from Irwin Chusid, keeper of the Flora Flame:
Jim Flora Art LLC has listed for auction a vintage hand-colored relief print of a 1954 Flora woodcut entitled Manhattan. The print was hand-colored (with either tempera or watercolor), signed, titled, and matted by the artist.
The cityscape depicts many NYC landmarks, such as the Empire State Building, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the UN, Madison Square Garden, the Statue of Liberty, famous theaters and legendary musical bistros, Washington Square arch, a NY public library lion, subways, taxis, horse-drawn carriages and tourists.
An unknown number of Manhattan prints were gift-wrapped by the artist for gallery sale back in the 1950s. The print being auctioned remains sealed by tape. Several Manhattan prints are in the family collection, but this is the only one which will be auctioned, and there are no immediate plans to sell the remaining prints.
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