2 Blauflügel Ara (Blue Winged Macaws)

 

Martin Erich Philipp

  1887 - 1978 (biography)

1926  

color woodcut 

11 1/8 x 7 1/2" image 

pencil, lower right 

not stated 

the artist's chop MEPH in lower right image 

Dresden 28 

laid Japan paper 

proof 

artist 

16327 

$500.00 

Martin Erich Philipp keeps the background of this image monochromatic in order to allow the rich, bright colors of the macaws' feathers to pop forward - an exemplary work by an artist whose life mostly remains a mystery. The Austrian-born Philipp worked in the U.S. and is best known for his color woodcuts of birds and floral subjects. Aside from this, little is found. Follow the biography above to learn more about this talented printmaker and find a link to a catalogue of his works being compiled by print enthusiast The Linosaurus.