"Beethoven" by A. F. Cosyns, Belgian, (1875-after 1950) POR on cream wove paper

on cream wove paper

a proof before all letters

on cream wove paper watermarked umbria Italia with a crown

Hermansader preferred a modernist vision in contrast to the older artists' more traditional work

"Beethoven" by A. F. Cosyns, Belgian, (1875-after 1950) POR on cream wove paperWoodcut, ca. 1920's 30's, ed. 100, signed & numbered in pencil, on warm white wove J Perrigo paper, with large margins, some soiling & repaired edge tears. A large diagonal crease to the lower left corner & a horizontal crease at left center edge just touching the subject's hair. Antoine Francois Cosyns was born in Malines, Belgium, and worked primarily as an illustrator supplying drawings and prints for deluxe editions of books in France during the