Bristlecone on the Blue by Barbara Whipple

Bristlecone on the Blue by Barbara Whipple

Bristlecone on the Blue

Barbara Whipple

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Title

Bristlecone on the Blue

 
Artist
Year
c. 1983  
Technique
two-color woodcut 
Image Size
18 x 14" image 
Signature
pencil signed; "GH" after signature (for Grant Heilman) 
Edition Size
11 of 35  
Annotations
pencil editioned 
Reference
 
Paper
delicate cream wove 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
KATZ109 
Price
$400.00 
Description

In addition to her work as a visual artist and writer, Barbara Whipple was a nature enthusiast after whom a trailhead was named in Buena Vista, Colorado. She found inspiration in the many parks of the American West and often created works of the flora she came across, including this ancient bristlecone pine, framed against a background of woodgrain.

Bristlecone pines are famous for their resiliency and hardiness in unwelcoming environments, sprouting from dolomitic soils where virtually no other plants can grow and needing very little rainfall to thrive. Whipple captures their characteristicly stout, twisted trunks, their strange, tangled forms forming a powerful depiction of the force and determination of nature.

After Whipple's signature in the lower right margin are the initials "GH", those of her husband and fellow artist Grant Heilman, a photographer who sometimes assisted her in printing her works.

 
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