Autumn - c.1925, Color Woodcut.

Edition 50. Signed, titled and numbered 17/50 in pencil. Signed in the block, lower left.

Image size 5 5/16 x 4 7/8 inches (135 x 124 mm); sheet size 8 x 7 1/2 inches (203 x 191 mm).

A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan paper; full margins (1 to 2 inches). An unobtrusive printing crease in the left margin, otherwise in excellent condition. Scarce.

$1200.

Spring - c.1925 (printed later), Color Woodcut.

Edition 50. Signed, titled and numbered 4/50 in pencil. Signed in the block, lower left.

Image size 5 5/16 x 4 7/8 inches (135 x 124 mm); sheet size 7 5/8 x 6 inches (194 x 152 mm).

A fine impression, with fresh colors, on off-white wove Japan paper; the full sheet with margins (1/2 to 1 1/2 inches), in excellent condition.

The blocks created for Autumn were later printed by the artist in this alternate color scheme for this edition. Scarce.

$1200.

Methodist Temple, Chicago - 1929, Woodcut.

Edition 50. Signed, titled and numbered 25/50 in pencil. Signed in the block, lower right.

Image size 13 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (343 x 222 mm); sheet size 17 x 12 7/8 inches (432 x 327 mm).

A fine, black impression, on cream Japan paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inches), in excellent condition.

Collections: Art Institute of Chicago, La Salle University Art Museum.

$1200.

Michigan Avenue Bridge -1929, Woodcut.

Edition 50. Signed, titled and numbered 27/50 in pencil. Signed in the block, upper left.

Image size 12 1/2 x 8 5/8 inches (318 x 219 mm); sheet size 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches (419 x 311 mm).

A fine, black impression, on cream Japan paper, with full margins (1 5/8 to 2 1/4 inches), in excellent condition.

Collection: National Gallery of Art.

SOLD

Under the Bridge -c. 1930, Color Woodcut.

Edition c. 50. Signed and titled in pencil.

Image size 8 x 10 1/2 inches (203 x 267 mm); sheet size 10 3/8 x 14 inches (264 x 356 mm).

A fine impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan paper; the full sheet with full margins (3/4 to 1 13/16 inches); repaired pinholes in the top left sheet corner, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition.

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago.

$4500.

Merchandise Mart -1931, Woodcut.

Edition 50. Signed, titled and numbered 33/50 in pencil. Signed with the artist’s monogram in the block, lower right.

Image size 8 15/16 x 11 3/16 inches (227 x 284 mm); sheet size 13 1/8 x 16 3/4 inches (333 x 425 mm).

A fine, black impression, on cream Japan paper, with full margins (1 3/4 to 3 inches), in excellent condition.

Collections: Art Institute of Chicago (Hubbard Fund), Library of Congress, Newark Museum.

SOLD

The Kiss - 1932, Woodcut.

Edition 100. Signed, titled and numbered 14/100 in pencil.

Image size 8 3/4 x 4 3/8 inches (222 x 111 mm); sheet size 11 5/8 x 8 3/8 inches (295 x 213 mm).

A fine, black impression, with full margins (1 3/8 to 2 1/4 inches), on cream Japan; original brown paper hinge remains in the top sheet corners recto and verso,
in excellent condition.

SOLD

Chicago River - -c. 1933, Woodcut.

Edition 50. Signed and titled in pencil.

Image size 11 3/8 x 9 5/16 inches (289 x 237 mm); sheet size 16 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches (410 x 333 mm).

A superb, richly-inked impression, on fibrous, cream laid Japan paper; the full sheet with margins (1 3/4 to 2 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Very scarce.

Collection: Library of Congress.

$1800.

The Workers II II-c. 1935, Woodcut.

Edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil. Signed in the block, lower right.

Image size 6 3/8 x 4 5/16 inches (163 x 110 mm); sheet size 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches (210 x 137 mm).

A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove Japan paper, with full margins (3/8 to 1 inch), in excellent condition. Scarce.

Created by the artist for the Federal Art Project, Chicago Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Collections: Art Institute of Chicago, British Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art.

$1800.

Work Relief (Chicago Snowstorm) - c.1935, Woodcut.

Edition 25. Signed in pencil. Signed in the block, lower right.

Image size 8 3/8 x 11 9/16 inches (213 x 294 mm); sheet size 10 15/16 x 14 11/16 inches (278 x 373 mm).

A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream Japan paper, with full margins (1 to 1 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Very scarce.

Created by the artist for the Federal Art Project, Chicago Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Collections: Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Baltimore Museum of Art, Library of Congress, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Weisman Art Museum.

SOLD

North Bank of the Chicago River -c.1935, Color Woodcut.

Edition 50. Signed and titled in pencil.

Image size 9 x 12 inches (229 x 305 mm); sheet size 11 1/8 x 13 7/8 inches (283 x 337 mm).

A fine, richly-inked impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan paper; the full sheet with margins (5/8 to 1 7/16 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce.

Collections: Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois; U. S. Library of Congress

One of a series of four striking woodcuts Turzak created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) entitled Chicago Moods. This bold, cubist-inspired work reflects Turzak's affinity with the modernist art movements of the early 20th century, which he was exposed to in his European art study travels. The image depicts the monumental Merchandise Mart building in the background towering over Chicago's bustling river industry. The Merchandise Mart was completed for Marshall Field & Co. in 1930; the 4.2 million square foot building became the world's largest commercial building representing Chicago as the most populous city and financial center of the U. S. Midwest.

$4500.

Loop Alley - c.1935, Color Woodcut.

Edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil.

Image size 11 x 8 3/4 inches (279 x 222 mm); sheet size 14 x 10 3/8 inches (356 x 264 mm).

A fine, richly-inked impression, with strong colors, on cream wove Japan paper; the full sheet with margins (11/16 to 1 1/2 inch); slight toning to the paper within the artist's previous mat opening, otherwise in excellent condition. One of a series of color woodcuts entitled Chicago Moods in Color, created by the artist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Scarce.

Collections: Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois; U. S. Library of Congress.

The Loop is one of three downtown community areas in Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east. At the iconic center of the city, it contains the tallest of Chicago's skyscrapers. The Loop also holds a world-class collection of public art, in the form of huge street-side statues by many of the 20th century's most famous sculptors. The Loop initially got its name from the looping route of streetcars that served as the transit hub of early downtown Chicago, but the name has come to be defined by the modern era's looping route of elevated train tracks, serving seven CTA lines, which ensures the continued prominence of the area as the center of Chicago's working world. Despite the gradual northwards shift in the city's center with increasing suburbanization, all tracks lead there and accordingly the Loop remains the most attractive location in the city for major businesses, and for many of the city's visitors.

$3800.

La Salle and Washington Street (Chicago, Illinois) - c.1935, Woodcut.

Edition c. 25. Signed and titled in pencil.

Image size 11 1/16 x 9 inches (281 x 229 mm); sheet size 13 1/2 x 11 1/16 inches (343 x 281 mm).

A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream Japan paper, with margins (1 to 1 3/8 inches), in very good condition. Scarce.

Created by the artist for the Federal Art Project, Chicago Works Progress Administration (WPA).

Collection: Krannert Art Museum (University of Illinois).

$2600.

Dancers - 1939, Wood Engraving

Edition 100. Signed, titled and numbered 72/100 in pencil.

Image size 10 3/16 x 6 13/16 inches (259 x 173 mm); sheet size 12 x 8 3/4 inches (305 x 222 mm).

A fine, black impression, with full margins (5/8 to 1 1/8 inch), on off-white Japan, in excellent condition.

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago.

$2400.