Carol Davis Elvin
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Carol Davis Elvin was a Colorado artist working in limited edition etching during the 1970s and 1980s. She worked extensively in intaglio printmaking, producing hand-pulled etchings that she pencil signed, titled and numbered herself, a practice consistent across her body of work.
Her subject matter ranged widely, from big cats and other wildlife rendered in rich sepia and earth tones, to figurative studies of Southwestern life such as "Taos Woman" and "Wauneka," to a suite of prints titled "An Abandoned Dream" depicting a suite of off-set lithographs centered on Colorado's gold-mining heritage. This breadth suggests an artist equally comfortable with naturalistic animal portraiture and regional historical narrative, working primarily in etching but also exploring offset lithography for some series.
Elvin's etchings were typically produced in editions with a size around 200, printed on off-white Arches paper, the archival, mould-made paper favored by fine art printmakers for its longevity and rich ink absorption. Because she has since passed away, her surviving body of work is finite, which lends her signed and numbered prints, especially artist's proofs, added interest to collectors of Western and wildlife-themed original prints from the late twentieth century.
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- realist carol davis elvin fire lion hand signed numbered etching
- Carol Davis Elvin "An Abandoned Dream 4" Signed Art Print western gold mining | eBay
- Carol Davis Elvin "Fire Lion" Hand Signed & Numbered Etching Fine Art Print, OBO | eBay
- Carol Davis Elvin "Wauneka" Hand Signed & Numbered Etching Fine Art, Make Offer! | eBay