"Oyster Houses, Cape Cod", Clare Leighton, Eng.-Amer., (1898-1989) Rare having parachuted into the bombed

having parachuted into the bombed out German landscape

Together with his artist wife Doris

on a warm smooth cream wove paper

James Weeks

was a notable Boston painter and printmaker of the late 19th century known for his history paintings and portraits

"Oyster Houses, Cape Cod", Clare Leighton, Eng.-Amer., (1898-1989) Rare having parachuted into the bombedWood Engraving, 1953, BPL. 710, 8 3 16 x 9 7 8, Ed. 126 200, tape residue to four margin corners from old tape, slight bumps to three corner tips, signed, titled and numbers in pencil, on stiff, smooth, cream wove bristol paper. A rich impression of this very desirable Cape Cod subject.