Series: Ricercari in Ommaggio Portfolio
Medium: Drypoint and mezzotint
Dimensions: 17 3/8 x 13 7/8 inches (Plate) 25 1/4 x 19 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Czech, 1936
Date finished: 1972
Edition: of 75
#53946

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 20 1/2 x 16 3/4 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Slovak, 1939
Date finished: 1991
Edition: of 48

Series: Ricercari in Ommaggio Portfolio
Medium: Color etching
Dimensions: 11 3/8 x 17 1/4 inches (Plate) 25 1/4 x 19 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Czech, 1940 - 2013
Date finished: 1972
Edition: of 75
#53953

Medium: Color lithograph
Dimensions: 23 x 19 inches
Signature: Signed
Artist details: British, 1920 - 2011
Date of impression: 1970
Edition: of 99
#43807

Medium: Color woodblock
Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches (Blocks) 21 1/8 x 25 3/8 inches (Sheet)
Edition: of 180
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1950
Condition: Very faintly toned in margins.

Medium: Serigraph
Dimensions: 14 5/8 x 21 inches (Image) 20 x 25 3/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1937 - 2017
Edition: 46/150
#53759

Medium: Serigraph
Dimensions: 32 x 35 inches (Image) 42 1/8 x 39 1/2 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed. MC blindstamp embossed at lower right corner of sheet
Artist details: American, 1941
Date finished: 1991
Edition: of 72
Condition: A few minor damages in the lower and left margins. Small 1/2" loss in white area at center of print.
#53944

Medium: Mixed media on paper
Dimensions: 4 1/8 x 16 inches (Image) 15 x 22 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1947
Date finished: Summer 2021

Series: Ricercari in Omaggio Portfolio
Medium: Drypoint and mezzotint
Dimensions: 17 x 13 1/2 inches (Plate) 25 1/4 x 19 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Czech, 1936
Date finished: 1972
Edition: of 75
#53947

Medium: Sumi ink and gouache on paper
Dimensions: 22 x 30 inches (Image/sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1947
Date finished: 2020

Medium: Color lithograph
Dimensions: 28 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches (Image/ sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: British, 1920 - 2011
Date finished: 1974
Edition: of 99
Printer: Michel Cassé Litho, Paris (Blindstamp left)
Publisher: Edition RS, Paris (Blindstamp right)
#53679

Series: Ricercari in Omaggio Portfolio
Medium: Color etching
Dimensions: 16 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (Plate) 25 1/4 x 19 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Czech, 1940 - 2013
Date finished: 1972
Edition: of 75
#53952

Medium: Mixed media on paper
Dimensions: 4 1/8 x 16 inches (Image) 15 x 22 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1947
Date finished: Summer 2021

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches (Plate) 14 1/2 x 11 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1952
Date finished: 2021
Edition: of 30

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monoprint
Dimensions: 6 x 8 1/2 inches (Image/Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Scottish, 1962
Date finished: 2021
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"My main studio process is Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock printing ) which allows me to print the woodblock with watercolour. However on occasion I will combine other elements with the mokuhanga. Here i have combined two elements of mokuhanga which I have chine colled on to a heavier paper. Through the process of pasting these elements together I have over printed with three etching plates. This has merged painterly marks along with a delicate etched line. At the bottom I have also chine colled (pasted) a page from an old japanese lined notebook. This has introduced the strong blue line underpining the print. Throughout the work I have added small nuances with a graphite or coloured pencil. The monoprint is from a small series of works related to observing the sea ."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monoprint
Dimensions: 17 x 17 3/4 inches (Image) 21 x 21 5/8 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, b. 1950
Date finished: 2021
Edition: of 6

Artist's statement:
"The motif in Red Facing Fear #3 is based on my sense of the fragility and precariousness of contemporary life. The structure suggests a sense of power, where one addition or change–such as adding a red line down the middle of the composition–can reinforce or destabilize the picture plane. This resembles how daily routines and a sense of normalcy can be derailed by a slight or sometimes violent event, which in turns creates instability and ambiguity. In creating Red Facing Fear #3 I used a combination of relief and monotype blocks. The relief block provided stability and replication. The monotype block allowed for endless variations, which I created through multiple monotype techniques including layering subtle colors. This process of making monoprints parallels the dynamics of the world and its complicated ever-changing nature."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monoprint
Dimensions: 28 x 20 inches (Image) 30 x 21 3/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Canadian, 1954
Date finished: 2017
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"The works are monoprints from a series entitled The Plate and Beyond reflecting my interest in the interaction of lines, shapes, colours and pattern.

My monoprints are made through an intuitive process using collagraph plates, stencils, and masks made from found materials. A multi-layered printing process is used. My process of working allows me to respond to the developing image as each plate is added. Further materials are impressed onto the printed surface, including inked or non-inked materials. Pressing of “ghosts” or “cognates,” may also be incorporated.  This results in the development of prints with complex relationships between shapes, colour and surface texture. From the pressure applied in the printing process and the resulting embossment of the materials used, the images can even reflect the history of collagraph plates and processes."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monoprint
Dimensions: 29 5/8 x 21 7/8 inches (Image) 30 x 21 7/8 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Canadian, 1954
Date finished: 2018
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"This work is a monoprint from a series entitled The Plate and Beyond reflecting my interest in the interaction of lines, shapes, colours and pattern.

My monoprints are made through an intuitive process using collagraph plates, stencils, and masks made from found materials. A multi-layered printing process is used. My process of working allows me to respond to the developing image as each plate is added. Further materials are impressed onto the printed surface, including inked or non-inked materials. Pressing of “ghosts” or “cognates,” may also be incorporated.  This results in the development of prints with complex relationships between shapes, colour and surface texture. From the pressure applied in the printing process and the resulting embossment of the materials used, the images can even reflect the history of collagraph plates and processes."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 12 x 13 3/4 inches (Image) 23 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Pacific Northwest, 1962
Date finished: 2018
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"My monotype process includes rolling and painting inks onto a plate and creating images, textures and marks in a primarily subtractive method. Depending on the piece, it will be sent through the press once or multiple times. I work from reference images and sketches, altering elements as I make my way through the process. It is a private journey usually involving moments, people or places that figure prominently with me on an emotional level."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches (Image) 15 x 11 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Pacific Northwest, 1962
Date finished: 2021
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"My monotype process includes rolling and painting inks onto a plate and creating images, textures and marks in a primarily subtractive method. Depending on the piece, it will be sent through the press once or multiple times. I work from reference images and sketches, altering elements as I make my way through the process. It is a private journey usually involving moments, people or places that figure prominently with me on an emotional level."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monoprint collage
Dimensions: 3 x 3 inches (Each collage) 17 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (Backing)
Signature: Signed verso
Artist details: American, 1955
Date finished: 2017
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"Using simple printmaking techniques and collage, I explore the intersection of botanical art and quilt making, key sources of inspiration and tradition. I work intuitively, using leaves gathered from my surroundings, to create prints which I then cut and piece together. These pieced papers create a visual journal, each print a moment of time and a remembrance of place."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monoprint collage
Dimensions: 6 x 4 inches (Each collage) 29 5/8 x 21 5/8 inches (Backing)
Signature: Signed verso
Artist details: American, 1955
Date finished: 2017
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"Using simple printmaking techniques and collage, I explore the intersection of botanical art and quilt making, key sources of inspiration and tradition. I work intuitively, using leaves gathered from my surroundings, to create prints which I then cut and piece together. These pieced papers create a visual journal, each print a moment of time and a remembrance of place."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Transfer print with chine-collé
Dimensions: 16 x 21 inches (Image) 22 1/2 x 30 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1948
Date finished: 2017
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"The work explores the tension between structure/intentionality and randomness/ spontaneity. I am attracted to everyday objects with repeatable elements/patterns: venetian blinds, textured fabric scraps, grates, building facades, windows, and corrugated card board. These repurposed objects and patterns form the foundation of the images. Layers are added which obscure and enhance the structure.

Structure, routine, and patterns form the underpinnings of modern life, they are always present but rarely noticed. The images start with these ‘unseen’ but ubiquitous patterns. Making visible the unseen highlights their importance and utility just as the patterns and routines of our daily life provide freedom and productivity. The patterned foundation allows the spontaneity and individuality of the subsequent layers. Each new layer obscures and enhances the one underneath.

The interplay of these contradictions stimulates the mind and eye. Meaning occurs when they intersect and fuels the creative process."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Transfer print with chine-collé
Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches (Image) 23 7/8 x 20 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1948
Date finished: 2017
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"The work explores the tension between structure/intentionality and randomness/ spontaneity. I am attracted to everyday objects with repeatable elements/patterns: venetian blinds, textured fabric scraps, grates, building facades, windows, and corrugated card board. These repurposed objects and patterns form the foundation of the images. Layers are added which obscure and enhance the structure.

Structure, routine, and patterns form the underpinnings of modern life, they are always present but rarely noticed. The images start with these ‘unseen’ but ubiquitous patterns. Making visible the unseen highlights their importance and utility just as the patterns and routines of our daily life provide freedom and productivity. The patterned foundation allows the spontaneity and individuality of the subsequent layers. Each new layer obscures and enhances the one underneath.

The interplay of these contradictions stimulates the mind and eye. Meaning occurs when they intersect and fuels the creative process."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 23 3/4 inches (Image/Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Guatemalan/German, 1989
Date finished: 2020
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"Venturing into the oblivion that is texture I have set normality aside, and forced a new wave of visual possibilities within my portraiture. Although distorted and deformed these figures represent an otherworldly spectacle of opulent decadence, forcing a simultaneous state of abstraction and a cohesion of the collective formations."

Series: Monoprint/Monotype Invitational 2022
Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (Image) 22 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Guatemalan/German, 1989
Date finished: 2020
Edition: 1/1

Artist's statement:
"Venturing into the oblivion that is texture I have set normality aside, and forced a new wave of visual possibilities within my portraiture. Although distorted and deformed these figures represent an otherworldly spectacle of opulent decadence, forcing a simultaneous state of abstraction and a cohesion of the collective formations."

Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (Plate) 9 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1933 - 2019
Date finished: 1978
Edition: of 120
Reference: Corman 223
#53756

Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 14 inches (Plate) 17 5/8 x 16 7/8 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1933 - 2019
Date finished: 1975
Edition: of 100
Reference: Corman 166
Condition: Very faintly toned. A few marks in the margins.
#53757

Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: 5 x 7 3/4 inches (Plate) 11 1/4 x 15 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1954
Edition: of 90
Reference: 311

Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches (Image) 11 x 15 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1934
Edition: 28/50
Publisher: Davidson Galleries, blindstamp bottom left margin corner
#53740

Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: 20 x 14 1/4 inches (Image) 25 1/4 x 19 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1967
Date finished: 2021
Edition: of 40

Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: 15 5/8 x 15 5/8 inches (Image) 20 3/4 x 20 3/8 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1967
Date finished: 2020
Edition: of 40

Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: 19 x 23 1/2 inches (Image) 23 x 29 1/2 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Welsh, 1943
Edition: of 150

Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 8 x 13 inches (Image) 11 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1956
Date finished: 2021
Edition: I/I

Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 15 x 10 inches (Image) 19 x 13 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1956
Date finished: 2021
Edition: I/II (Unique, one variation)

Artist's statement:
"I've always liked the possible spontaneous approach to monotype. I'd not found that in other print media. I'd been working in etching and relief printmaking but sought a more painterly resolve, as I was doing oil painting then. Later, I settled on this reductive manner, which encouraged a departure from the known or observed subject and, instead, seemed to conjure up the imagined or unknowable. I draw upon memory of travels, but the work leads into other areas, resolving in ways I cannot predict or expect at the inception of making. Only when a print appears resolved, with a consistent rhythm and cadence of execution, coming into equilibrium -- can I assess its meaning or approximate its references, which arise out of the subconscious halfway through. My titles follow an interpretation of my reading if that subject. Of course a viewer, having references of their own, may recognize something else."

Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 12 x 9 inches (Image) 14 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1956
Date finished: 2021
Edition: I/I

Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (Image) 18 3/4 x 15 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1956
Date finished: 2020
Edition: I/I

Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 15 x 10 inches (Image) 19 x 13 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1956
Date finished: 2021
Edition: II/II (Unique, one variation)

Artist's statement:
"I've always liked the possible spontaneous approach to monotype. I'd not found that in other print media. I'd been working in etching and relief printmaking but sought a more painterly resolve, as I was doing oil painting then. Later, I settled on this reductive manner, which encouraged a departure from the known or observed subject and, instead, seemed to conjure up the imagined or unknowable. I draw upon memory of travels, but the work leads into other areas, resolving in ways I cannot predict or expect at the inception of making. Only when a print appears resolved, with a consistent rhythm and cadence of execution, coming into equilibrium -- can I assess its meaning or approximate its references, which arise out of the subconscious halfway through. My titles follow an interpretation of my reading if that subject. Of course a viewer, having references of their own, may recognize something else."

Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 12 x 9 inches (Image) 15 x 11 1/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1956
Date finished: 2021
Edition: I/I

Medium: Monotype
Dimensions: 12 x 9 inches (Image) 15 x 11 1/4 inches (Sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1956
Date finished: 2021
Edition: I/I