TAKE IT EASY BUT TAKE IT!, William Kent, Amer., (1919-20012) Hand-Colored signed and titled in pencil

signed and titled in pencil (cryptically) as stated above

lyrical print

mostly at right

dated 1920 and numbered in pencil

but the significance and beauty of his rich body of work is still under appreciated

TAKE IT EASY BUT TAKE IT!, William Kent, Amer., (1919-20012) Hand-Colored signed and titled in pencilSlate Print printed in blue and red, 1964, Ed. 5 70, 11" x 11", signed, numbered and dated in pencil, on a cream laid japan paper with full margins. Kent was attracted to the lithe and graceful nudes which adorned ancient Greek pottery, as well as the Greek's frank portrayal of sexuality. He utilized several of these mythical figures in his early erotic series of slate prints, all seeming to comment on the restrictions, confusion and shame which often