Jane Martin VonBosse. 1931-2011.
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Nature Studies
After Cat (after a drawing by Eric). c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 (sheet 5 3/4 x 7 3/8). Edition 6, #1. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $175.
Cricket. c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 3 x 5 (sheet 6 1/2 x 10 1/4). Edition 32, #8. The vertical line above the cricket is actually a piece of mulberry fiber inherent in the paper. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $175.
Fledgling. c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 3 x 2 (sheet 8 x 6). Edition 16, #2. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $75.
Garg-owl. 1967. Linoleum cut. 9 x 6 1/4 (sheet 12 x 10 1/4). Edition 30, #1. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $225.
Peace Totem. c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 12 x 2 3/4 (sheet 16 1/2 x 7 1/2). Edition 30, #14. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $250.
Sam-I-Am c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 5 x 5 1/2 (sheet 10 x 12). Edition 32, #5. A fine impression printed on colored Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $250.
Worm Hunter c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 4 x 6 1/2 (sheet 9 3/4 x 15). Edition 16, #12. A fine impression printed on textured Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $175.
Figure Studies
The Juggler c. 1964. Linoleum cut printed in colors. 8 1/2 x 9 (sheet 16 1/2 x 10 1/2). Edition 48, #11. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $175.
Statue-Fisherboy 1967. Linoleum cut. 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 (sheet 11 x 13 3/8). Edition 16, #1. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $100.
Waiting for Sue c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 7 x 6 (sheet 8 3/4 x 10 1/2). Edition 16, #15. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $100.
Love Images
Love c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 3 1/4 x 2 7/8 (sheet 6 5/8 x 4 3/4). Edition 64, #22. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $175.
Ted c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 (sheet 8 1/2 x 13 1/4). Edition 15, #1. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Ted was Jane VonBosse's husband's name. $250.
Valentine's Day (from The Tempest by William Shakespeare) 1965. Linoleum cut. 5 x 4 3/4 (sheet 8 5/8 x 10 3/8). Edition 16, #6. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $175.
Landscape Studies
Cliff House c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 3 x 4 (sheet 7 x 8 1/2). Edition 32, #1. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $125.
Cyclamen c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 4 5/8 x 7 1/8 (sheet 9 1/2 x 12 5/8). Edition 24, #23. A fine impression printed on green 'Ingres d'Arches' laid paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $250.
Farm over the Hill c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 11 x 8 3/4 (sheet 16 x 13 5/8). Edition 16, #1. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $250.
Hybrid Fertility c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 (sheet 12 1/4 x 16). Edition 20, #5. A fine impression printed on green Ingres d'Arches laid paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $225.
Hybrid Fertility c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 (sheet 12 1/4 x 16). Edition 20, #17. A fine impression printed on brown wove paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $225
Plant Form c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 10 x 4 3/8 (sheet 14 3/4 x 10). Edition 24, #17. A fine impression printed on 'Weston' wove paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $225/pair.
Plant Form c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 10 x 4 3/8 (sheet 14 3/4 x 10). Edition 24, #12. A fine impression printed on blue-toned Japanese mulberry paper. Unsigned; numbered in pencil. $225/pair.
River (mirror-image calligraph) c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 14 1/8 x 8 (sheet 19 x 13). Edition 32, #5. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $250.
The Seed 1964. Linoleum cut. 9 3/8 x 14 1/8 (sheet 12 1/4 x 17 1/2). Edition 32, #2. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $250.
The Seed 2 c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 6 3/8 x 2 1/2 (sheet 13 5/8 x 10 1/8). Edition 24, #1. A fine impression printed on textured Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $125.
Star Fragment 1966. Linoleum cut. 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 (sheet 5 7/8 x 7 1/2). Edition 64, #1. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $75.
Storm Tree c. 1962. Linoleum cut. 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 (sheet 13 x 10 1/4). Edition 20, #10. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $125.
Storm April 24, 1962. Linoleum cut. 8 3/4 x 4 7/8 (sheet 9 1/8 x 13). #1. A fine impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. $75.
A fascinating look into the artist's working method of reworking the image.
Last but not Least!
Little Caboose c. 1964. Linoleum cut. 4 x 3 1/2 (sheet 10 x 10 3/4). Edition 20, #19. A fine impression printed in red ink on yellow-tan Japanese mulberry paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $125.
Jane M. VonBosse was born June 21, 1931, in Abington, Pennsylvania. She attended Abington Friends School, in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Marietta College, Ohio, in 1954. On December 26, 1959, she married Theodore P. VonBosse. Jane was an artist who worked as printmaker, wood carver, Chinese brush painter and traditional watercolorist for more than 50 years. Before moving to Newburyport in 1993, she and husband, Ted, ran a gallery-workshop in Port Republic, New Jersey. Mrs. VonBosse was a member of the National Woodcarvers Association and the Newburyport Art Association.
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