Lot 1201
Antique Rockwell Kent (1882 - 1971)"The Sleeper" Woodblock on Paper. This piece is extremely rare and a one of a kind piece that is signed by both masters in pencil. On the top of the paper is the inscription in ink "To Isabel From Charlotte and Carl Christmas, 21." On the bottom is a line of musical notes with the words Maestro, Hrns., Sun-treader also handwritten in ink. This a one of a kind item that was a present to Isabel from Charlotte and Carl Ruggles who were good friends with Kent Rockwell. Carl Ruggles was a composer of music mostly but dabbled in art like his friend Kent. Growing up in a genteel family in New York City, Rockwell Kent was a member of the rugged realist school of landscape painters as well as a popular illustrator and printmaker. His 1930 illustrations for Moby Dick are among his most lasting achievements. He was the first American artist to have work exhibited in the Soviet Union, a reflection of his Communist Party sympathies, which earned him the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967. Charles Sprague "Carl" Ruggles (March 11, 1876 – October 24, 1971) was an American composer. He wrote finely crafted pieces using "dissonant counterpoint", a term coined by Charles Seeger to describe Ruggles' music. His method of atonal counterpoint was based on a non-serial technique of avoiding repeating a pitch class until a generally fixed number such as eight pitch classes intervened. He wrote painstakingly slowly so his output is quite small. Sun-Treader, his best-known work, is scored for a large orchestra. It was inspired by the poem "Pauline" by Robert Browning, particularly the line "Sun-treader, light and life be thine forever!". Artist: Rockwell Kent Title: "The Sleeper & Sun-treader" Medium: Woodblock on paper Circa/Year: 1921 Signature Type: Pencil Signature of Rockwell Kent and Carl Ruggles; Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 7x7 in. Keywords: Antique Artwork, Art; Ref: BD1115
- Dimensions: 9x11 in.
- Medium: Ink on Paper
- Circa: 1921
- Notes: In 1907, his first exhibition was held in New York, and he also exhibited with George Bellows and John Steuart Curry and members of The Eight before 1920. From 1918, he did numerous wood engravings and lithographs, and he left eighty-six paintings and hundreds of drawings, now scattered among museums. In Fall, 1998, the Monhegan Museum held a retrospective of his oil and ink paintings.
- Condition: This piece is in good condition, with wear commensurate with age. Note this paper shows signs of wear with cracked areas and a hole on the right center. Please see photos for details.
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