Artist: Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)
Medium: Etching on paper
Signature: Signed lower right
Dimensions: 14in. h x 18.25in. w
Description:
Around 1912, between the time Wilcox returned from his first trip to Europe and before he began teaching, he started to experiment with etching. He taught himself, without prior instruction, this intensely technical medium, which even many Renaissance masters out sourced to an expert craftsman of the trade. These detailed etchings are finely executed. Wilcox's use of itaglio line and application of ink somehow simultaneously conveys his virtuoso while also linking his romantic sense of home and memories abroad.
Catalog #216
Type of Work: Prints
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Keller's Watercolor Class, 1908 Frank Nelson Wilcox
Businessman Illustration, c. 1908 Frank Nelson Wilcox
Antonio Corsi as a Monk at his Desk, c. 1908-10 Frank Nelson Wilcox
Drawing of Antonio Corsi, 1908 Frank Nelson Wilcox
Nude in Darkness, c. 1908 Frank Nelson Wilcox
Reading, c. 1908-10 Frank Nelson Wilcox
Dismantled Barge, Paris, France, c. 1910-11 Frank Nelson Wilcox
Tumbrels Bowing in Prayer towards Notre Dame, 1910 Frank Nelson Wilcox
Blanchisseuse Leaving a Laundry Barge, Paris, France, c. 1910 Frank Nelson Wilcox