Breaking Clouds (Breaking Sky)
Linoleum cut printed in colors, 1930, Durham Art Gallery catalogue pg. 22, edition unknown. 9 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed on a medium-weight ivory laid paper. The margins are full with tack hole showing in the top margin from the printing process. The condition is fine. Wrinch is one of Canada's finest block print artists but she is not as well known as Walter Phillips, especially here in the U.S. She was born in England and moved to Ontario in 1885. She studied with G.A. Reid at the Ontario College of Art and they later became husband and wife. Wrinch began as a painter and began making linoleum cuts around 1928. Ultimately, she became best known for her prints and produced around forty different images. Florals and landscapes were her subjects and they were printed from multiple blocks in small editions, perhaps ten or twenty impressions. Her work has a distinctive arts and crafts look based on great design, color and execution.
SOLD

Green and Gold
Linoleum cut printed in colors, 1932, Durham Art Gallery catalogue pg. 22, edition 10. 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression of this rare work. The condition is fine and the margins are full. This outstanding arts and crafts style block print was printed from seven linoleum blocks. The blocks are on permanent display at the Art Gallery of Ontario, along with progressive proofs and the finished print.
SOLD

The Pageant of April
Linoleum cut printed in colors, 1933, Durham Art gallery page 22, edition unknown. 12 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression. The condition is very good apart from a repaired tear in the upper left corner margin, apart from the image. Wrinch is one of Canada's finest block print artists but she is not as well known as Walter Phillips, especially here in the U.S. She was born in England and moved to Ontario in 1885. She studied with G.A. Reid at the Ontario College of Art and they later became husband and wife. Wrinch began as a painter and began making linoleum cuts around 1928. Ultimately, she became best known for her prints and produced around forty different images. Florals and landscapes were her subjects and they were printed from multiple blocks in small editions, perhaps ten or twenty impressions. Her work has a distinctive arts and crafts look based on great design, color and execution. We are actively seeking to acquire her work and we hope to present more of her prints in the future.
SOLD