"Five Men and Wood Stove" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) Linocut 7-15/16 x 9-13/16

7-15/16 x 9-13/16

on cream wove somerset watermarked paper

Even with these issues

9-7/8 x 7-15/16

as published in the 1893 New York Etching Club catalogue

"Five Men and Wood Stove" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) Linocut 7-15/16 x 9-13/16Gouache, ca. 1942, 7 x 10, signed with initials l. r. verso and notated "31 42 " penciled ref. span 9143", top verso, on textured cream wove watercolor paper. The theme of figures huddled around a toasty wood stove for simple warmth and comfort had great appeal for Sperry Andrews in the bleak and frigid climate of Iceland as he endured the loneliness and privation of wartime service. Returning home and eventually acquiring the home and studios of J.