152: BIRGER SANDZEN (1871-1954) PENCIL SIGNED BLOCK PRINT

Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
The Sentinel Pines (1919)
This rare and desirable large format pointillist technique block print is from an edition of only 100 prints or less on Bond watermarked paper and signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower left, with the title lower right, below the artist's initials within the block. Greenough number 32.

An inscription verso in graphite reads: Greenough Trust near what appears to be an inventory or accession number.

Prints of this type are variously referred to as nail head, nail cut, or nail punch prints for the artist's use of a square-headed nail to indent the printing block when creating the composition.

This example is found in unusual color of ink that Ron Michael at the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery surmises may have been sepia in color when the edition was first being pulled,
Image measures 12.25 x 18.25, sheet is 17 x 22 inches.
Very good condition, the full untrimmed sheet, not laid down, no damage, stain, punctures, tears or repair, this print has been professionally cleaned.
$1,000 - $1,500