Dawn (from "This Hunger" by Anais Nin) by Ian Hugo

Dawn (from This Hunger by Anais Nin) by Ian Hugo

Dawn (from "This Hunger" by Anais Nin)

Ian Hugo

Title

Dawn (from "This Hunger" by Anais Nin)

 
Artist

Ian Hugo

  1898 - 1985 (biography)
Year
1945  
Technique
color woodcut 
Image Size
8 x 6"  
Signature
pencil signed, lower right 
Edition Size
proof; outside the edition of 40 published in Anais Nin's "This Hunger" 
Annotations
 
Reference
 
Paper
very fine ivory wove 
State
proof 
Publisher
artist and Anais Nin 
Inventory ID
19354 
Price
SOLD
Description

This color woodcut is a proof from the personal collection of Atelier 17 printmaker Ian Hugo, whose given name was Hugh Guiler and was married to the writer Anais Nin.

Hugo and Nin collaborated on a number of literary projects together, one of which was a collection of 5 of Nin's works titled "This Hunger." Published in 1945 by Gemor Press, their own publishing company, the hand made book, done in an edition of 40, contained 5 color woodcuts by Hugo. Later that year the story was expanded and incorporated into her first full length novel, 'Ladders to Fire.'

This image illustrated the first page of the chapter Hejda in 'This Hunger.'