Title
Shells - plate V from "Reign of Claws"
Artist
Year
1945
Technique
engraving on copperplate
Image Size
3 15/16 x 5 7/8" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
8 of 50
Annotations
pencil editioned, lower left; plate number "V" in ink, lower right sheet corner
Reference
Paper
English handmade Chatham wove
State
published
Publisher
artist, Novemeber, 1945, NY
Inventory ID
JPEA105
Price
SOLD
Description
This impression was included in the complete portfolio entitled "Reign of Claws". It included the original blue wraps and the colophon, which read: 'This Edition of the Reign of Claws is limited to fifty copies, numbered from one to fifty, each containing eight original prints / Engraved on copper during the summer of the year 1945 on the island of Vinalhaven, Maine / Hand pulled on English handmade Chatham paper on press at 149 East 119th Street, New York City / Cover printing on handmade Italian Vasari paper / Title page printed on handmade Japanese paper / Published by Andre Racz in the month of November year 1945 in New York City / This copy is number" with number "8" and artist's signature in India ink, lower right