208: JACKSON LEE NESBITT (1913-2008) PENCIL SIGNED ETCHING

Jackson Lee Nesbitt (1913-2008)
Jester, Feste (1935)
The etching published in an edition of only 50 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and titled lower left. The print is inscribed in pencil on the lower margin, 'Etching: 1st state on hand made English paper. Print no. 33.'

The artist is quoted as saying, 'This was the first print I ever editioned. Oh, I did a few student things and there's even an earlier version of this image that I made as a linocut for a personal Christmas card. But this is my first professional print. It's really a self portrait - me as a medieval jester. On some impressions, I use the title Feste, a character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Image measures 10.75 x 8.75, sheet is 15 x 11 inches.
Good to very good condition, wide margins, not laid down, each top corner has paper tape on the face of the print and yellowed stain from previous tape extreme upper right and left corners. No damage, repair, punctures or tears, no other stain.
$300 - $500