ROBERT V. ROSEWARNE "STORM AT SEA" LINOCUT

ROBERT V. ROSEWARNE (CANADIAN, 1925�1974) ORIGINAL LINOCUT ON DELICATE JAPANESE TISSUE PAPER, SIGNED "ROSEWARNE" IN PENCIL ON LOWER MARGIN AT RIGHT, INSCRIBED AND TITLED "STORM AT SEA" IN PENCIL LOWER LEFT 4.5 X 6.5 IN 12.5 X 9.25 IN MATTED CONDITION: GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION; PRINTED TISSUE INTACT WITH STRONG DEEP BLACK IMPRESSION AND CHARACTERISTIC PRINTER'S CREASING/COCKLING; THE HEAVY TAN CARDSTOCK FOLDER EXHIBITS A NOTABLE HORIZONTAL TEAR ACROSS THE LOWER-LEFT MARGIN BORDER AS SHOWN, WITH LIGHT EDGE AGE-TONING AND SOFTENING TO CORNERS ROBERT VICTOR ROSEWARNE WAS A DISTINGUISHED CANADIAN ARTIST, PRINTMAKER, AND ART INSTRUCTOR WHO SERVED AS CHIEF OF EXHIBITIONS AND EXTENSION SERVICES AT THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES OF CANADA. HE CO-FOUNDED THE HERALDRY SOCIETY OF CANADA AND PRODUCED A SIGNIFICANT BODY OF GRAPHIC WORK, PRINTS, AND DESIGNS FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH AT AGE 48.