"West Virginia Hills" by Blanche Lazzell, Amer., (1878-1956) Charcoal a pale trace of mat

a pale trace of mat line

in addition to landscapes the artist portrayed his fellow servicemen and local working people

A large and scarce iconic Marsh image

Tiny thin spot lower image

signed twice

"West Virginia Hills" by Blanche Lazzell, Amer., (1878-1956) Charcoal a pale trace of matCharcoal Drawing, ca. 1919, Block #20, 10 1 4 x 8 3 8, the original preliminary study drawing for one of Lazzell's most important early white line color woodcuts, on grayish cream wove paper, The entire sheet measures 12 x 9, a slight lightening within old mat opening, tack holes to corners, unsigned, but titled by the artist in pencil at lower left. This vital drawing exudes an expressionist vigor in execution; sketched directly from nature among the