"Group of Figures" by John E. Costigan, Amer., (1888-1972) Drypoint Chromolithograph

Chromolithograph

who's prints in color are not very commonly encountered

Printed at Bob Blackburn's Harlem Studio

There are varied degrees of staining from previous acidic mounts

An etched note in the lower left corner of the plate states that it was completed in 2-1/2 hours

"Group of Figures" by John E. Costigan, Amer., (1888-1972) Drypoint ChromolithographEtching & Drypoint, ca. 1935 40?, AAA ed. 250, 8 13 16 x 13 13 16, signed, titled in pencil, on cream wove simili vellum paper. Costigan's empathetic portraits of families who earn their living close to the land are masterful in their drawing and composition, but even more so in their genuine feeling for their subject. I marvel at their continued affordability, but it is reflective of our times and culture.