Be inspired by raw beauty in this 1951 Mezzotint by Reynold Henry Weidenaar. Titled "Repose", this print features a nude, female figure facing away from us. Her face, buried in her arms. This piece has a dark background which makes her form almost glow. Inspire conversation or contemplation around this artwork wherever it hangs in your home!
Collector's Notes:
Reynold Henry Weidenaar (1915-1985); "Repose", Circa 1951. Framed Mezzotint Print.; Signed lower right corner.
Weidenaar was an American painter, etcher, and illustrator born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He studied at the Kendall School of Design and the Kansas City Art Institute. He received several awards for his works, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Scholarship. He was a prolific and exacting artist, producing 212 prints on copper with the intaglio processes, using tools he crafted himself, and reviving the mezzotint technique.
He was a member of the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, and art associations in a number of communities on the east and west coasts including Carmel, Gloucester, and Boston. He also was an associate member of the Prairie Printmakers.
Condition: Very Good - Excellent
Expected wear for age; Not inspected outside of frame. Inspect images and video.
Overall size: 18" x 22" x 2"
