Emil Weddige Limited Edition Lithograph on Paper "Bouquet"

Item Details

A limited edition lithograph on paper titled Bouquet by listed artist Emil Weddige (1907 – 2001). Within vibrant tonalities, this piece depicts multiple Chrysanthemums situated in a curved turquoise vase contiguous to flying butterflies, a cat and a blonde nude female laying on a patterned surface in the background. Signed by the artist in graphite, titled and numbered 31 out of a 45 edition to the lower margin of the composition. Presented behind glass, beneath a white mat, housed in a simple silver tone frame. A framers label is affixed to the verso.

Emil Weddige is best known for color lithography and painting. Born in Sandwich, Ontario, Canada to American parents, he began his formal artistic training at the Eastern Michigan University in 1904. Upon graduating, Weddige further pursued his artistic career and moved to New York, refining his technique while continuing his education at the Art Students League, working under the likes of renowned artists like Morris Kantor and Emil Ganso, who played an important role for the artist immersion in lithography. Weddige became a notable instructor at University of Michigan Art Department in 1937. Later, he established his studio in Paris, and in doing so he settled his distinctive, color stone lithographic prints and content for which he became recognized. He is a prominent lithographer with over 100 one-man exhibitions in the United States and Europe. His works are housed within the permanent collections of National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Chicago Art Institute.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; plate size measures 19" W x 23.5" H.

Item #

17DET010-357