Clare Leighton (1901-1989)

The Birdcage, 1940
ed. 22/30
Wood engraving
7 x 5″

$1200

Check out the wonderful new collection of wood engravings I recently purchased from this incredible artist.

Born in England, Clare Leighton was among the premier wood engravers of the 20th century. She emigrated to the United States in the 1930’s and attended the Art Institute of Chicago. She became an American citizen in 1945. In 1943 she received a teaching position at Duke University in Durham where she met Professor Frank Brown and joined in his efforts to document North Carolina folklore. It is her unsentimental depictions of life in the south and the north that are among her most valued works. Many of her wood engravings are in the collections of the Mint Museum and Duke University.

The Gallery will be exhibiting at the next Palos Verdes Antique Show in late May and the next Santa Barbara Antique Show this July.