Bertha Lum (Amer., 1869-1954).
1925. Colour
woodcut, monogrammed in block lower right, signed in pencil on image lower
centre, annotated “copyright, no. 14” and dated in pencil in lower margin, 37.7
x 25.3cm. Minor creases and surface loss to image edges and lower right, slight
stains to corners and lower portion, old mount burn.
Ref: Gravalos and
Pulin #80. Held in Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Bertha Boynton Lum was
an American artist known for helping to popularise the Japanese and Chinese
woodblock print outside of Asia. Ref: Wiki. Item #CL192-94
Price (AUD): $2800