Rare Copper and Wood Engravings by Leo Wyatt
Engravings by Leo Wyatt: Nine wood engravings of various aphorisms printed in white on different colored backgrounds, in the original blue portfolio with the artist's wood-engraved title; and a set, similarly housed, of four copper engravings of 17th Century quotations.
[Newcastle on Tyne: Leo Wyatt, 1973-1976].
Price: $3,000.00
About the item
Each engraving is one of 75 copies, signed and dated by the artist in the lower margin. 1 vols. The images, of various sizes, average 8-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches, plus generous margins. Rare Copper and Wood Engravings by Leo Wyatt. One copperplate faintly toned, otherwise all very fine condition. In blue wrappers, with paper label. Taylor, Leo Wyatt's Little Book of Alphabets, Introduction.
Item #59380
Leo Wyatt's profession was that of designing and engraving steel dies and copper plates. In his late fifties, challenged by the assertion that famed English wood engraver Reynolds Stone was seemingly "the sole practitioner of the Chancery Cursive letter in engraved form today" he began to engrave lettterheads and bookplates on wood utilizing this classic letter form. He also created separate alphabets and engraved quotations, bringing samples with him on two trips to America, in 1977 and 1978 where he found a new popularity and market for his work, although suites of his engravings, such as those offered here, remain extremely rare. He died in 1981.
