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This vintage print by Henry Evans features a beautiful rhododendron flower, the state flower of Washington State. Created in 1967 through linocut printing on paper, this limited edition 84/125, piece is medium-sized, measuring 20 inches in length and 13 inches in height.
The print is framed and showcases a botanical subject in a style that complements nature and art. It is an original, handmade production that will make a great addition to any art collection. The item is perfect for those who appreciate MCM style and are interested in floral and state flower themes.
Evans's beautiful, rich block prints of state flowers, hand-printed on his 1852 Washington Hand Press. As with each of his creations, the blocks were destroyed after the edition was printed. He selected each specimen, drew it from life, cut the blocks, and mixed each color by hand. His coveted works are held by several museums and institutions.
Henry Evans block prints
Henry Evans (1918-1990) was a San Francisco Bay Area artist and printmaker known for his minimalist style botanical images. In 1949 he established the Peregrine Press in San Francisco where he began making books and prints for local Bay Area artists. To better understand the process of block printing, he began to cut his own linoleum block prints and drew inspiration for his images from the flora of northern California. His images of living plants were drawn directly onto the linoleum block, depicting them life-size. His wife, Marsha, did most of the printing and worked to put together shows and gallery exhibitions. Henry Evans’s prints were shown across the U.S. and internationally and he had over 250 solo exhibitions. His prints can be found in the collections of the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., the Albertina in Vienna, Austria, and the New York Public Library, to name a few. During his 31 years as an artist and printmaker, Evans created over 1,400 images. Each image was produced as a limited edition and the linoleum block was destroyed after the edition was complete.
