Entitled Eating Melon, this expressive 1968 figurative woodcut on paper is by Expressionist West Coast artist Byron Randall (1918-1999). His work is held in permanent collections of the Phillips Collection, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Oakland Museum of California. Randall traveled the world as a Merchant Marine during WWII. He lived in Mendocino, CA during the 1960s with his wife, Emmy Lou Packard, where they ran a guesthouse and art gallery.
1968 Woodcut on Paper 20"x26.5" unframed
Signed, dated, titled and editioned at the bottom. 1st Edition. Excellent vintage condition.