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Artist Emil Ganso
Title Bathers
Media wood engraving on paper
Dated 1933
Size 9 x 7 in. / 22.9 x 17.8 cm.
Estimate $400 - $600

Notes
signed in plate lower centre; unframed

Reference
according to the consignor: this wood engraving print was printed on Yamane paper from Japan [looks like mulberry paper] in 1933 in a limited edition for subscribers to The Colophon; the image is reproduced in Prints of Emil Ganso by Donald E. Smith [illustration R-9B Three Bathers no. 1]; Smith describes this image as one of Ganso's outstanding wood engravings; the artwork of Emil Ganso can be found in the following online exhibits: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and The University of Michigan Museum of Art

Provenance
private collection, Calgary


Biographical Information
Emil Ganso ~ [1895-1941] American
biography and other examples in Dict. Des Peintres, Sculpteurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 4, pg.151

Historical Results for this Artist

Current Bid
CAD $200 - Paddle # 6472
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CAD $210

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Bidding History
Paddle #
Date
Amount
6472
4/7/2025 8:33:06 PM
CAD $200

Biographical Information
Emil Ganso ~ [1895-1941] American
biography and other examples in Dict. Des Peintres, Sculpteurs et Graveurs, by E.Benezit, Tome 4, pg.151

Historical Results for this Artist

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