Le Tryer-Normandie by John Winkler
This is an etching of a French scene by American etcher John Winkler. This was almost certainly created during his Grand Tour--almost a requirement for any American artist of the late 19th and early 20th century. Winkler lived in Paris for 5 years, and this etching was created during his time there. The etching depicts a bucolic scene that includes a barn, a woman carrying a basket and a man milking a cow in the foreground. More than half of the image is negative space, sky with just a few hints of clouds. This reflects the influence of Whistler to whom Winkler was favorably compared.
This etching is in beautiful condition. It is well struck with rich ink and nice plate toning from judicious hand wiping. It is printed on cream paper which adds warmth. There is not evidence of any issues with the paper. It is signed and dated in the plate lower left. There is a faint pencil signature lower center. An excellent image from this noted artist.
John Winkler (1890-1974): One of the finest American etchers of the early twentieth century, J. W. Winkler was born in Austria but settled in California early in his life. Winkler studied under Frank van Sloun at the California Institute of Arts and published his first original etching in 1915. During the following eight years he established a large national reputation for his etchings, the great majority being depictions of San Francisco and its environs. By 1923 he had created 88 etchings which were often compared to the work of Whistler, particularly the Whistler etchings found in the French Set and Thames Set. Like Whistler, Winkler had the ability to capture life and movement with the utmost simplicity. One Winkler scholar wrote, "His technique is so eminently suited to all that he wished to express that it has been little modified during these ten years past. He makes no preparatory designs, sketches or tracings; his impatient nature at no time permits of his delaying from attacking the copper once he has found the motive of the composition. All his plates have been etched directly from nature, after long search and careful observation, in the bustle of the streets or amid the coming and going of the passers-by."
In 1923, John Winkler moved to Paris and resided there for a period of five years. Returning to America, Winkler became a full member of the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Brooklyn Society of Etchers and the American Society of Illustrators. In 1936 he was admitted into the prestigious National Academy of Design. Examples of Winkler original etchings are included in the collections of the Library of Congress, Washington DC, the Musee du Luxembourg, Paris, the Chicago Art Institute and the New York Public Library.
Price: $450
Size: 19 x 14 inches
Plate Size: 7.25 x 6 inches
Condition: Pristine
Medium: Etching
Subject: Landscape
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