The Prints of Luigi Rist Catalog

The Prints of Luigi Rist, 1995, 8½" x 11", 40 pages, 36 black-and-white reproductions, 16 color reproductions, essay by Reba and Dave Williams.

Louis G. Rist (1888–1959), was an American printmaker who created beautiful woodcut prints that won major awards in the 1940s and 1950s. The first essay in this catalogue covers Rist’s biography, including his education and exhibition record, and it is followed by a description of Rist’s working methods and his system of publishing editions, numbering the individual prints, as well as dating and signing his prints.

Much of the information about Rist is based on published articles and an unpublished book by Barbara Whipple, a frequent contributor to American Artist<$> until her death in 1989. $15 + shipping and handling