Website Highlights: April 1, 2010
I hope you are enjoying the new updated website. Thank you for all of your positive feedback! On a monthly basis, I want to point out new sections and inventory highlights in an e-mail blast. This month, two great new additions to the site are a Drawings section under General Inventory (under the Gallery Collection section) – and under the At the Gallery section, look for the first entry in the The Price of a Picture. – Catherine Little Bert
Drawings
Edna Lawrence (1898-1987) loved to travel during her RISD summer break, where she taught Drawing in the Freshman Foundation Department. She often bought a passenger room on a freight ship and visited interesting locations as in this case the Caribbean. This pencil sketch is a fine example of her talent and love for travel.
The Price of a Picture
The Price of a Picture discusses Gardiner’s national reputation for color woodcuts. Here is an example of a 1920 color woodcut that demonstrates her sensitive portrayal of children, a subject matter collectors find endearing.
Pieces Pictured on Right:
1. Edna Lawrence, Woman Balancing Packages
Pencil, 8″ x 12″, $150.
2. Eliza Gardiner, On the Fence, 1920
Color woodcut, 7″ x 2.5″, $900.
April 8, 2010