"Afternoon Shadows" by Ronau W. Woiceske, Amer., (1887-1953) Drypoint Costigan's empathetic portraits of families

Costigan's empathetic portraits of families who earn their living close to the land are masterful in their drawing and composition

often gifting it to friends as a memento of what he believed

signed in plate with initials at bottom right and titled at bottom left

with edition title & medium notations at lower margin edge

"Afternoon Shadows" by Ronau W. Woiceske, Amer., (1887-1953) Drypoint Costigan's empathetic portraits of familiesDrypoint, ca. 1940, ed. 50, 9 7 8 x 11 7 8, signed and titled in pencil, on ivory wove paper. Ronau W. Woiceske was a consumate master of winter scenes rendered in the challenging medium of drypoint. His ability to evoke brilliant light and silvery shadows reflecting off of snow, the voluptuous form of snow laden evergreens or delicacy tracery of bare branches is simply remarkable. "Afternoon Shadows" is a superb example of his work.