Artist: John William Winkler (1890–1979), American printmaker; born in Vienna; in San Francisco by 1906; life scholarship at San Francisco Institute of Art; traveled to Paris and London 1921, returned to California 1929.
Title: The Worker's Rest.
Signed twice: in plate with a personal monogram, and with a barely-visible proof in pencil beneath the image.
Dimensions: Image 2 3/4" x 1 7/8".
Date: 1923.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: tanned. Hinges and remnants of glue verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: "The Beggars". The Suite was created in France in the 1920th years.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.
- He was heralded the 'Master of Line' by some, and 'another Whistler' by others. A Forgotten Artist: John W. Winkler. SARAH WILLIAMS. Print Quarterly, XXXII, no. 2, June 2015