ARTHUR WESLEY DOW (1857-1922)
Bend of a River, Sunset
woodcut in colors, on laid Japan paper, circa 1908, signed in pencil, with margins, framed
Image: 4³⁄₈ x 7¹⁄₈ in. (111 x 181 mm.)
Sheet: 6¹⁄₈ x 8⁵⁄₈ in. (156 x 220 mm.)

With Margo Pollins Schab, Inc., New York.
Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection, Detroit; acquired from the above in 2004; then by descent to the present owners.

Green p. 25; Moffatt pp. 67-68; Green & Poesch p. 19

"A leader of the American Arts and Crafts movement, Dow’s advanced ideas concerning color and design are beautifully conveyed by his woodcuts. Born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the artist studied tonalist painting in France for five years then returned to Boston in 1889. Fascinated by Ukiyo-e prints, Dow examined examples at the Museum of Fine Arts, together with Japanese printing equipment at the Smithsonian Institution. After mastering a multi-block process, he created forty compositions between 1891 and 1921, many printed in multiple variations with experimental inking." - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arthur Wesley Dow, Marsh Creek