Rare 1936 SALVATORE PINTO 'Locomotive' Train Woodblock Print

Description: ORIGINAL 1936 SALVATORE PINTO (1905-1966) "LOCOMOTIVE' WOODBLOCK PRINT FROM PHILADEPHIA WPA PROGRAM This is just a great original piece. I recently acquired a collection of excellent 20th Century prints that I am offering this week. This is a scarce work by important American artist and printmaker Salvatore Pinto. For those not familiar with the artist, I have included his biography below. This is one of 2 I am offering by Pinto. This is without a doubt, the artist's most important work. In doing research I have found a few examples in museums as well as few having sold. Almost all the ones I have seen, have been signed by the artist's wife and not by the artist himself. This one is actually unsigned. My guess is that he did the print and only printed a few of them that he signed. The rest were printed and just ended up in the artist's estate. This is a stunning example of this scarce print. Image measures 7 x 10 inches with complete original margins. Print is stunning on thin tissue paper. Really as printed condition. There are a few small spots and some minor discoloration to the outer margins but really a stunning example. Hinged verso at the top into archival back and matte. Unframed. Do your own research on this print. FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES! If you collect Pinto, make sure you check my store for the other example I am selling. A great chance to add a couple to your collection. For those not familiar with the artist, his biography from a gallery that sells the artist's work reads: "Born in Salerno, Italy in 1905, Salvatore Pinto immigrated with his family to America in 1909. He attended the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts) and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and worked in many media including painting, printmaking, photography, theatrical and furniture design. Pinto, along with his brothers Biago and Angelo, was greatly favored and collected by Albert C. Barnes, founder of the Barnes Foundation. Through his Foundation, Barnes awarded Pinto prizes to inspire his "modernism" through travels to Europe, Corsica, and Africa. In Europe in the early 1930s, Pinto absorbed the latest trends of the avant-garde, especially the radical experiments in color of Henri Matisse. Thanks to Barnes, Pinto met Matisse and studied with him in the South of France during Three Barnes Foundation Travelling Scholarships. Matisse's images of the Mediterranean and the beaches of Nice inspired Pinto, who, upon his return to Philadelphia, developed a distinctly American repertoire of subjects, including a great series of paintings and prints inspired by the beach at Atlantic City and Long Beach Island." CHECK THE PICTURES ON THIS GREAT PIECE. DONT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. Shipping and handling can be calculated based on the ebay shipping calculator. If you have any questions regarding the work, please dont hesitate to ask. Pictures are an excellent indication of condition. Though the shipping says it will take 5 days of handling, usually items are shipped much faster and if you pay right away, the item most likely will go out in the next day or two. If there is any problems with the item please dont hesitate to email me. I guarantee and stand 100% behind everything I sell. No reason to open up any sort of cases. Just simply contact me and I will handle any and all problems. Out of the nearly 500 items I ship around the world every year, a very few of them occasionally get lost or broken. I insure every item and will handle all insurance claims and make sure you are reimbursed 100%. Check my feedback. After nearly 15 years of selling on ebay, my reputation speaks for itself. If you are not happy with your purchase, I will work to make sure you are. Thanks again for your interest and bidding.

Price: 1147.5 USD

Location: Holliston, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-09-09T13:30:02.000Z

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