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Lioness by Elizabeth Norton
Lioness
Elizabeth Norton
Title
Lioness
Artist
Elizabeth Norton
1887 - 1985 (biography)Year
1922
Technique
color linocut
Image Size
3 3/16 x 6" image
Signature
pencil, lower margin
Edition Size
proof, edition not stated
Annotations
"del.,sc. et imp." in lower left margin; "EN" monogram chop after the signature in lower margin; dated after the monogram.
Reference
Library of Congress 18
Paper
very fine antique-white wove Japanese
State
proof
Publisher
aritst
Inventory ID
23327
Price
$400.00
Description
Elizabeth Norton was known for her color woodcut depictions of animals, whether domestic or wild. She appreciated the characteristics of different species, often honing in on their most recognizable traits -- a puffed-chest peacock, a nervous shih tzu -- and portrayed them with as much attention as any human subject.
“Lioness” shows Norton’s keen artistic sensibility, stripping down the composition to its basic elements to display the powerful, tawny cat in a deceptively relaxed pose.