Description: Botanical Prints with Excerpts from Artist's Notebooks by Henry Evans W.H. Freeman & Company, San Francisco, 1977. First Printing paperbound edition. SIGNED / INSCRIBED dated by HENRY EVANS on title page along with owner inscription. Paperbound wraps; forward by Wilfred Blunt; 65 pages. Henry Evans (1918-1990) began making botanical prints in 1958, depicting some 1,400 subjects in 31 years. In that time, he was accorded more than 250 one-man shows in many countries around the world and in almost every state in the union. Admired by art lovers and naturalists alike, Henry's work reveals a style intriguingly personal and botanically faithful, unerring in its feeling for rhythm and design. Self-taught as a printer, botanist, and artist, he developed a unique style and technique. He drew directly from living subjects, and all subjects were portrayed life-size. He used linoleum as a printing surface and an 1852 Washington Hand Press to make the prints. All of the work was done by hand. All of the materials that were used were of the best quality, and all of the editions were limited. Each linoleum-block print was numbered, dated, and signed by the artist. After printing, the blocks were destroyed. Botanical Prints presents a vast array of Evans's work and goes one step further by providing excerpts from the artist's notebook, which illuminate not only the physical processes he used but also the brilliant mind that created both the prints and the prose.
Price: 58 USD
Location: Berkeley, California
End Time: 2025-01-06T22:24:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: San Francisco, California
Illustrator: Henry Evans
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Inscribed, Signed
Signed: Yes
Personalized: Yes
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
Topic: Fine Arts: Monographs
Subject: Art & Photography
Year Printed: 1977
Original/Facsimile: Original