117: BIRGER SANDZEN (1871-1954) SIGNED NAILHEAD BLOCK PRINT

Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
The Sentinel Pines (1919)
The good early large format image titled 'The Sentinel Pines' in pencil lower right, signed in pencil by the artist lower left, initialed within the image lower right. (Greenough blockprint-32).
Sheet measures 15.25 x 21, image is 12 x 17.75 with a framed size of 19.25 x 24.25 inches.
Good condition, toning and mat burn across the image, pin holes upper right margin, the complete sheet, not laid down, no stain, damage or repair.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by his student and colleague Wilhelmina Marm, (see Susan Craig, 'Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)'), and descended through her Kansas City family.
$750 - $1,000