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EDWARD ARTHUR WILSON (1886-1970) Two lithographs.
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,500
Passed
Live Auction
The Artists of the WPA
Description
Description: EDWARD ARTHUR WILSON (1886-1970) Two lithographs. Raising a Pipe. 285x316 mm; 11¼x12½ inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower margin. 1941 * Pipe Jungle. 280x334 mm; 11x13¼ inches, full margins. Signed, titled and dated in pencil, lower margin. 1941.Both very good impressions.Wilson was born in Glasgow and moved to New York as a young man in 1893. Wilson was a sought-after illustrator of over 77 books and an accomplished printmaker. His WPA prints depicted the heroic efforts of industrial workers.