| Artist | Tom Kristensen (photo) (1962-present) |
| Title | "Nude Test #1 Grable" #30/50 |
| Provenance | Kristensen's Australian studio (photo) |
| Date | 2006 Limited Edition #30/50, pencil-signed by artist. |
| Series | "Nudes" |
| Publisher | Self-carved/self-printed. |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Tom Kristensen (self-carved/self-printed by artist) |
| Image Size | 9 3/4 x 11 3/8 (plus WIDE margins) |
| Impression | Very Fine. Deeply pigmented. Printed on thick Japanese kozo washi paper, using Japanese pigments, gum, and rice-paste. |
| Condition | Pristine. |
| Reference/Illus | Although not a "Made in Japan" woodblock-- Kristensen is self-trained in Japanese carving/printing techniques, and all of Tom's prints are made using only Japanese papers, pigments, and tools. Here are a few photos Tom sent to us taken inside his studio. Kristensen is clearly a very talented and creative artist/printmaker. |
| Comments | Betty Grable was America's #1 military pin-up girl during the War years and
whose bikini-clad body decorated many US bomber airplanes. A "Limited Edition" totalling ONLY 50 prints. With Kristensen's new series of "American Presidents" prints, Kristensen has vaulted himself into popularity and discovered immediate success--reporting his first design of Barack Obama has quickly become "sold out." |
| Item # | Available NOW as EG-010D #30; (EG-010C #29 Sold/LN/j52; EG-010B #27 Sold/JB; EG-010A Sold/AB) |
| Price | $275 (Our Final copy) |
