Werner Drewes
(1899-1985)
Two related works:

Study for "Expanding Forces," 1971
Collage of cut and torn paper on paper mounted to board
Signed in ink lower center: Drewes; dated and with the artist's peace cipher in ink lower right: 7 [peace symbol] 1; signed again and extensively inscribed in ink, verso: before 1972 / Coll. #94 / for bl[?]. wg[?]. w. c. print #334 / used as poster design / for Wash. Print Coll. Club - 1976 / W. Drewes
Image: 5.375" H x 4.375" W; Sheet: 5.875" H x 4.875" W; Board mount: 7.25 x 5.75

"Expanding Forces," 1974
Woodcut in colors on laid Japan paper
18/30 (from the edition of 30 numbered in Roman numerals)
Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed/numbered in pencil in the lower margin (directly below the image as well as along the lower margin edge): Drewes - 74 - / #334 'Expanding Force' - A - / Nr.18/XXX
Image: 15" H x 11.125" W; Sheet: 23" H x 19" W (irreg.)


Provenance:
Private collection, Los Angeles, CA

Literature:
Rose no.III.324

Each overall good appearance. The full board / full margins with deckled edges.
The collage: As a working study for the woodcut edition shown here (and/or the Washington Print Collectors Club woodcut poster), has some small spots of stray glue and a few rice-sized (or smaller) spots of pale staining or surface soiling. Minor time staining along the extreme edges and verso of the board mount. Remains of old, dried-up adhesive along the verso of the mount's edges. The work is hinged to the overmat from the board mount's upper edge, verso.
The woodcut: With a very soft diagonal handling mark across the lower left margin corner (just into the "A" at the end of the pencil inscription/title). The slightest hint of mat staining in the uppermost portion of the upper margin. The sheet is hinged to the back mat along the upper margin edge.

Each framed under glass: 16" H x 15" W x 1.25" D; and 28.5" H x 24" W x 1" D, respectively
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