[QUOTE=steve B;1761905]
The other was listed in Ebays art section. Mass published woodcuts aren't all that exciting as art, they're a rough equivalent to a printed repro of a famous painting, but like this one without the fame.
QUOTE]
Not necessarily true. Many of the Harper's woodcuts were done by famous artists. During the War Between the States Alfred R. Waud, William Waud and Winslow Homer all contributed to the newspaper. Alfred R. Waud was the only artist at Gettysburg during the battle and provided the only 'action' images. There were no photographers there during the battle. The Winslow Homer woodcuts are very collectible and he put his initials in the image. His sketch called 'The Sharpshooter' was in the center of the paper, making it double the size of a full page. It is very collectible and valuable. The sketches for some of Homer's Harper's prints are still in existence. The Portland Maine Museum of Art had a great exhibit of them in the late 1980's.
__________________
'Integrity is what you do when no one is looking'
"The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep”
|