"Five Men and Wood Stove" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) Linocut 9-7/8 x 7-15/16

9-7/8 x 7-15/16

on cream wove somerset watermarked paper

7-15/16 x 9-13/16

crisply inked and wiped impression with an even veil of plate tone

on cream wove paper 12-5/16 x 10-11/16

"Five Men and Wood Stove" by Sperry Andrews, Amer., (1917-2005) Linocut 9-7/8 x 7-15/16Gouache, ca. 1942, 7 x 10, signed with initials l. r. verso and notated "31 42 " penciled ref. span 9143", top verso, on textured cream wove watercolor paper. The theme of figures huddled around a toasty wood stove for simple warmth and comfort had great appeal for Sperry Andrews in the bleak and frigid climate of Iceland as he endured the loneliness and privation of wartime service. Returning home and eventually acquiring the home and studios of J.