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Lake Basin in the High Sierra, 1930

Woodblock Print  
13.25 x 18 in

Description: ‘For just two months in the year the nameless lake at the foot of Johnson Peak ..comes to life from its winters slumber... Countless streams run down the frozen mountainside lending a sublime melody. Man’s very soul and body seem to melt away into the singular silence and tranquility of the surrounding air.’ one of the Artists masterpieces from the World Landscape Series: 107 impressions were made to create this remarkable Work.

Issued: 1930

Edition: 100

Condition: Very fine color state and impression, faint toning in margins

Signed: Unsigned, correct as per Achenbach

Sealed: in red

Publisher:Takamizawa, marked verso

Series: World Landscape Series