Barry Moser
"When He Prepared the Heavens, I Was There", c. 1999
(North Hatfield, MA: Pennyroyal Press)
One of thirty-five artist's proof copies, signed.
2033
Large Resingrave print measuring 29 by 17 inches (885x532mm), depicting a helmeted, winged female figure perched atop an orb leaning on a sword. The title, written in graphite by Moser...
Large Resingrave print measuring 29 by 17 inches (885x532mm), depicting a helmeted, winged female figure perched atop an orb leaning on a sword. The title, written in graphite by Moser in the lower left corner, is from Proverbs 8:27 (KJV), and it points to Moser's figure embodying Wisdom. A smaller version of this with a slightly different composition appeared as an illustration for Proverbs in the Pennyroyal/Caxton Bible; this larger, more dramatic variant was produced in conjunction with the Bible project, and was one of the larger of the handful of images Moser created in this series. Some marginal wrinkling, otherwise fine in a black metal frame.


