Amaranth Ehrenhalt "Conifers", Signed Woodblock Print, ed. 50, c. 1960s 1980s pin with a diameter of 6

with a diameter of 6 inches at the lip and 2

I found this one at a recent estate sale in Weston

Clearly it was made in two halves

with some paint loss

Made of clay and Mexican

Amaranth Ehrenhalt "Conifers", Signed Woodblock Print, ed. 50, c. 1960s 1980s pin with a diameter of 6This terrific c. 1960s woodblock print, by the excellent but under recognized Amaranth Ehrenhalt (American, b. 1928 ), is really striking from a distance, but even better close up, as the viscerality of the ink becomes apparent. I assume the title, Conifers, points to the materiality of the woodblock surface itself, but perhaps also to elongated two toned green form that centers the abstract composition. Ehrenhalt is an American painter, sculptor, and