Dan Sayre Groesbeck -Monotype Block Print "Palace Guard -Tibet" -circa 1920s

Description: Dan Sayre Groesbeck - "Palace Guard - Tibet" Offered here is an original monotype blockprint by Dan Sayre Groesbeck. Image measures 13 x 12 3/4 inches and overall framed size is 23 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches. Print is titled below image "Palace Guard - Tibet" and was probably done about 1928 (based on the date of other similar works). It is pencil signed lower right. Print has asian style framing with fresh clean matting. The work appears to be block printed on a coarse, hand made paper. Print is in very good condition. Colors look fresh. Print is "laid down" or affixed to board. All of Groesbeck's prints appear to be unique monoprints and not multiple print editions. Each print is unique and one-of-a-kind. --------------------------- Dan Sayre Groesbeck (1879-1950) Dan Sayre Groesbeck -Monotype Block Print "Palace Guard -Tibet" -circa 1920s Click image to enlarge Description Dan Sayre Groesbeck - "Palace Guard - Tibet" Offered here is an original monotype blockprint by Dan Sayre Groesbeck. Image measures 12 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches and overall framed size is 23 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches. Print is titled below image "Palace Guard - Tibet" and was probably done about 1928 (based on the date of other similar works). It is pencil signed lower right. Print has asian style framing with fresh clean matting. The work appears to be block printed on a coarse, hand made paper. Print is in very good condition. Colors look fresh. Print is "laid down" or affixed to board. All of Groesbeck's prints appear to be unique monoprints and not multiple print editions. Each print is unique and one-of-a-kind. --------------------------------------------------- Dan Sayre Groesbeck (1879-1950) Most of Groesbeck's early years were spent in Pasadena. Although it appears he fitfully attended art school, he was largely a self-taught artist. Around 1900 he began his career as illustrator for the Los Angeles "Morning Herald". By around 1905, he had settled in Chicago and was gaining a reputation as an illustrator for books and magazines. His work appeared in the novels of Joseph Conrad and Jack London and the short stories of O. Henry, the latter a friend of his. He served with the Canadian army and was part of the Allied expeditionary force sent to Russia in 1919 to intervene in the civil war there. He served as a gunner and also took part in a number of theatrical productions put on by the troops, designing scenery and costumes. After his discharge, Groesbeck returned to California. He exhibited widely, continued his commercial work, and taught at the Chouinard Art Institute. In 1924, Groesbeck settled in Santa Barbara. He was hired by a National Bank to paint a large mural "The Landing of Cabrillo" which brought Groesbeck national recognition as a muralist. This was followed by more murals for the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, as well as murals in Portland, Oregon, in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada. In the early 1920s, Groesbeck’s work had caught the eye of film director Cecil B. DeMille, best known for his spectacular movie epics. Groesbeck enjoyed a career of more than a quarter of a century as a Hollywood studio artist. Among the DeMille pictures he worked on were The Ten Commandments, The Volga Boatman, The King of Kings, The Crusades, and The Buccaneer. He died in Los Angeles in 1950. Sources: Edan Hughes, Artists in California 1786-1940; Michael Redmon, Article from the Santa Barbara Independent (Dec. 13, 2011). Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 795 USD

Location: American Canyon, California

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