Gossip, by Ernest W Watson, Amer., (1884-1969) Rare signed with a scratch signature

signed with a scratch signature in the stone

with no etched line work

Color lithograph

and subject of many prints though he continued to travel and make prints of Mexico and South America

A few tiny spots upper right image corner

Gossip, by Ernest W Watson, Amer., (1884-1969) Rare signed with a scratch signatureColor Linocut, 1920, Ed. 6 100, 9 1 2 x 8 7 8, signed, titled, numbered and dated jan 1920 in pencil, skinning to top margin from removal of old hinges, some soft folds to lower corners, on cream wove japan paper, the sheet 11 1 2 x 10 5 8. The ample use here of yellow and green add a revealing emotional intensity to the surely critical verbal exchange shared between these two women. A beautiful Arts & Crafts composition.