Elton Bennett Reproduction Print- Journey Into Silence- double matted 12" X 16"

Description: Elton Bennett (1910-1974) of Hoquiam, Washington Offered is a reproduction offset lithograph print of Journey Into Silence. The ship and the fishing boat share the ocean, but with very different purposes. The 4 masted schooner was designed specifically for the Pacific Coast lumber trade. Other ships, designed for East Coast waters, had been tried, but they didn't fulfill the needs of the burgeoning trade of lumber leaving the coast for points further west. The fishing boat is known as a 'double ender'- it had a deep hull and the V-hull on both ends gave tremendous stability and safety. There were hundreds of these fishing vessels working the waters up and down the Pacific Coast. My father always had a longing for life on the sea- but reality also was part of his knowledge. It was a hard life, filled with long hours, bitter cold, and poor provisions. My father once told me that if he had followed his boyhood dream of running away to sea, he would never have been able to create the gorgeous scenes of ships. The print is mounted with archival framing tape into acid free archival hand cut double mats which measure 12" X 16"and presented in an archival clear protective sleeve. This is a standard ready made frame size. The image size of the print is 8" X 11" My father was the artist who truly captured the Pacific Northwest.His silkscreen work can be described as 'expressionistic realism'. He was born into a working class family in a town that sits on the very edge of the west coast of the continental United States. It is an area with unsurpassed natural beauty, home of the Olympic National Park. Elton Bennett (1910-1974) attended the Portland Art Museum School of Fine Art immediately following World War II. His first attempt at studying art had been derailed by the onset of the Great Depression, and there were long, hard years of manual labor before a glimmer of the dream could be rekindled. But those years provided the context for his silkscreen work- scenes of the working riverfront, the bustle of the commerce of the wharves, and his unflagging dedication to providing artwork to people of every economic class. His tenure at The Portland Art Museum School opened new vistas and, most importantly, introduced him to the Silkscreen /Serigraph printing process. Finally he had found the way to create unique and constantly evolving artwork while maintaining his absolute belief in providing affordable artwork. Hi silkscreen art portrays his beloved Pacific Northwest. His signature style of expressionistic realism speaks to those who relish the fog and mists of our beaches, the glory days of the 4 mast lumber schooners, and the tranquility of the forests. Elton Bennett shunned the elitism of the establishment art world, deliberately placing his art in locations where people would never expect to find exquisite art; hardware stores, tackle shops, paint stores, stationery shops. Even occasionally at the local sandwich lunch counter.Elton Bennett (1910-1974) Silkscreen/Serigraph artist from Hoquiam, Washington For further information about Elton Bennett, I encourage you to do a web search for Elton Bennett. My website will appear, and you can visit the Biography page to find videos from a recent art show in which I talk about my father, his convictions and philosophy about his artwork. The Appraisal page can guide you through the process of evaluating the current value according the the vital conditions which affect value. The Gallery page shows a selection of his silkscreen titles. Remember- every single original silkscreen by Elton Bennett is unique and different from any other, even when the same screens were used. His color variations and many screen variations meant that no two silkscreen prints were ever alike. Barbara Bennett Parsons

Price: 80 USD

Location: Hoquiam, Washington

End Time: 2025-02-15T00:05:49.000Z

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