ELLEN LANYON Artist Proof ETCHING 'THE DUET' eames era

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This is a wonderful color aquatint and etching done by well listed artist "ELLEN LANYON". Signed and dated in margin 1950. Also writtin in bottom center margin 'Artists Proof'. There is also written in pencil on left side margin 'TO SALON WITH LOVE AND MANY THANKS." I found this etching also feature on 'The Art Institute of Chicago's' website. Here is url /aic/collections/artwork/138096?search_id=1 Here is some of the listing: Ellen LanyonAmerican, born 1926 Duet , 1950-51Color aquatint and etching, with gold leaf, on stiff, thick cream wove paper318 x 402 mm (image/plate); 322 x 467 mm (sheet)Gift of Peter H. Ulrich in memory of Erna Ulrich Rosenberger, Here also is some bio info: For nearly three decades, Ellen Lanyon has created fantastical and realistic images that raise intriguing questions about the mysteries of nature and the effects of humankind on our habitat. Fifty paintings, drawings, and prints will be included in Ellen Lanyon: Transformations, Selected Works from 1971-1999 , on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts from December 23, 1999 to May 7, 2000. (left: Transformations , 1975, drawing, 20 x 30 inches) One of Lanyon's chief concerns is to show that all living creatures are linked, their fates intertwined with technological change. Since making a trip to Florida's Everglades in the mid-1970s, she has produced works advocating ecological balance. Drawing her imagery from nature and an extensive collection of everyday objects, Lanyon assembles birds and fish in their environments alongside taxidermy specimens and junk shop items, rendering them with exquisite detail. Her surreal combinations reveal correspondences between nature and manmade objects and often contain many layers of meaning. (right: Dominoes and Dragons , 1999, acrylic on canvas, 44 x 52 inches) "My initial concept is to translate the magical process of the metamorphosis that occurs once life begins. In doing so, I hope to create a visual text that can extend beyond my own interpretation and invite audience participation in the transformations and unfoldings," says Lanyon. "Thus, I attempt to present a two-dimensional theatrical, one that will offer a symbolic narrative to be deciphered by the viewer." (right: Mzarek Pond , 1975, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 46 inches) The titles of her works offer clues to their metaphoric content. In Endangered (1982), Lanyon warns against allowing precious things to fade into memory. Pictured across the long, scroll-like canvas are several seemingly disparate images: a delicate Chinese vase; a bird attempting to fly off of the paper on which it is drawn; a postcard of a railroad depot; and a fish jumping out of polluted water. In Tamiami (1977), she pairs familiar curios with scenes from nature to evoke thoughts about their relationship to one another. Set against a landscape, two cockatoos hover above porcelain parrots that seem to gaze up longingly at their feathered counterparts. Though her works are cautionary, they are not void of humor. Her visual pun Hermit Crab (1976) provides clever commentary on present-day suburbia, as the familiar crustacean is pictured with a split-level house on its back in place of a standard shell. Born in 1926, Lanyon began working at age 15 in the drafting department of the Chicago company Beardsley and Piper, reproducing designs for mechanical parts. In 1948 she earned a B.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and an M.F.A. in 1950 from The University of Iowa. She has had solo exhibitions in Chicago, New York, and Boston, and has been included in numerous group shows in the U.S. and abroad. She is director emeritus of the Oxbow Summer Workshop, a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the College Art Association , and an associate professor of arts at The Cooper Union, New York. The etching itself is in great condition, no damage, tears or repairs. On... read more

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