The Matador (from the portfolio 'Cards of Life, Cards of Death') by Ted Davies
The Matador (from the portfolio 'Cards of Life, Cards of Death')
Ted Davies
Title
The Matador (from the portfolio 'Cards of Life, Cards of Death')
Artist
Year
1962
Technique
Color woodcut with gold leaf
Image Size
13 7/16 x 7 15/16" image
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
artist's proof, outside the edition of 60
Annotations
titled, editioned and dated in the lower margin.
Reference
Paper
laid Japanese hosho
State
proof
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
19506
Price
SOLD
Description
"The Matador" is one of 25 color woodcuts done by Ted Davis between 1962 and 1967 which he published both individually and as a portfolio titled 'Cards of Life, Cards of Death.' He based the portfoio on a pinochle deck. Each print was intended to carry a "recognizable narrative and formative images, which are symbolic in many ways which tradition has associated with the particular card." "The Matador" was connected to the Jack of Spades in Davies' deck. Below is a link to a website for the series: http://www.teddavies.com/cards-of-life-cards-of-death-1962-1967/46107