"The Nativity" by Tesrese Isolde Gilbert, Amer., (1907-1986) Linocut

"The Nativity" by Tesrese Isolde Gilbert, Amer., (1907-1986) LinocutPencil Drawing, 1926, 13 3 8 x 10, signed & dated in pencil upper left edge, on thin brown Hurlbut Linen Ledger wove paper. There is a horizontal crease across subject at center, tack holes at upper left, tiny losses & creases at corners and age toning and soil to sheet. Graphite to verso for transfer. . One of a small cache of inspired works on paper acquired a decade ago.

signed & dated in the stone

There are two thin strips of masking tape at the ample top margin edge

(1921-1997)

affixed to a thick white wove support sheet measuring 29-7/8 x 22-1/4

where this demonstration plate was executed by Arms on Oct

on a full sheet of BFK FRANCE watermarked cream wove paper

Trace of mat line just below signature and title

Soiling and foxing to bottom of sheet

The book included 20 etchings by Farrer

printed in a warm dark brown ink on the japan

Etching & Aquatint printed in color

but even more so in their genuine feeling for their subject