Provenance
Commissioned by BHAA 1946 and received prior to the edition.
History of Conservation
Matted in rag board 2017.
Flaming Foliage in the Poconos
ArtistLeon PescheretNationalityAmericanArtist DOB & DOD(Born England) Chisick, England, 15 March 1892 — 23 February 1961 Whitewater, WisconsinMediumEtching and aquatint, printed in colors (yelllow, red, blue, black) on yellow wove paper, decal edge at left.SignatureLeon Pescheret, in pencil Location: L.L. below image within plate mark.Dated1947 Location: L.R. within image “1947” continued within a shield with “BHAA”Inscriptions by ArtistIn pencil L.R. below image within plate mark “artistes proof” Verso, L.L. corner in pencil “M.MF” (printers note)MarksUnknownDimensionsSheet: 18 X 13 1/16 in. Image: 14 X 10 3/4 in.FrameUnknownConditionExcellent; tiny accretions of scotch tape upper left and right corners of sheet; printers handling marks in borders of sheet.Location when Inspected:UnknownDate Acquired by BHAA1947Credit LineCommissioned and published for Buck HIll Art Association, 1947ExhibitionsBuck Hill Falls, The Inn at Buck Hill, Buck Hill Art Association, Fourth Annual Exhibition of Color Prints, September 8 — October 15, 1947, no.22 (for sale at $15.00), designated 1947 Presentation Print of the Buck Hill Art Association, illustrated on cover of checklistPublicationsBHAA 1947, cover.ReferencesUniversity of Wisconsin—Whitewater, Cleo Goff Bartles Collection, Andersen Library, listed online as “In the Poconos, Pennsylvania, colored, number 116, 11 X 14 in.”Date of InspectionUnknownShare