Isac Friedlander Autumn Original Drypoint Print

Artist: Isac Friedlander (American/Israeli, 1890–1968)
Title: Autumn
Technique: Original Drypoint Print on Paper
Year: 1939
Edition: Trial Proof #2
Plate Dimensions: 33 x 27.5 cm / 13.0 x 10.8 in
Status: Unframed. Hand-signed and dated in pencil (Lower Right), titled and inscribed (Lower Left).
 
About the Artwork:
This original 1939 drypoint print is created by the listed artist Isac Friedlander. Titled "Autumn," the print features a detailed landscape dominated by a large tree with intricate, gnarled bare branches extending over a rolling hillside. This specific piece is a rare early trial proof (numbered #2), showcasing deep burr and rich velvety black tones characteristic of the drypoint technique.
 
About the Artist:
Isac Friedlander was a prominent 20th-century printmaker born in Latvia who immigrated to the United States and later lived in Israel. Highly acclaimed for his masterful woodcuts, etchings, and drypoints, his work features powerful graphic contrasts and expressionist themes. Friedlander's prints are held in major public institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian.