Artist: Rudolph Bleyer (American, 1859–1951).
Title: Forest Landscape with Rocks and Stream.
Inscriptions: Signed in pencil lower right. A small etched remarque of a flower in the lower left margin.
Dimensions: Platemark 5" x 7". Sheet 9 1/2" x 13"
Date: Late XIX – early XX century.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on beige wove 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: Noticeable glue residue to the margins. Minor glue traces elsewhere in the margins. General age-related toning, with visible oxidation verso from previous mat backing. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods and Schools: American School XIX C. American School XX C.
Note: Reproductive etching in the Barbizon manner, likely based on a European landscape prototype.


