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Asa Cheffetz Asa Cheffetz was born in Buffalo, New York, but lived most of his life in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he maintained his studio. He studied at the Museum of Fine Art School and the National Academy of Design. One of his many achievements was designing the official bookplate for the Library of Congress. His engravings are noted for their tonal value, detail, and style, endearing him to his peers and critics as a "master wood engraver."
Cheffetz is famous for his engravings depicting the New England landscape and has exhibited his works at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago Art Institute, the Royal Academy in London, Boston Public Library, the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, and many other institutions.
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Asa Cheffetz
American (1896-1965)
Clouds Over the Valley
7-7/8 x 10-7/8 in.
Wood engraving, 1935, edition limited but unknown; probably about 200. Initialed and dated on the block, lower center; not signed in pencil as usual. Printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Published by the American Artist Group with the original AAG folder mat.
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Asa Cheffetz
American (1896-1965)
Winter in Southampton, Massachusetts
4-3/4 x 10 in.
Wood engraving, c.1949, edition about 250. Springfield Museum 88. Initialed on the block, lower center; signed in pencil. Printed on wove paper with large margins.
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Asa Cheffetz
American (1896-1965)
In Deep Vermont
5-7/8 x 8-7/8 in.
Wood engraving, c.1947, edition about 200. Springfield Museum 81. Initialed on the block, lower center; signed in pencil. Printed on wove paper with large margins, possibly full. Published by Associated American Artists.
$400. |
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Asa Cheffetz
American (1896-1965)
Bridge Over Mad River, Vermont
5-1/8 x 7-3/8 in.
Wood engraving, c.1947, edition about 250. Springfield Museum 84. Initialed on the block, lower right; signed in pencil. Printed on wove paper with large margins, possibly full. Published by Associated American Artists.
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Asa Cheffetz
American (1896-1965)
Country Scene
6 x 10 in.
Wood engraving, c.1945, edition about 250. Springfield Museum 73. Initialed in the block, lower right. Signed and titled in pencil. Printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Published by Associated American Artists.
$300. |
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Asa Cheffetz
American (1896-1965)
Landscape-Vermont
4-1/2 x 9 in.
Wood engraving, c.1946, edition about 250. Springfield Museun 78. Initialed in the block, lower left. Signed and titled in pencil. Printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Published by Associated American Artists.
$350. |
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