"Garden Flowers" by Margaret J. Patterson, Amer., (1867-1950) Watercolor tack holes at upper left

tack holes at upper left

8-1/4 x6-1/2

each in their corner with the open expanse of the stage in between

The image measures 13-3/16 x 9-9/16

The image and chine surface are remarkably fine

"Garden Flowers" by Margaret J. Patterson, Amer., (1867-1950) Watercolor tack holes at upper leftColor Woodcut, 1921, Ed. 100, but fewer printed, 10 1 2 x 7 1 4, a particularly bright, luminous impression; with hand painted additions to the green stalks and leaves by the artist, unsigned, on thick fibrous cream japan, and trimmed to the subject by the artist, as was common. This was purchased back in 1986 or 87 from Steven Thomas's first big Margaret Patterson list. I was so excited I drove all the way to Vermont to view the collection and took