"Old Boat House, Gloucester" by Charles A. Platt, Amer., ( 1861-1933) Linocut A late and witty bilaterally

A late and witty bilaterally symmetrical biomorphic abstraction by the artist in a small edition and fine condition

& signed & titled twice in pencil

6-1/8 x 3-7/8

The label states the following: 'This new print shows a bull elk leading two cows to a lower area to escape the heavy winter snows and to avoid starvation or attack from wolves

The inclusion of the tiny fish in the dew drops is wonderful

"Old Boat House, Gloucester" by Charles A. Platt, Amer., ( 1861-1933) Linocut A late and witty bilaterallyEtching, 1881, as published in American Artists, 1889, S. Walker & Co., Boston, Ed. unknown, 5 3 4 x 9 3 4, signed in the plate, printed in a warm brown ink on chine colle affixed to a thick cream laid support sheet, the margins trimmed but substantial, a faint water stain top center margin just inside platemark, but away from image and hidden under mat, a rich impression of this fine Gloucester subject by Platt.