"Little Head" by J. Alden Weir, Amer., (1852-1919) Slate Print finding great inspiration for his

finding great inspiration for his many paintings and prints in the verdant rolling hills and tranquil banks of the Housatonic river as it meanders south towards New Milford

11-3/4 x 17-1/4

draftsman and print maker

one of the major practitioners of the medium

slight lightening within mat opening

"Little Head" by J. Alden Weir, Amer., (1852-1919) Slate Print finding great inspiration for hisEtching, 1888, Z. 51, 4 11 16 x 3 1 8 signed with initials bottom right in the plate, JAW, printed on on a sheet of antique grayish laid paper trimmed to the platemark by the artist, a lifetime proof printed by J. Alden Weir, signified in pencil by the artist's daughter Caro Weir Ely with his initials on a corner verso. The artist has added a sense of mystery by leaving a veil of ink to shroud the woman's face in shadow. Descended in the family of the