Hyacinth

 

Byron T. Randall

  1918 - 1999 (biography)

c. 1965  

color linocut with bronze metallic details 

14 1/4 x 10 1/8" image size 

black charcoal pencil, lower right 

not stated; presumed small 

titled in lower left; inscription by artist Emmy Lou Packard, Randall's then-wife: "Christmas Greetings and thanks for your help! - Emmy Lou Packard", after title 

 

white "Strathmore Pastelle USA" watermarked wove 

 

 

24506 

$300.00 

A three-color linocut with a bronze metallic ink highlighting details such as the hyacinth petals, a game of tic-tac-toe in the background, and a pamphlet which partially reads "Peace is the Only...". This appears to have been created when he was married to the artist Emmy Lou Packard in the 1950s and '60s, as there is a Christmas dedication between Randall's signature and titling.

Other impressions of this work do not have the addition of the bronze ink; however, it's unknown which, if any, edition was formally published by the artist.