Sunflowers
Walter Henry Williams, Danish (born United States), 1920 - 1998
1959
Color woodcut on thin imitation Japan paper
Artist's proof, edition of 200
Image: 13 3/4 × 19 7/8 in. (35 × 50.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Miriam H. and S. Sidney Stoneman Acquisition Fund
2024.34
Geography
Place Made: Denmark, Northern Europe, Europe
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Artist Proof", in graphite, lower margin.
Provenance
Swann Galleries, New York, New York, “Ascension: A Century of African-American Art,” sale 2378, lot 61, April 2, 2015; Swann Galleries, New York, New York, ”African American Art,” sale 2664, lot 39, April 4, 2024; sold to present collection, 2024.
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