Description

Description: This moody wood engraving features a lone fisherman pulling in his net in the moonlight.

Signed, dated and titled in graphite on the lower margin: “R Duguay 1935 La Levée des Filets”. Image size: 9 1/4″ x 12 3/4″, printed on a 10 1/4″ x 13 1/4″ sheet which is tipped to a larger, stiffer paper. Item #PR00517

Rodolphe Duguay (1891-1973), a Canadian painter, engraver and illustrator, is most widely known for his wood engraving skills. His works are in the collections of numerous prominent art institutions, e.g., National Gallery of Canada, National Library and Archive of Quebec, National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec.

Condition: A few small spots of foxing on the blank right margin, otherwise very good… a fine impression.