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Aquatint, 1933, edition probably 50. 8 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. Signed, titled and numbered "50". This impression bears the following dedication,"to Martha Kreidel with best wishes, 6/30/33". This is a superb impression of one of Freelon's best prints. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (The margin is narrow along the top but this is the full sheet as printed. The condition is fine apart from a small stain in the lower right corner of the margin.) Freelon was an African American artist from Philadelphia. He studied at the University of the Arts (now closed) as well as the University of Pennsylvania. Further studies ensued at the Barnes Foundation and in private with Earl Horter and Dox Thrash. He exhibited widely throughout his career with both prints and paintings on display. Freelon taught etching and lithography at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 1940 to 1946. His finest prints were done in aquatint as we have here.
$4,000