Original CHARLES B GREUL 'Seahorse' CANADA Northwest Coast Style SILKSCREEN

Description: ORIGINAL CHARLES B GREUL (b 1923) SEAHORSE SILKSCREEN ON RICE PAPER This is just a great original piece. I have seen these works for years at auction and antique stores for as long as I have been in the business. I always noticed them but didnt know much about them. Recently I was able to acquire a small collection of them and thus really did the research on them. This is a wonderful original c1950s silkscreen by Charles B Greul. For those not familiar with the artist, I have included his biography below. This is a wonderful view of a seahorse. Black silkscreen on rice paper measuring about 36 x 24 inches. Signed within the image lower right . Excellent dark original printing. The white rice paper is in excellent condition with the wonderful minor discolorations that come with this kind of paper as well as the deckled edges. Unframed. Really a wonderful example of this original period work. If you collect Greul or similar work, check my store for the others I am offering. Print is stored in a tube and will be shipped that way. FREE SHIPPING NO MATTER HOW MANY OF THEM YOU PURCHASE. For those not familiar with the artist, his biography from the Museum of Anthropology reads: " A Canadian printmaker who produced images that drew on and appropriated Northwest Coast First Nations art styles. His most popular work was a series of black ink silkscreened images of crest motifs on rice paper. These images were also available in a series of postcard booklets. Greul was not Indigenous. Historically, the first use of sikscreening by a Northwest Coast artist was in 1949, when Kwakwak'waks artist Ellen Neel had her designs screened onto cloth scarves. Soon after, Greul began to market his silkscreen designs on rice paper. His designs were mass distributed through the Hudson Bay Company retail stores in the 1950s. He was the one of the first artists to make Northwest Coast-style designs available commercially in the mid 20th Century. His work sold quite well to a public largely unknowledgeable about Northwest Coast Art, but eager to buy "Indian' image. Greul's work reflects his lack of training in art's form and cultural meanings. It was partly in reaction to Greul's work that some Indidgenous Northwest Coast artists decided to begin production silkscreen prints of their own, hoping to create a better understanding and appreciation of their inherited art styles and forms, to develop a market for Northwest Coast art, and to assert their cultural right to such art practices. " 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: 265.5 USD

Location: Holliston, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-05-17T13:24:51.000Z

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