1955 ~ Luigi Rist “Straw Flowers”
13.75″ x 8.5″ image on 11″ x 15.75″ paper
Color Woodblock printed in the Japanese style
“Straw Flowers” required 12 blocks and 26 impressions
Edition size: 100 SOLD OUT
Luigi Rist (1888 – 1959) An American printmaker, Rist was born in New Jersey. He received his art education at the Grand Central Art School in New York City. Originally a painter, he became interested in Japanese wood block printmaking where he achieved his greatest success. Rist is known for his color woodblock prints of flower, fruit and vegetables. His prints have been added to the permanent collections of such major American institutions as the Butler Art Institute, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
