Ships of Yesterday
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1926, edition probably about 15. 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on wove paper. The margins are modest but this appears to be the full sheet as printed. The condition is fine apart from two old paper hinges at the top corner margins. There's a very similar image by Rice bearing the same title. It's illustrated on page 69 of William S. Rice, California Block Prints by Roberta Rice Treseder (2009). The location for this print is most likely the Oakland Estuary.
$1,800

Robins
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2019, edition 20 12 x 16 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression in excellent condition with full margins. Well known for her reduction woodcuts, Rich is a California printmaker who studied at the University of Wisconsin. We are pleased to now represent her work.
$450

Red Shouldered Hawk
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2017, edition 25 15 1/4 x 19 3/8 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Rich produces her prints based on personal observations of wildlife in their natural habitats. She is a signature member of Artists for Conservation.
SOLD

Aspen and Bluebirds
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2013, edition 30 16 x 20 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Rich makes reduction woodcuts which entails the use of one block only. (In this case, she used a combination of multiple blocks and the reduction method.) Our contemporary Dutch printmaker, Grietje Postma, also works in the reduction technique. In search of subjects, Rich has visited Australia, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Europe and many other other places.
$740

Pateka Brown Teal
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1994, edition 24 20 x 16 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram, lower left. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. The brown teal is a native of New Zealand and is considered an endangered species.
$740

Polar Bear and Skua
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2018, edition 20 17 1/8 x 21 1/8 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram, lower left. Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Skuas nest on the ground in temperate and Arctic regions and are long distant migrants.
$750

Long-eared Owl
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2014, edition 25 19 1/8 x 19 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram, lower left. This is a fine impression in excellent condition. The margins are full. (Typically, the artist uses ten to twenty blocks to complete an image.) This medium sized owl is found in North America and Europe.
$740

Pelicans at Big Sur
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2016, edition 28. 20 x 30 1/8 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram,lower left. Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression in excellent condition. The margins are full. This is a large and impressive woodcut. Rich has works in several museums including the Woodson Art Museum, the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco and the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
SOLD

Heron Nests
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2006, edition 30. 15 x 20 1/8 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram, lower right. Signed dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent.
$720

Grizzlies Foraging
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2013, edition 30. 16 1/8 x 20 in. Initialed in the block with the artist's monogram. Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This stunning landscape echos Viennese art and design during the 1890s.
$740

Sunset on Westcliff
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2017, edition 25. 12 x 16 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram. Signed, dated, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent.
$450

Wood Ducks
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2015, edition 30. 12 x 16 1/8 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. Here we have a fine, vibrant impression with full margins. The condition is excellent.
$450

Cranes in Mist
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2008, edition 30. 12 x 16 1/8 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a very fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent.
$450

The Flock (State I)
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2017, edition 10. 12 x 15 3/4 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a superb, vibrant impression with full margins. The condition is excellent.
$450

Northern Hawk Owl
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2011, edition 30. 12 1/8 x 16 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. Here we have a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent.
$600

Owl with Dragonflies
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2015, edition 30. 16 1/8 x 16 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram. Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent.
$590

Barred Owl
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2001, edition 30. 16 x 20 in. Signed, dated, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. Rich's work is inspired by traditional Japanese woodblocks. It differs in that she uses both multiple blocks and the reduction method in which a single block is carved, printed and re-carved multiple times. Instead of watercolor her blocks are printed with oil based inks. Her work is highly sophisticated with vibrant colors and beautiful designs. The editions are small as the process, from beginning to end, is extremely labor intensive. She designs, carves and prints all her own work.
SOLD

Rhododendron
LUIGI RIST
American, (1889-1959)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1942, Williams 10, edition 100 or 150. 13 1/8 x 10 in. Signed in ink within the image and titled in pencil just below the image. This is a superb, luminous impression of this uncommon print. The margins are modest in size but this is probably the full sheet as printed. Fine condition overall apart from a faint mat line showing in the margins. This is one of Rist's finest woodcuts.
$4,000

Sea Shell and Garlic
LUIGI RIST
American, (1889-1959)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1947, Williams 22, edition 150. 9 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. Signed in ink, lower right, within the image. Titled in pencil. Here we have a very fine impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins are modest but this is probably the full sheet as printed. This is a nice example of his work.
$2,500

Fish Tank
LUIGI RIST
American, (1889-1959)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1944, Williams 16, edition 150. 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. Signed in ink within the image, lower right. Titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine, luminous impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Rist was probably introduced to the woodcut medium by Morris Blackburn when they visited a show of Japanese prints in New York. Yet Rist was essentially self-taught and designed, cut and printed his own blocks. This print is illustrated on page 171 of American Prize Prints of the Twentieth Century by Albert Reese.
$3,500