Joshua Tree

 

Leon Rene Pescheret

  1892 - 1971 (biography)

 

etching 

7 15/16 x 6 3/8" platemark 

pencil signed, lower right 

unstated 

titled in the plate, lower left 

 

antique-white wove 

published 

artist 

20502 

$200.00 

At the time of this etching's creation, the Joshua Tree, or Yucca brevifolia, was considered a part of the Lily family. It's now known to be a part of the Agave family, and its unique and delicate life cycle, along with its unusual appearance (often considered an inspiration to Dr. Seuss), makes it a major tourist attraction of the American Southwest. England-born, Wisconsin-based printmaker Leon Pescheret found great inspiration in unusual landscapes throughout the U.S.