"West Side" by Henry Kallem, (Amer., 1912-1985) Silkscreen

"West Side" by Henry Kallem, (Amer., 1912-1985) SilkscreenWoodcut, ca. 1940's, Ed. unknown, 9 1 2 x 22 1 4, signed and titled in pencil on thin cream japan paper. There are small discreet vertical creases to the sky visible mostly in raking light and handling creases to the margins from previous storage. Henry Kallem worked on the WPA in the late 1930's and later produced prints of and in Provincetown and New York. His work embraced a bold expressionism and favored architectural subjects. West Side is a

luminous and atmoshperic White Mountains image

one of 6 color wood engravings published to illustrate a limited edition of "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" by Oscar Wilde

barely noticable stain at image edge left center & top left

12-5/16 x 17-3/4

work by the artist

faint mat line from previous mount

probably ca

full original margins

on cream wove CARLING watermarked paper

& dated in the plate

old hinges at top

crisp and luminous impression