"Bison on the Trail #2" by Will Simmons, Amer., (1884-1949) Mezzotint with small but original margins

with small but original margins

Josephine Siccard-Redl was well known for her vibrant color woodcuts

Kalman Oswald lived with his wife Helmi in New York and Massachusetts

Sometimes the adhesive used to glue the chine colle to the heavier support sheet has stained the image

A Beardsleyesque design

"Bison on the Trail #2" by Will Simmons, Amer., (1884-1949) Mezzotint with small but original marginsEtching, 1921, 6 1 8 x 3 7 8, signed and dated in the plate, on cream wove paper, another version of this composition with a second bison to the left was published in he Print Connoisseur, Vol. II, No. II, Dec. 1921. This version focuses attention on the lead bison contemplating the remains of a not so fortunate predecessor; a reminder of dangers encountered on the trail.