Artist: BERNARD A KOHN (American 1905-1989)

Title: 'The Awakening'  (unframed original colour wood engraving 1961)

Description:  We have a small selection of original work by the American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker, Bernard Kohn, who was born in Philadelphia and lived there for most of his life.  Kohn was also very interested in music and poetry and he illustrated poems by Garcia Lorca, St John Perse and others.  He also published music.

Bernard Kohn's work was exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Serigraph Society, the American Colorprint Society (of which he was a member), Boston Printmakers etc, and he had one man shows in Philadelphia, New York City and Reading, Pennsylvania.  His work is held in several public collections including the Art Institute of Chicago.  He visited England and France on many occasions from the 1930s onwards, and spent much time in London over an extended period.  He also worked in Cornwall.

This very stylish colour wood engraving is on thin handmade paper with deckled edges and full margins.  The image size is about 8.2 x 5.8 inches and the paper size is 14 x 10.7 inches. It is unframed. The engraving is signed, titled, dated (19)61 and numbered 9 of 10 prints only.  Condition is good but there are some very soft handling creases and some sporadic foxing along the lower margin only (well away from the image)...

Price: £sold

Size: 8.2 x 5.8 inches (image size)

Shipping: £5.00 to UK, £10.00 to USA.

Ref #: 0299