Lot 19
Wilson Henry Irvine (1869-1936)
Lot 19 Details
Wilson Henry Irvine (1869-1936), American
TWO SUMMER LANDSCAPES IN THE HILLS; TWO MARINE STUDIES
Four aquaprints (aquatints each heightened with colour pastel and watercolour); each signed lower left. Unframed.
Sheet 14" x 18" — 35.6 x 45.7 cm.
Estimate $800-$1,200
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Provenance:
Richard C. Edgeworth Dealer of Fine Art, Chicago acquired from the estate of the artist; from whom purchased by the family of the present Private Collection, Ontario in 1978
Note:
The artist invented the technique called aquaprints as a new method of painting based on an old Japanese method of marbelizing paper used in fine books. The artist controls the flow of colours so as to reproduce the forms of nature and allowing for a detail of line and colour combinations not possible in any other medium. The printed ground heightened with pastel and gouache allows for variations and are unique compositions, similar to a monotype.
Irvine exhibited aquaprints in several shows including the Lyme Art Association, the Curtis H. Moyer Gallery, London in 1927, the Albert Roullier Art Galleries, Chicago and exhibitions held in New York and Hartford, Connecticut.
Additional prints by the artist will be included in Waddington’s International Print auction to be held in the Fall of 2008.