CONSTANTINE KERMES (American, 1923 - 2009) Original Woodblock Print “Rooted Americans”
$225.00
Offered here is a great original woodblock print titled “Rooted Americans” by well known Pennsylvania artist Constantine Kermes, numbered 3/50 and dated 1966. Reminds me of Grant Wood’s “American Gothic”, but reimagined as the Amish version. The print measures 11 x 14.5 inches (sight), and framed measures 17.5 x 21.5 inches. In the original frame, the frame does show a bit of wear. If you look at the close up picture of the title, it looks as though the artist erased and then rewrote “Americans”. The back retains a Kermes stamp with his address in Lancaster, PA, as well as a gallery label from Verle Gallery in West Hartford, CT. The piece was found with a trove of artwork that had not been looked at in at least 30 years.
Offered here is a great original woodblock print titled “Rooted Americans” by well known Pennsylvania artist Constantine Kermes, numbered 3/50 and dated 1966. Reminds me of Grant Wood’s “American Gothic”, but reimagined as the Amish version. The print measures 11 x 14.5 inches (sight), and framed measures 17.5 x 21.5 inches. In the original frame, the frame does show a bit of wear. If you look at the close up picture of the title, it looks as though the artist erased and then rewrote “Americans”. The back retains a Kermes stamp with his address in Lancaster, PA, as well as a gallery label from Verle Gallery in West Hartford, CT. The piece was found with a trove of artwork that had not been looked at in at least 30 years.
Offered here is a great original woodblock print titled “Rooted Americans” by well known Pennsylvania artist Constantine Kermes, numbered 3/50 and dated 1966. Reminds me of Grant Wood’s “American Gothic”, but reimagined as the Amish version. The print measures 11 x 14.5 inches (sight), and framed measures 17.5 x 21.5 inches. In the original frame, the frame does show a bit of wear. If you look at the close up picture of the title, it looks as though the artist erased and then rewrote “Americans”. The back retains a Kermes stamp with his address in Lancaster, PA, as well as a gallery label from Verle Gallery in West Hartford, CT. The piece was found with a trove of artwork that had not been looked at in at least 30 years.