Cobbler by Eliza Draper Gardiner
Cobbler
Eliza Draper Gardiner
Title
Cobbler
Artist
Eliza Draper Gardiner
1871 - 1955 (biography)Year
c. 1920
Technique
woodcut in 2 colors.
Image Size
11 1/4 x 8 3/8" image
Signature
pencil, lower left
Edition Size
4 of 25
Annotations
pencil signed and editioned, lower left , in margin
Reference
Falk B11
Paper
heavy cream oriental paper
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
10153
Price
SOLD
Description
Eliza Draper Gardiner was a part of the Provincetown Printmakers and her Arts & Crafts prints were first influenced by Arthur Dow and his instruction book for teachers titled "Composition". This image is listed in the Peter Hastings Falk 1987 catalogue "Eliza Draper Gardiner: Master of the Color Woodcut" as a black and white woodcut. However, at least this impression has a tan "tint block", an uncut block printed as a solid color.
This woodcut of a "Cobbler" is unusual for Gardiner who is best known for her Provincetown color woodcuts of children and landscapes. This may be her only image of an adult at work and probably represents a very personal relationship with the subject.