1980s Block Langenthal Breakfast Set in Floral Portrait by Henry Evans, 16 Pieces

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Offered is a set of 16 pieces of from the Floral Portrait by Henry Evans collection for Block Langenthal in … Read more Offered is a set of 16 pieces of from the Floral Portrait by Henry Evans collection for Block Langenthal in their Transitions pattern. It includes 8 mugs (2 Columbine, 2 Camellia, 2 Poppy, 2 Daisy), and 8 Salad/Dessert plates (2 Columbine, 2 Carnation, 2 Poppy, 2 Daisy). The shape was designed by Gerald Gulotta in the 1960s and featured new textures, patterns and colors every year. Henry Evans was a renowned Lino-cut printmaker and rare book dealer whose works were featured in many exhibitions and museums.

The plates measure 7.75" x 7.75" x .625
Cups measure 2.75" diameter, 3.75" tip to handle, 3.75" tall

Henry Evans Bio excerpt:
In 1958, Evans began creating botanical prints from linoleum and over thirty-one years created around 1,400 subjects, primarily illustrations of plants and flowers, with a special focus on California plants. He was self-taught as a botanist and developed his unique style of rendering portraits of plants and flowers. He drew directly from living subjects which were portrayed life-size. His wife, Marsha Onomiya Evans, printed his linocuts on the Washington Hand Press and, after the printing was completed, the blocks were destroyed. Among his numerous publications, his most important books and portfolios include The State Flowers of the United States (1972); Botanical Prints: With Excerpts from the Artist’s Notebooks (1977); and California Native Wildflowers (1985). See less