Lithographie signée Alan Crane « Bamboo Grove » Artiste Rockport répertorié vendu

Outstanding lithograph by well-known Rockport artist and printmaker Alan Crane (1901-1969). The following biography is from Childs Gallery in Boston:

Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1901, Alan Crane studied at Pratt Institute. His work is represented in the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, Carnegie Institute, Metropolitan Museum, New York Public Library, Brooklyn Museum, Boston Public Library and Trinity University. Author and illustrator of three childrens book, he was also a member of the Salmagundi Club, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Prairie Print Makers, Audubon Artists, Rockport Art Association, and North Shore Art Association. He received prizes awarded by the Library of Congress, Salmagundi Club and the Rockpot Art Association. All of Cranes lithographs were printed by George C. Miller, New York City. A master of technique and depth of field, Alan Cranes images convey a subtle and refined tonal consonance as they reveal traditional life on Cape Ann, MA and in his wifes native Mexico.

This lithograph, "Bamboo Grove," was printed in 1964 according an inscription lower right and is one of a series of prints of Mexico done by Crane. It is signed lower right, titled lower left, and inscribed "Ed. 35" lower center. It is in very good condition with minor handling creases in the margins and remains of mat tape on the upper margin. It measures 18" x 13" (paper size). Unframed.

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