ABRAHAM LINCOLN [Original Wood Engraving Signed by the Artist]
by Eichenberg, Fritz
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Fritz Eichenberg, 1943. The first of 2 wood engravings of Abraham Lincoln that was created by Fritz Eichenberg. Signed in pencil by the artist for "Howie & Bobbie." I think this image is superior to the later one--it certainly is more scarce. In a 1968 letter from Lincolniana collector Frank J. Williams, Eichenberg is quoted: "I did my first Lincoln, the three quarters profile, in the middle of the second World War, to remind my friends of the great heart of Lincoln, who, in his Gettysburg address, exhorted his country to be magnanimous and bind up the wounds of a war of brother against brother.... Lincoln represents the best America has ever produced, a man of, for, and by the people in the truest sense--great and humble, with a sense of humor and deep compassion.... If you look closely, you will notice that I engraved two little crosses reflected in his sad eyes--he knew suffering.". SIGNED. First Edition. Single Sheet. Fine. Illus. by Fritz Eichenberg. Fine Art Print.
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Details
- Seller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- W2039
- Title
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN [Original Wood Engraving Signed by the Artist]
- Author
- Eichenberg, Fritz
- Illustrator
- Fritz Eichenberg
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fritz Eichenberg
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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