Haim Mendelson

Jan with a Small Toy

Haim Mendelson's original drypoing engraving, "Jan with a Small Toy" is an artist proof impression printed upon hand-made, laid paper with the ‘Arches’ watermark and with full, deckled margins. It is pencil signed, titled and annotated, ‘A/P’, by him under the plate-mark, and dated ‘4/23/69, 9:30 AM’ along the lower edge of the paper. Using only the essential lines, the artist brilliantly captures the expression and wonder of a young child. "Jan with a Small Toy" is a fine, original example of the engraved art created by the American artist, Haim Mendelson.

Original Drypoint Engraving with Plate-Tone by the American artist, Haim Mendelson.


Jan with a Small Toy	Seated Nuns

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Haim Mendelson (Poland, b. 1923 - Resides, New York City)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Edition	-
01-		Jan with a Small Toy by Haim Mendelson	Original Drypoint Engraving with Plate-Tone	1969	Signed, titled and annotated, ‘A/P’, by Haim Mendelson under the plate-mark, and dated ‘4/23/69, 9:30 AM’ in pencil.
02.-		Seated Nuns by Haim Mendelson	Original Drypoint Engraving with Plate-Tone	1976	Signed, titled and annotated, 'T/P', by Haim Mendelson under the plate-mark, and dated '11/25/76' in pencil.	Sold

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Title:	Jan with a Small Toy
Artist:	Mendelson, Haim (Poland, b. 1923 - Resides, New York City)
Date:	1969
Medium:	Original Drypoint Engraving with Plate-Tone
Note:	Haim Mendelson: A New York painter, etcher and engraver, Haim Mendelson moved to the city from Poland at the age of three. He began exhibiting his art in Manhattan galleries around 1950 and since then his art has been shown throughout the United States and in Germany.
	Haim Mendelson's first one man show took place in New York in 1954. Since that time he has also participated in group exhibitions at such major galleries as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Butler Institute of American Art and the Berlin Academy of Fine Art. A full member of the American Society of Contemporary Artists, Mendelson has also received the following awards; Dr. Maury Leibovitz Special Merit Award (1987), Bienalle Malta (1995), Audubon Artist Award (1996) and the Florsheim Foundation Grant (1999). Today the fine art of Haim Mendelson is included in the permanent collections of the Minnesota Museum of Art, Griffiths Art Center, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum and the Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation.
	Jan with a Small Toy is a superb example of Mendelson’s techniques. Using only the essential lines, he brilliantly captures the expression and wonder of a young child. This particular impression of Jan with a Small Toy is marked ‘A/P’ -- meaning ‘Artist’s Proof’. Mendelson printed all his original engravings and was experimenting here with the depth of line and the tonal values of the background. It is not known if he printed an edition for this work of art.
Edition:	Artist Proof 'A/P'
Size:	6 1/2 X 4 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $285.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon hand-made, laid paper with the ‘Arches’ watermark and with full, deckled margins. Signed, titled and annotated, ‘A/P’, by the artist under the plate-mark, and dated ‘4/23/69, 9:30 AM’ along the lower edge of the paper (under the matte). A beautifully printed, early proof impression and in excellent condition throughout. Jan with a Small Toy represents a prime, original example of the art of Haim Mendelson.
Subject:	Haim Mendelson, Jan with a Small Toy, original drypoint engraving, American Society of Contemporary Artists, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Artist Proof Impression.
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