New York Texas Artist & Printmaker Richard Basil Mock Signed Linocut Print. 1986

For sale is an original limited edition woodblock print by the highly regarded New York and Texas artist and printmaker Richard Basil Mock (1944 – July 28, 2006 Please see our eBay store for additional wood block prints by this highly influential printmaker and artist. Artist: Richard Basil Mock (1944 – July 28, 2006 Medium: Linocut Title: Unknown Edition: 28/40 Limited Edition Date: 1986 Signed: Lower right in pencil by the artist Condition: Very Good Measurements: Sheet - 19 3/4” x 26” Image - 12 3/4” x 16” *****SHIPS CAREFULLY ROLLED IN A LARGE SHIPPING TUBE ****** Richard Mock (1944 – July 28, 2006) was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and editorial cartoonist. Mock was best known for his linocut illustrations that appeared on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times from 1980 through 1996. Born in 1944 in Long Beach, California, Mock earned his bachelor's degree, studying lithography and block printing, at the University of Michigan. Settling in New York City in 1968, Mock had exhibitions at 112 Greene Street, The Whitney (in 1973), Exit Art, and his most recent show at the Sideshow Gallery in Brooklyn. In addition, Mock's art frequently appeared on the covers of the magazines Fifth Estate , Alternative Press Review and Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed. His work has been cited as an influence by a number of contemporary American printmakers, among them Tom Huck and Bill Fick. Huck and Fick are both members of a group of artists known as the "Outlaw Printmakers", which as a collective unit cite Mock's work as one of its main influences. Mock died on July 28, 2006 after a long illness.