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Fine art by Paul Landacre wood engraving titled
Death of a Forest, created in 1937 by the American artist Paul Landacre.
The artwork depicts a stylized landscape of dark mountains and hills being consumed by a wildfire, with prominent plumes of white smoke and sharp, flickering flames. Landacre was known for his technical mastery of wood engraving and often found a stark, dramatic beauty even in destructive natural events like the southern California wildfires he observed.
Key Details of the Work
Artist: Paul Landacre (1893–1963), a prominent American printmaker based in Los Angeles.
Medium: Wood engraving on paper.
Edition: This work was originally produced in an edition of 60.
Context: It is closely related to a smaller, rarer engraving by the artist titled Forest Fire, which was commissioned by the Federal Art Project. |
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