"Bison on the Trail #2" by Will Simmons, Amer., (1884-1949) Mezzotint Josephine Siccard-Redl was well known

Josephine Siccard-Redl was well known for her vibrant color woodcuts

Kalman Oswald lived with his wife Helmi in New York and Massachusetts

A fine Arts & Crafts era advertising image by the artist

A Beardsleyesque design

signed in the plate and in pencil

"Bison on the Trail #2" by Will Simmons, Amer., (1884-1949) Mezzotint Josephine Siccard-Redl was well knownEtching, 1921, 6 1 8 x 3 7 8, signed and dated in the plate, on cream wove paper, another version of this composition with a second bison to the left was published in he Print Connoisseur, Vol. II, No. II, Dec. 1921. This version focuses attention on the lead bison contemplating the remains of a not so fortunate predecessor; a reminder of dangers encountered on the trail.