Roadway by Frank Eckmair

This is a two-color woodblock print by American artist Frank Eckmair. The image is typical of the artist's work in that it depicts a rural setting in this case a country lane with a fence line with posts that are askew. Everything in his art speaks to age and decay, at least to some degree. Most typical is the dramatic use of negative space to define the image. This gives a very characteristic look unique to this artist. Eckmair's preferred medium is woodblock printing and he usually prints either in black or in two colors. The piece is titled in pencil lower center, "Roadway". The edition is given in pencil lower left and is number 239 of an edition of 250. This is a typical edition size for this artist especially those pieces produced for Associated American Artists as this one was. The piece is signed F.C. Eckmair in pencil lower right. The image size is 13.5 x 8.5 inches and the sheet size is 17.75 x 12 inches. It is unframed and the sheet is free. The piece is in excellent condition with bold printing on bright white paper (another favorite technique) with no paper loss, tears, staining, toning, or other problems. Full margins are present. This is an excellent example of this artist's work.
Frank C. Eckmair (1930-2012) was a noted artist, printmaker, and teacher. For many years he taught and served as Chairman of the Fine Arts Department at Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York. His wood engravings and other works have appeared in dozens of books in the U.S. and abroad. His prints are housed in private collections and museums around the world, including the New York Public Library, the Smithsonian Museum, the Metropolitan, the British Museum, Whitney Museum of Art, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Art, Seoul National Museum, Butler Institute of American Art, the Museo de Arte Costarricense in Costa Rice, Pushkin Museum, Vatican Library, Glenbow Museum in Calgary, and others. Eckmair has been honored with numerous one-man shows. For ten years he served as Art Director at Birch Brook Press.

Size: 1960s
Price: $250
Size: 17.75 x 12 inches
Plate Size: 13.5 x 8.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
Medium: Wood Block Print
Subject: Landscape

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