Donner Peak Tree #2 by Richard Wagener

Donner Peak Tree #2 by Richard Wagener

Donner Peak Tree #2

Richard Wagener

Title

Donner Peak Tree #2

 
Artist

Richard Wagener

  1944 - PRESENT (biography)
Year
2014  
Technique
woodengraving 
Image Size
3 15/16 x 5 15/16" image 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
14 of 16  
Annotations
dated lower right; pencil titled verso 
Reference
 
Paper
antique-white wove Twinrocker 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
RW155 
Price
SOLD
Description
A shrubby, high-altitude pine grows on the edge of a peak in the Sierra Mountain range near the Donner Pass. Wagener's use of negative space in the background indicates clouds or mountain range, depending on the time of year. Of note in regards to Wagener's woodengraving technique is his exclusive use of single-line as opposed to multiple-line carving tools, meaning that each line, in its delicate uniformity, is carved individually.