Nets

 

Seong Moy

  1921 - 2013 (biography)

c. 1950  

woodcut 

9 1/2 x 13" image size 

pencil, lower right 

24 of 250  

pencil titled and editioned 

Syracuse 100; AAA1475; National Gallery of Art accession no. 2008.115.230 

soft Japanese laid 

published 

Associated American Artists (AAA) 

25223 

$400.00 

Though more well-known for his complex, colorful Abstract Expressionist pieces, "Nets" achieves a quiet, elegant sophistication in simple black and white. Two fishermen preparing for their day are seen through the irregular patterns made by hanging trawler nets. The composition's style echoes the post-war street photography and film noir of the day.