Arizona Adobe by William Seltzer Rice
Arizona Adobe
William Seltzer Rice
Title
Arizona Adobe
Artist
William Seltzer Rice
1873 - 1963 (biography)Year
c. 1910
Technique
color monotype
Image Size
4 15/16 x 3 7/8" image
Signature
pencil, lower right on support sheet
Edition Size
1 of 1 unique
Annotations
pencil titled, lower left on support sheet
Reference
Paper
fine Japanese tipped onto a ivory wove support which is signed
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
24939
Price
$1,250.00
Description
William Selzer Rice is primarily known for his extraordinary color woodcuts but he also experimented in many media including etching, drypoint, sandpaper drypoint, linocut, lithography, watercolor and monotype. Arizona Adobe is probably based upon a photograph that Rice took during his 1907 trip to the desert where he visited sites which are now within the boundaries of Arizona and New Mexico. Rice painted his image onto a printing matrix and his brushstrokes are clearly evident. The technique combined with the smaller format makes the scene seem very intimate.