Torcello, by Margaret J. Patterson, Amer., (1867-1950) Crayon Resist was a notable Boston painter

was a notable Boston painter and printmaker of the late 19th century known for his history paintings and portraits

and bands of tape residue in the margins where the previous overmat was attached

a fine impression of this beautiful and less common Venetian subject by Roth

top margin edge with traces of tape residue from old hinges

Torcello, by Margaret J. Patterson, Amer., (1867-1950) Crayon Resist was a notable Boston painterColor Woodcut, 1919 Ed. 100, fewer printed, 10 1 4 x 7 3 16, signed and titled in pencil. Exhibiting Patterson's gift for beautiful color harmony and treatment of water in this Italian subject; with brick red sail, subtle striated modulations of blue in the water and reddish purple reflecting the sail. She further activates this tranquil scene with a looping, linear blue tracery of currents in the water. There is moderate toning to the margins within