Elmer Livingston MacRae Woodcut Block of a Clipper Ship
Item Details
Elmer Livingston MacRae (American; 1875-1953)
Untitled, n.d.
Carved and colored woodcut block
Signed ‘ELMACRAE’ in ink to lower right
18’ W x 13.5’ H
A carved and colored woodcut block of a clipper ship by well-listed American artist Elmer Livingston MacRae (1875-1953). The work is signed ‘ELMACRAE’ to the lower right in ink. A metal hook is affixed to the center of the top edge for hanging.
Known for his paintings, pastels, and sketches, Elmer Livingston MacRae studied at the Art Students League with Robert Blum, John Henry Twachtman, H. Siddons Mowbray and James Carroll Beckwith. Deeply influenced by Impressionism and Japonisme, he is celebrated as a leading member of the Cos Cobb Art Colony, in Greenwich, Connecticut, and significantly one of the organizers of the influential 1913 Armory Show in New York. MacRae was also instrumental in founding the American Pastel Society, as well as the Greenwich Society of Artists. His work has been collected and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Cooley Gallery, among others.
Condition
- wear throughout including ink stains, and chips along edges from use.
Dimensions
Item #
18DCC200-631
