Four Seasons [ Signed Numbered Limited Edition Complete with Prints ]

New York: Art in America, 1962. Signed Limited Numbered Edition. Loose art plates. Signed by artist Andrew Wyeth and numbered as 362 out of a limited restricted run of 500 editions. Due to the sheer size of this edition, overseas shipping will incur additional charges.

"The Four Seasons" is a portfolio of 12 prints/collotypes by Andrew Wyeth. Size is approximately 13 x 17 inches. A mix of color and black/white reproductions all in pristine condition. All 12 plates with original dimensions. The 12 lithograph plate prints were created from Wyeth's original dry brush drawings. Pages are all thick illustration paper with little aging and any very minor wear consistent with age of collection.

All 12 prints are in Near Fine condition with any wear being negligible and hardly noticeable. It comes in green linen/cloth folder with a black cloth spine that is also in Near Fine condition, save for some small touches of wear at the corners. The matching box is quite solid and displays some sunning and shelf wear. Publisher issued matching cover label still clean and bright on both the folio cover and matching box. If you'd like, we can ship it in the publisher's original shipping box as well.

Includes a 3 page preface by Lloyd Goodrich, who at the time of this folio's publication was the Director of the Whitney Museum of Art.

Regarding the history of this folio:

"In 1962 the editors of Art in America proposed to Wyeth a portfolio of reproductions of his recent dry-bush drawings. The artist and his wife suggested the theme, "The Four Seasons," because of the essential role played in his work by the cycle of the seasons. The drawings were selected by Andrew and Betsy Wyeth from works in the house and studio at Chadds Ford, supplemented by some owned by friends. With a few exceptions they had never been exhibited or reproduced. The plates were made directly from the originals."

Plates included are: The Berry Picker, Brinto's Mill, Canvasbacks, Burning Off, The Corner, Early October, May Day, Spring Sun, Quaker Ladies, Storing Up, New Leaves and Teel's Island.