Winter Wonderland by Samuel Margolies
This is a beautiful winter scene. A stream flows down the center of the image, flanked by skeletal trees. A lone bird flies in the foreground. The author uses a bluish ink to enhance the wintry feel of the scene.
Artist Bio: Samuel L. Margolies (1897-1974)
A New York City painter, etcher and engraver, Samuel Margolies studied at the National Academy of Design, Cooper Union Art School and the Beaux-Arts Institute. He began exhibiting his art there around 1927 and gained a strong reputation during the Depression decade of the 1930's for his views of both New York and the surrounding countryside. Margolies was a master of the medium of aquatint where tonal values take precedence over lines. This medium perfectly suited Margolies' artistic expression of Depression era life. A number of the artist's aquatints were exhibited at the New York World's Fair of 1939. Strangely, after this date Margolies appears to have abandoned original printmaking.
During the 1930's many of Samuel Margolies' original prints were published by the Associated American Artists, New York. This publisher promoted and sold original contemporary lithographs, aquatints and etchings throughout the United States. Other contributing artists included Thomas Hart Benton, Curry, Sloan, Grant Wood and Reginald Marsh.
His work is held in many museums across the country.
Framed Size: 18.75 x 14.75 inches
Plate Size: 11.75 x 8 5/8 inches
Condition: Very Good
Medium: Aquatint Etching
Subject: Landscape
Shipping, handling and insurance is included for purchases within the US and Canada. We ship internationally. Please contact us for shipping cost and invoice information.