Wood Engravings

*"Night"* c. 1935, Wood Engraving Edition not stated. Signed Don Rico and titled in pencil. Image size 7 1/2 x 5 inches (192 x 126mm), sheet size 8 x 11 inches (279 x 203 mm). A good impression on tissue- thin cream Japan, with full margins (1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Courtesy: Keith Sheridan Inc. See also
*"The Set-Up"* c. 1935, Lithograph Edition c. 25. Signed Dan Rico and titled in pencil. Image size 12 5/8 x 16 3/4 inches (320 x 425 mm); sheet size 15 7/8 x 22 3/4 inches (403 x 578 mm). A fine, rich impression, with full margins (1 1/2 to 3 inches) on cream wove paper. Several repaired tears in the sheet edges, a ball-point pen mark in the left margin, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Created for the New York City WPA. Courtesy: Keith Sheridan Inc.
Artist: Rico, Dan (Donato) Birth Date: 1912-1985 Year: 1937-39 Technique: Lithograph. Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 16 3/4 in. Signature: Signed. Edition Size: Ed. 25. Reference: N/A Item Notes: NYC FAP/WPA print. Stamped and titled with "RICO" in the stone. Collection of NYPL Courtesy: M. Lee Stone Fine Prints, Inc.
"FLOOD VICTIMS" Dan (Donato) Rico - ca. 1937 Signed and titled in pencil. Ed. ca. 25. This is a WPA print, not stamped, and is #67 on the New York Public Library WPA print list. \|This is a moving depiction of the hardship of life for African-Americans, as well as others, during the Depression. Wood engraving, 4 5/8" x 6 1/8". Copyright ©2003 Rona Schneider Fine Prints. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Rona Schneider Fine Prints
Every Night at Eight Artist: Donato Rico Date: 1938 Object Type: print Medium: wood engraving Subjects: bar, seated figure, male, standing figures, bartender, bottles, glass, pot, stool, cigarette, interior Holding Institution: The University of Michigan Museum of Art Accession No.: 1943.116 Credit Line: Gift of the U.S. Government, W.P.A. Federal Art Project, 1943. Image Source: The University of Michigan Museum of Art Image Accession No.: PCD5010-1611-2066-71 Courtesy the University of Michigan School of Information Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Silicosis Year: 1937/84 Technique: Wood engraving. Dimensions: 8 x 6 in. Signature: Signed. Edition Size: Ed. 50. Reference: N/A Item Notes: Block cut in 1937 reprinted by artist 1984. Courtesy: M. Lee Stone Fine Prints, Inc.
The Hunted (Item# 1825) Year: l935-40. Technique: Wood engraving. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 6 in. Signature: Signed. Edition Size: Ed. 25. Reference: Exh. FAP NYC Master's Exhibit, 100 Best Project Prints, late 30s.FAP/WPA MASTERS, Cornell FA Museum, '89. Courtesy: M. Lee Stone Fine Prints, Inc.
"The Eye" as used on the cover of Macabre Tales
"The Eye" Used as image on the Smartyr 7" single.
"Bystander" aka "Bystanders" Wood Engraving, C. 1936-42 8 in. x 6 in. (203 mm x 152 mm) Edition of c. 25 Published by the NYC WPA with their stamp lower left. A powerful image of workers. Images courtesy of: Paramour Fine Arts and Sloans & Kenyon
"Disaster" Wood Engraving, C. 1936-42 11 in. x 8 in. (279 mm x 203 mm) Edition of c. 25 Published by the NYC WPA with their stamp lower left. One of the artist's most dramatic images of the period. Courtesy: Paramour Fine Arts
"Evening Meal" Wood Engraving, C. 1936-42 6 1/8 in. x 4 in. (156 mm x 102 mm) Edition of c. 25 Catalogue Reference: NYPL WC-68 Courtesy: Paramour Fine Arts
"Vermont Snapshot" Woodengraving 1940 A/P 4 1/2 x 6 inches (11.4 x 15.2cm) Signed and titled Courtesy: Tobey C. Moss Gallery
"The Wanderer" Artist: Rico, Donato Year: c.1940 Technique: Wood engraving. Dimensions: 8 x 6 in. Signature: Signed. Edition Size: Ed. 25. Item Notes: New York FAP/WPA print. Unstamped. Courtesy: M. Lee Stone Fine Prints, Inc.
*"John Henry's Mad"* RICO, Dan (Donato) American, born 1910 ca. 1937 Wood engraving 11 x 8 in. (28 x 20.4 cm) image, 16 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. sheet 1995.66 Courtesy: Northwestern University
“The Passing Scene” Dan Rico March 1942 Vol. XI, No. 1 Edition of the Digest and Review America’s Digest of Good Reading. C. H. Fingerhood publisher. Franklin L. Nelson Editor. 130 page ‘readers digest’ style and size of magazine Inside the front cover is the wood block engraving print.
"Noon Game" Dan (Donato) Rico (1912 - 1985) wood engraving on paper, 1937 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches Dan Rico was born in Rochester, New York and studied art at Cooper Union. He worked for the New York WPA graphics program. This image shows the strong textures that can be created with the medium of wood engraving, in which an image is carved into a wooden plate. Collection of the Illinois State Museum photograph by Gary Andrashko ISM Accession #: 1943.16/909.42
"Street Brawl" Donato Francisco Rico wood engraving Size 8.3 x 11 in. / 21 x 28 cm. Year 1936 - 1940 Federal Art Project, pub. Signed, Inscribed, Stamped Sale Of Swann Galleries: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 [Lot 131] American Prints from a Private Collection

Every Night at Eight