Grandpa’s Grindstone by William Seltzer Rice
Grandpa’s Grindstone
William Seltzer Rice
Title
Grandpa’s Grindstone
Artist
Year
c. 1940
Technique
linocut
Image Size
9 x 12" image
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
about 15 impressions
Annotations
titled in pencil in lower left; inscribed in pencil in lower left corner: Calaveras Big Tree Hotel
Reference
BP1
Paper
Japanese paper
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
RRT592
Price
SOLD
Description
In this abstract like linocut, Rice produced a piece cropped into a focused view of a doorstep. With snow covered branches forming borders to encapsulate this heavily carved piece, Rice does a beautiful job of creating a small scene with a grindstone.