ROBERT V. ROSEWARNE NOCTURNAL CITYSCAPE LINOCUT

ROBERT VICTOR ROSEWARNE (CANADIAN, 1925�1974) LINOCUT ON PAPER, SIGNED "ROSEWARNE" IN PENCIL LOWER RIGHT BELOW THE IMAGE AN ATMOSPHERIC NOCTURNAL CITYSCAPE WITH EXPRESSIONIST OVERTONES 5.125 X 3.25 IN PLATE 12.5 X 9.25 IN MAT UNFRAMED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH CRISP IMPRESSION AND ORIGINAL TISSUE GUARD PRESENT ROBERT VICTOR ROSEWARNE WAS A DISTINGUISHED CANADIAN ARTIST, PRINTMAKER, AND ART INSTRUCTOR WHO SERVED AS CHIEF OF EXHIBITIONS AND EXTENSION SERVICES AT THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES OF CANADA. HE CO-FOUNDED THE HERALDRY SOCIETY OF CANADA AND PRODUCED A SIGNIFICANT BODY OF GRAPHIC WORK, PRINTS, AND DESIGNS FOR NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BEFORE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH AT AGE 48.