LEONARD EDMONDSON (1906 – 2001)
GARDEN OF EDEN c. 1960
Color intaglio (carborundum?) Signed and titled in pencil. Small edition, these larger prints were harder to print. Image 19 ¾ x 15 ¾. Full sheet, 23 5/8 x 19 inches. In generally good condition. A slight ring of mat burn discoloration around the image in margins. Strip of old tape along the top sheet edge, verso.
Edmondson was an important mid-century Abstract Expressionist who worked in Los Angeles. He produced a large body of work beginning in the late 40’s with small lyrical abstract etchings that he said were influenced by Paul Klee. In the early 50’s he began making prints that were some of the most advanced abstract color prints in the country.
