Original Carol Summers "Phewa Tal" Signed Woodblock Signed Print, Framed

Description

Framed woodblock print "Phewa Tal" by Carol Summers (1925-2016). Signed in pencil in center image Phewa Tal, lower right vertical … more Framed woodblock print "Phewa Tal" by Carol Summers (1925-2016). Signed in pencil in center image Phewa Tal, lower right vertical in image 13/150 Carol Summers.

Dimensions
12.625 x 17.25 in. (image)
20.125 x 24.625 in. (framed)

Acquired at an art auction. Provenance: Larry Linksey, Los Angeles, CA; Private Collection, Santa Fe, NM

Carol Summers (American, 1925-2016) is renowned for his vivid colors and the revolutionary woodblock techniques he introduced in the 1960s. In the course of printing he frequently used solvents to transform the pigments into dyes which then tend to penetrate the paper and result in a watercolor effect.

Summers created his prints through a process he developed in the 1950s that became known in as the "Carol Summers technique": soaking large blocks of wood in ink, he placed them in patterns on one side of a piece of paper in order to, as one reviewer described his work, "give beautiful, blurry, shapes to the other side. The results are simple, decorative and uniquely vibrant."

Summers's work is part of the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. less