"Le Trayeur Normandie" by John Winkler, Austrian-Amer., (1890-1979) Wood Engraving or exhibit a theatrical or

or exhibit a theatrical or contemplative mood such as this fine example

plate 5-3/16 x 3-7/8

short professionally repaired break in margin above image at right

on thick wove watercolor paper

This large print exhibits a tour de force of composition with dramatic lighting effects and a sweeping crowd of figures dwarfed by towering architecture

"Le Trayeur Normandie" by John Winkler, Austrian-Amer., (1890-1979) Wood Engraving or exhibit a theatrical orEtching, 1924, ed. of 50, Published in Paris, 5 15 16 x 7 5 16, signed & dated in the plate and signed in pencil, on antique warm white wove paper. Faint mat line from previous mount. The delicacy and openess of Winkler's line and love of detail show that he too, like many of his contemporaries, fell under Whistler's spell.