Description
A strong, small-format original lithograph from c.1942 by National Academician Edward A. Wilson. The image shows two workers wrestling a heavy object up a sweeping staircase-classic WWII-era, labor-themed subject matter that Wilson is admired for. Plate-signed “Wilson N.A.” in the image; later pencil notes in the margin (“Stairway 1942” and a name) and a small blue administrative “PLACED” stamp. Crisp impression with visible litho grain under magnification. Please view all photos.
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Artist/Title/Date: Edward A. Wilson, Stairway, 1942
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Medium: Original lithograph on wove paper, plate-signed within the image
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Image size: about 5.5 × 7 inches; hinged at top to a larger deckle-edged sheet
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Notations: later graphite title/date and a prior-owner/admin “PLACED” stamp in the margin
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Why it’s desirable: uncommon small-format Wilson from his wartime worker/industry period; compelling subject and fine tonal range
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Condition: very good-clean sheet and strong blacks; mounted with two paper hinges at top; light handling and the noted margin annotations/stamp; see photos for exact condition
A sharp, uncommon Wilson lithograph with excellent documentary appeal from the 1940s worker-industry genre-ready to mat and frame.
