Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915-2012) Sharecropper, alternatively titled Negro Woman and Cosechadora de algodón, c. 1952. Signed "E.Catlett" in pencil l.r., initialed within the block, titled "Cosechadora de Algodón" in pencil l.l. Linocut in black and yellow on smooth paperboard, image size 17 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (44.8 x 42.4 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Margins approximately 1 inch, toning, foxing, nicks/small tears to margins, creases to corners (primarily to margins), minute surface losses to margins, thinned spots to edges on verso, probably from tape/hinge removal. N.B. Sharecropper is Catlett's best known print and was originally printed in 1952. It was then published in the journal Artes de México in 1957 under the title Cosechadora de algodón. There were also two editions of 60 impressions - one in colors and one in black - published in 1970. Catlett made a number of impressions manipulating the colorways and use of highlights.
Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915-2012) Sharecropper, alternatively titled Negro Woman and Cosechadora de algodón, c. 1952. Signed "E.Catlett" in pencil l.r., initialed within the block, titled "Cosechadora de Algodón" in pencil l.l. Linocut in black and yellow on smooth paperboard, image size 17 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (44.8 x 42.4 cm), unmatted, unframed. Condition: Margins approximately 1 inch, toning, foxing, nicks/small tears to margins, creases to corners (primarily to margins), minute surface losses to margins, thinned spots to edges on verso, probably from tape/hinge removal. N.B. Sharecropper is Catlett's best known print and was originally printed in 1952. It was then published in the journal Artes de México in 1957 under the title Cosechadora de algodón. There were also two editions of 60 impressions - one in colors and one in black - published in 1970. Catlett made a number of impressions manipulating the colorways and use of highlights.
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