"Bathers" by John E. Costigan, Original Limited Edition Signed Etching

This original, limited edition etching, was realized by the esteemed American artist John E. Costigan, circa 1930. He is represented in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the Philips Memorial Gallery in Washington and the Brooklyn Museum, to name only a few of the many institutions that feature his work. This print, with its balanced composition and its loose style of figuration- deftly balances realism and abstraction- helps to explain his acclaim. This piece depicts a family of bathers at a wooded watering hole. Here, Costigan takes an age old subject- explored by Picasso, Degas and countless other modernists- and imbues it with his distinctive style, somewhere between that of Theodore Rousseau and Thomas Hart Benton. High style deco has three more prints from this series available. The entire suite of four is available for purchase for $4475. It is signed by the artist bottom left. The pieces are in the original portfolio and have never been framed. Excellent condition.