"Five Men and Wood Stove" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) Linocut 7-15/16 x 9-13/16

7-15/16 x 9-13/16

Despite these flaws one of Moran's most beautiful southwestern prints in a crisp

printed in a warm brown ink on chine colle affixed to a thick cream laid support sheet

a beautiful impression of this beautiful print

on cream wove paper 12-5/16 x 10-11/16

"Five Men and Wood Stove" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) Linocut 7-15/16 x 9-13/16Gouache, ca. 1942, 7 x 10, signed with initials l. r. verso and notated "31 42 " penciled ref. span 9143", top verso, on textured cream wove watercolor paper. The theme of figures huddled around a toasty wood stove for simple warmth and comfort had great appeal for Sperry Andrews in the bleak and frigid climate of Iceland as he endured the loneliness and privation of wartime service. Returning home and eventually acquiring the home and studios of J.