Portrait Of The Artist As A Target by William Kent, Amer., (1919-2012) Linocut on thick cream fiberous japan

on thick cream fiberous japan paper

the plate tone on this impression dramatically wiped to selectively capture sunlight on the sails and buildings in fore & middle ground

and this thoughtful self portait by Oswald offers an excellent example of linear and tonal work in soft ground

where most of his landscape subjects were found

Portrait Of The Artist As A Target by William Kent, Amer., (1919-2012) Linocut on thick cream fiberous japanSlate Print in Color, 1969, Stated Ed. of 30, probably less, 54 x 34 1 8, extensive foxing to sheet in blank areas, a tiny puncture and surface inversion in the red panel approx. 3 inches from the right edge; restorable, with old masking tape to margin edges as is typical with prints Kent mounted himself, on cream wove japan paper.