Intense graphic 1970s Portuguese woodcut print

Ilda reis (1923 – 1998, lisbon) -- “untitled” -- 1972 -- woodcut on paper in three colours -- numbered, signed and dated in pencil -- 188 × 112 mm|7 3/8 × 4 3/8 in (image area) -- 283 × 197 mm|11 1/8 × 7 3/4 in (sheet size) -- -- edition: 435/1500 -- framed -- please note: visualisations of works hung in interiors are simulated and may not accurately represent either how the work is framed or its precise scale. If a work is not described above as framed, then please assume that it is offered unframed. ---- ilda reis dedicated herself exclusively to printmaking for three decades of creative production. She was married from 1944 to 1970, to the writer josé saramago. Her artistic path began at the antónio arroio school of decorative arts, and she then studied engraving and serigraphy at gravura (sociedade cooperativa de gravadores portugueses) alongside júlio pomar, alice jorge, manuela pinheiro, emilia nadal and sérgio pombo. She was a member of the board of gravura in 1971/72 and of the technical council in 1972/73, and received a grant from the calouste gulbenkian foundation in 1971/72 and 1979/80. ---- if you wish to purchase more than one work, shipping costs can be significantly reduced ---- shipping will be arranged by the most economical/appropriate courier service for the safe delivery of the piece.