Red Cedar by C. Howard Church

This is an abstract woodcut titled Red Cedar by Midwest artist C. Howard Church. It's wonderfully rich and complex with dark black overlaying multiple colors. The artist also incorporates the grain of the wood in the image. As such it conveys and abstract expressionist quality. It is signed and dated lower right Howard Cook 64. The title is given lower center and it is designated an artist's proof lower left. It is in excellent condition. It is unframed. It is printed on a full untrimmed sheet. The sheet size is 19.25 x15.5 inches. The plate size is 17 x 11.5 inches. There are no condition issues. The colors are rich without fading. There are no tears, paper loss, staining, foxing, or mat burn. The paper is uniformly toned to a mild degree. There is some residual ink at the periphery, well away from the image. There are not many pieces by this artist around and few of these are prints. A fine work by this artist.

Howard Church (1904-1993) C. Howard Church was an American artist and educator. He was born in Sioux City, Nebraska and received his art education at the school of the Chicago Art Institute (BFA), the University of Chicago (BA) and Ohio State University (MA). He taught at several institutions between 1934 and 1945 including the Morgan Park School of Art and Vanderpool Art Gallery in Chicago and headed the Washburn University Department of Art where he also directed the Mulvane Art Museum. In 1945 he joined the Art Department at Michigan State University as chair, a position he held until 1960. He stayed at the University until his retirement in 1971. His works are held in the permanent collections of the Detroit Institute of the Arts, The Broad Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago.