Original Woodcut “Untitled, Spring Crocus Flower” [R]

Willard Clark was born in Massachusetts but raised in Buenos Aires where his father was president of General Motors in Argentina. In the 1920s, Clark was heading from the East Coast to California to pursue his career in art. Stopping in Santa Fe on the way to California, he fell in love with the small town. It reminded him of Argentina because of all the Spanish influence and language. He never made it to California, but spent his life in Santa Fe.

Clark may be best known for his printmaking and graphic arts, but he also painted canvasses. His mastery of the print making process—a time consuming and complex medium—is evident in this print of a crocus. The tight registry achieved by Clark is evidence of his mastery of the woodcut process.

The woodcut is signed WClark in lower right. It is not dated. It is in excellent original condition and framed in a 22k gold gilded hand-carved frame by Goldleaf Framemakers of Santa Fe.