My Collection of Prints by Reynold Weidenaar (1915 - 1985)

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The Road Is Rough

Commissioned for a presentation print by the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. Some of the tiny signs in the background and the foreground are only visible under a magnifying glass (as seen in many of his works), This print is the first in my collection, I acquired this print from my brother James Straub, *In 1943 Weidenaar became engaged to Ilse Eardmans. The etching he was working on at the time features one of the most endearing personal inscriptions. The Road is Rough features a sign which reads ; NOTICE / THIS ETCHER HAS MET HIS / DREAM GIRL AT AGE 28, AND IS / GETTING MARRIED / GET HIS STUFF NOW - / WHILE HE IS ETCHING FOR / A REPUTATION - INSTEAD OF A FAMILY * Reynold Weidenaar A Retrospective. The Grand Rapids Art Museum October 2015-January 2017.


Medium: Etching
Dimensions: 6-15/16 X 8-15/16
Location: Permanent Collections Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts.
Date Produced: 1944
Exhibitions: U.S. Library of Congress

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