the American artist, Thomas Nason.

 
Title: Barns and Wooded Hillside
Artist: Nason, Thomas Willoughby 'Thomas Nason' (Dracut, Massachusetts, 1889 - Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1971)
Date: 1939
Medium: Original Wood Engraving
Publisher: The Colophon
Note: Thomas Willoughby Nason 'Thomas Nason': Commonly called 'the poet engraver of New England', Thomas Willoughby Nason studied at Tufts College but was mostly self taught. Nason's first experiments with wood engraving date from 1921 and his earliest prints in this medium deal mostly with Boston and its environs. In his following work Nason concentrated upon rural views of Connecticut and other New England states. Early recognition of his fine art came with an illustrated article in "The Print Connoisseur" (1926) and winning the award of 'best print' at the Philadelphia Print Club in 1929 and 1930. More major awards and prizes came in the 1930's and 1940's from such institutions as the Library of Congress, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Society of American Etchers.
  In 1933 Thomas W. Nason also added fine etching to his oeuvre. During his career the artist worked closely with Robert Frost, illustrating many of his collections of poems.
  Thomas Willoughby Nason was a full member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the Society of American Etchers, the Salmagundi Club, the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Philadelphia Society of Etchers and an Associate of the National Academy of Design (1936). Today the wood engravings and etchings of Thomas Nason are included in such collections as The Art Institute of Chicago, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, New York Public Library, San Diego Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, University of Michigan, University of New Hampshire, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris.
Source: The Colophon
  "The Colophon" is well known to collectors of both original printmaking and the book arts. During the 1930's and 1940's it published quarterly issues pertaining to these subjects. Most issues contained an original woodcut, lithograph, linocut or etching commissioned by the publishers. Such well known printmakers of the time as Stow Wengenroth, Paul Landacre, Emile Ganso, H. A. Mueller, Louis Hechenbleikner, Victoria Hutson Huntley, Earl Horter, Kenneth Ballantyne, Thomas Nason and David Milne contributed original works of graphic art. "The Colophon" published its prints in editions ranging from 1,750 to 2,500. As one can see by this original example, its printing techniques were of the highest order.
Size: 4 3/8 X 5 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
  Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition: Printed upon fine, hand made, mulberry paper and with full margins as published by The Colophon in 1939. A beautifully printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. "Barns and Wooded Hillside" represents a prime, original example of the wood engraved art of Thomas Willoughby Nason.
Subject: "Barns and Wooded Hillside", Thomas Willoughby Nason, Thomas Nason, T. W. Nason, original color wood engraving, "The Colophon", approaching night.
Price: Sold - The price is no longer available.
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Original Wood Engraving by the American artist, Thomas Willoughby Nason.

Barns and Wooded Hillside Original Wood Engraving by the American artist Thomas Nason also listed as Thomas Willoughby Nason
Barns and Wooded Hillside

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Thomas Willoughby Nason (Dracut, Massachusetts, 1889 - Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1971)
# Image Title & Artist Medium Date -
01- Barns and Wooded Hillside by Thomas Nason Barns and Wooded Hillside by Thomas Nason Original Wood Engraving 1939 Sold
02.- Old Boston Houses by Thomas Nason Old Boston Houses by Thomas Nason Original Wood Engraving 1926 Not Available
03.- Primrose Court by Thomas Nason Primrose Court by Thomas Nason Original Wood Engraving 1926 Not Available
04.- The Blacksmith Shop by Thomas Nason The Blacksmith Shop by Thomas Nason Original Wood Engraving 1926 Not Available
05.- Webster Avenue, Boston by Thomas Nason Webster Avenue, Boston by Thomas Nason Original Wood Engraving 1926 Not Available

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#   Title & Artist Medium Date Note -
01.- An Eastport Wharf by Stow Wengenroth An Eastport Wharf by Stow Wengenroth Original Lithograph 1934 Published by The Colophon, New York Sold
02.- Barns and Wooded Hillside by Thomas Nason Barns and Wooded Hillside by Thomas Willoughby Nason Original Wood Engraving 1939 Published by The Colophon, New York Sold
03.- Bathers by Emil Ganso Bathers by Emil Ganso Original Woodcut 1933 Published by The Colophon, New York Sold
04.- Bookshop by the American artist Earl Horter Bookshop by Earl Horter Original Aquatint Engraving 1933 Published by The Colophon, New York  
05.- Campers by Paul Landacre Campers by Paul Landacre Original Wood Engraving 1939 Published by The Colophon, New York Sold
06.- Gardenia by Victoria Hutson Huntley Gardenia by Victoria Hutson Huntley Original Lithograph 1931 Published by The Colophon, New York  
07.- Pieta by Louis Hechenbleikner Pieta by Louis Hechenbleikner Original Woodcut 1934 Published by The Colophon, New York  
08.- Planters, Majorca by Charles Offin Planters, Majorca by Charles Z. Offin 'Charles Offin' Original Etching 1933 Published by The Colophon, New York  
09.- Still Life by Hans Alexander Muller Still Life by Hans Alexander Muller, 'Hans Muller' Original Linocut 1939 Published by The Colophon, New York  
10.- Wood Nymphs by Kenneth Ballantyne Wood Nymphs by Kenneth Ballantyne Original Linocut 1931 Published by The Colophon, New York Sold
11.- Two Girls and a Canary by Leonard Pytlak Untitled (Two Girls and a Canary) by Leonard Pytlak Original Silkscreen 1948 Published by The Colophon, New York Sold

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On the contrary most areas of the entertainment industries thrived. The art of Kenneth Hartwell is an excellent example. His lithographs of circus acrobats, jugglers and clowns and of the music, dancing and comedy of the Burlesque shows are worlds into themselves. Gazing at his imagery the viewer is granted a temporary reprieve from the real world.

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American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: K to P): Even in a Depression the sense of a continuation of normal activities persists. In Joseph Margulies, New England Granny the subject does exactly what grannies do best as she contentedly sits in her rocker, sewing. Philip Parsons depicts a joyful family reunion in Home for Christmas and Henry Pitz depicts the dignity of work in his monumental art deco style in both Maine Fisherman and Man Against the Sky.

Purely by alphabetical accident, page 3 also contains two of my favorite night scenes: Alan Lewis’ delightful color woodcut, Swinging the Gate and Martin Lewis’ renowned Night in New York. This famous etching was published by the Chicago Society of Etchers in 1932.

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American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: R to Z): Like the previous three pages, page four of this directory provides a full variety of Depression era themes and techniques. Stark realities of the times are provided by W. P. Robinson (Abandoned Farm) and Isadore Weiner (Gardening). In contrast are pieces like John W. Winkler’s playful landscape, Rae Lakes, California and the fine animal studies by Clarence Zuelch.

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