Laguna Cove

1941

Paul Landacre

Associated Names
Paul Landacre

Artist, American, 1893 - 1963

Torch Press

Printer

The Woodcut Society

Publisher, 1932 - 1954

The image shows a seascape with a textured landform leading to a body of water. There is a horizon with a mountain silhouette in the distance. The image uses detailed cross-hatching, creating contrast between light and dark areas. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing light, shadow, tranquility, and majesty.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.3 × 18.1 cm (5 1/4 × 7 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.73 x 27.31 cm (7 3/8 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5324

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wien 247

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1942

  • Fowler, Alfred. Catalogue Raisonné of The Woodcut Society. Kansas City, MO: The Woodcut Society, 1942, no. 20.

1983

  • Lehman, Anthony L. Paul Landacre: A Life and a Legacy. Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1983, p. 164, no. 76.

1990

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix C, p. 146, no. 20.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Laguna Cove; lower right in graphite: Paul Landacre

Wikidata ID

Q65024288

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