"Violas (Pansies in a Vase)" by John Hall Thorpe, Austrailian-Eng., (1874-1947) Pencil it must have knocked around

it must have knocked around a bit

7-1/4 x 10-1/2

Milton Massachusetts

visble in raking light

Guy MacCoy was one of the pioneers of color silkscreen

"Violas (Pansies in a Vase)" by John Hall Thorpe, Austrailian-Eng., (1874-1947) Pencil it must have knocked aroundColor Woodcut, circa 1920's 30's , edition unknown, 5 1 16 x 5 1 2, signed in pencil, and also titled in pencil in lower left margin on a stiff cream card stock; image and border fine and bright, but with a strong mat line and darkly toned margins from previous acidic mount. Like his American counterpart Margaret Patterson, Thorpe often favored a dramatic black background to focus the viewer's attention on the vibrant color and delicate silhouette of