Dunes by Edgar Dorsey Taylor
Dunes
Edgar Dorsey Taylor
Title
Dunes
Artist
Edgar Dorsey Taylor
1904 - 1978 (biography)Year
1959
Technique
woodcut
Image Size
11 5/8 x 17 1/8" image
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
4 of 25
Annotations
pencil titled and editioned, lower margin
Reference
McNay 7
Paper
handmade hosho paper
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
22211
Price
$400.00
Description
Edgar Dorsey Taylor did four portfolios of woodcuts between 1959 and 1969, all in small editions. This woodcut is from the first portfolio, title "The Gulf of California", printed in an edition of 25, plus a few artist's proofs. The location was in the Baja, California in Mexico.
They were printed in his studio by Taylor on handmade Hosho paper. There was a 1961 exhibition of Taylor's woodcuts at the Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute in San Antonio, Texas, March 12 through April 15.
California born Edgar Dorsey Taylor had studied in Munich with Hans Hoffman in the late 1920s before returning to the U.S. to teach. Taylor's interest in German Expressionism is evident in his bold compositions.