Ed Baynard (AMERICAN, 1940)
Orchid; Red Orchid
Pair of aquatints on wove paper
1980
Signed and dated in pencil, lower left (each)
(i) Numbered AP VI in pencil, lower left; (ii) Numbered AP III in pencil, lower left
Dimensions: 30 x 40 inches (76 1/5 x 101 3/5 cm) (each)
Published by Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
Tyler 70
Unframed with deckled sheet edges
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Since the 1970’s Ed Baynard has been creating floral still lifes, inspired by Japanese woodblock prints. This pair of aquatints on wove paper depicts orchids, a repeating subject throughout the artist’soeuvre. The orchids, one orange and the other red, lie flat on the paper as stylized compositions that retain a uniform calmness.

Each print measures 30 x 40 inches and is unframed with deckled sheet edges. The left print, "Orchid," is numbered AP VI in pencil in the lower left; the right print, "Red Orchid," is numbered AP III in pencil, in the lower left. Each print is signed and dated in pencil in the lower left. Published by Barbara Gladstone Gallery, the works were executed in 1980 and are in overall good condition.

Ed Baynard (AMERICAN, 1940)

Born in Washington, D.C. in 1940, Ed Baynard has been continually inspired by Japanese woodblock imagery and American modernism. His first exhibition was in 1971 at the legendary Willard Gallery. His work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, Tate Gallery, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Walker Art Center, and The High Museum, among others. Ed Baynard lives and works in New York.