Nathanson Fine Art created this site, which shows 70 woodblock carvings by the artist Arthur Segal (1875 - 1944). Also presented are 70 examples of the limited edition prints made from Arthur’s 70 carvings. In 1972 the publisher Richard Nathanson, in partnership with Arthur’s daughter Marianne Segal, used Arthur’s carvings to produce 70 limited editions each of only 80 individually numbered prints.

Will Carter OBE (1912 - 2001) was the master printer commissioned to use Arthur Segal’s original carvings to print the 70 limited editions in 1972. Will created the editions using ink on a bespoke wove paper with deckle edges made by J. Barcham Green Ltd. The limited editions produced in 1972 can be identified by the watermark: “a. Segal” on each handmade sheet and the publisher’s circular dry-stamp found in the lower left corner, in relation to the central image. Every limited edition print is numbered in pencil on the back, behind the publisher’s stamp, identifying its place as one of the 80 prints produced for each carving.

The prints are presented in 11 sets, which follows the groupings in the catalogue for the Ashmolean Museum exhibition, Oxford, UK from May 10th - July 3rd 1977. These sets also follow the timeline of creation for the original carvings from 1910 to 1919, whereby set 11 features prints taken from some of the final carvings created by Arthur Segal (of the 70 shown here).

Since the 1972 publication, no further impressions were created from the 70 carvings. Nathanson Fine Art still have a small number of the edition prints available for purchase. Inquires for purchase are welcome via the contact page. All available prints are in excellent condition having been in the possession of the publisher and now his surviving business, Nathanson Fine Art, since 1972.

Richard Nathanson also produced an accompanying catalogue titled: “A Collection of Woodcuts by Arthur Segal” (Nathanson, 1972). The edition prints and this catalogue were cited in the 1987 book: “Arthur Segal 1875 - 1944”, as:

“Die numerische kennzeichnung der Holzschitte folgt dem Nathanson-Katalog “ A Collection of Woodcuts by Arthur Segal", by Richard Nathanson, London 1972” (Herzogenrath and Liska, 1987, p. 374).

Which translates to English as:

“The numerical identification of the woodcuts follows the Nathanson catalogue "A Collection of Woodcuts by Arthur Segal", by Richard Nathanson, London 1972”.