"Five Men and Wood Stove" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) Linocut 7-15/16 x 9-13/16

7-15/16 x 9-13/16

the colors bright and fresh

and further inscribed at top left "avec mes amities a Tiia-Krishna" ( Tiia Sahni

Despite these flaws one of Moran's most beautiful southwestern prints in a crisp

on cream wove somerset watermarked paper

"Five Men and Wood Stove" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) Linocut 7-15/16 x 9-13/16Gouache, ca. 1942, 7 x 10, signed with initials l. r. verso and notated "31 42 " penciled ref. span 9143", top verso, on textured cream wove watercolor paper. The theme of figures huddled around a toasty wood stove for simple warmth and comfort had great appeal for Sperry Andrews in the bleak and frigid climate of Iceland as he endured the loneliness and privation of wartime service. Returning home and eventually acquiring the home and studios of J.