$500
Wanda Hazel Gag (American, 1893-1946). "Spinning Wheel" - 1925, wood engraving on tinted handmade paper, edition of 100, pencil signed lower right margin "Wanda Ga'g". Vertical woodblock print depicting a domestic interior scene with a spinning wheel to foreground beside a draped table holding a tall potted plant, all casting dramatic shadows to wall behind. Inscribed lower left margin near edge "002 SPINNING WHEEL (wood engr.) 800". Framed approximately 16" x 14.5". Sheet size approximately 12.125" x 10.5" (tapering). Image size approximately 4.75" x 3.875". Provenance: From the Private Collection of Benno & Babette Rothschild, Columbus, Georgia. Reference: Winnan 57. Note: Wanda Gag is regarded as one of the leading print artists between the wars and in the company of such artists as Paul Cadmus, Thomas Hart Benton, Rockwell Kent, Gene Kloss, John Sloan, and Grant Wood.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-01-03
