Willy Seiler hand colored etching. Relaxing.Not repr (02/14/2011)...

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Willy Seiler hand colored etching. Relaxing.Not reprint

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Sold Date: 02/14/2011
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Great hand colored etching from Willy Seiler.This picture I believe is called ,relaxing. In the original frame which I have not removed it from. Image size is 8 1/2 x 12. Total frame size is 19 1/4 x 14 . No damage. Looks wonderful with Japanese woodblock prints . I have displayed it for years with my arts and crafts stickley mission style stuff. Please read the below info for more artist info. Please ask question,no returns. Lower 48 U.S.A STATES ONLY. I DO NOT SHIP ANYWHERE ELSE. THANKS !!!!!
Willy Seiler ( - ) Willy Seiler, renowned German artist, was born in Dresden. His initial schooling in art, received in Dresden and Munich, was followed by a two-year period of study in Paris. He left Germany in 1928, toured Europe extensively, and eventually settled in Japan. After the end of World War II he instructed American Army personnel in oil painting, life drawing and sketching at the Tokyo Army College.
Seiler's etchings have won him a wide reputation. His work has been exhibited in Rome, Paris, Jerusalem, Teheran, San Francisco, and Mexico. As the creator of numerous etchings of picturesque Japanese and Korean subjects he has captured the quaintness of the East in the distinctive copperplate medium of the West with superb draftsmanship, to produce an art of rare beauty. Since Seiler's first postwar etchings were sent abroad in 1949, they have met with great popular acclaim. These creations have been well received by the American public and are lending grace, beauty and distinction to many art galleries and private homes. In Japan, Seiler's etchings have become well known to art conoisseurs of many nationalities. Next to his etchings, he is best known for his "Willy Seiler Dolls". These are cute, authentically costumed little figures representing everyday characters of Japan, Korea and Okinawa.