Lot 162: Joseph Domjan (1907-1992), Hungarian MENTHA

Joseph Domjan (1907-1992), Hungarian MENTHA PIPERITA; BIRD; HEART; BULL; LIFETREE PEACOCK; CURSED AGONY; LOVE; AND OTHER FOLK DESIGNS AND SUBJECTS; Nineteen woodcuts on 18 sheets (one a zinc print), four printed in colour; 16 signed (one in the plate) in pencil, five titled in pencil, artist's proofs, one numbered 1/35 in pencil to margin. Various sizes, 8 are in the larger format and 11 smaller, 4 duplicates. 15 unframed. Sheet 23" x 17.75" - 58.4 x 45.1 cm.; 20" x 13" - 50.8 x 33 cm.; 8" x 3.5" - 20.3 x 8.9 cm. Provenance: Studio of the artist; Estate Collection, Toronto Literature: Opus, Tuxedo Park, New York, 1974, The Artist .. , And the Legend A Visit to China Remembered and the Legends Unfold", foreward "Lifetree Peacock" is illustrated in Dr. Janet Emig's, Pacatus, pl. 6; "Cursed Agony" is illustrated in Dr. Victor Hajdu's, Sungates, both published by Domjan Studio, 1979 and 1980 respectively Note: In 1955, Domjan was invited by the Ambassador to China to exhibit his woodcuts and lectre in China. He was awarded the title of "Master of Colour Woodcuts" awarded by the Chinese only once in each century and was the first and only non-Chinese living artist ever to achieve this award.