Elizabeth Keith, "Bridge Near Soochow, China"

A sudden shower emerges over a bridge in Soochow (Suzhou), China in this wonderfully atmospheric work by Scottish artist Elizabeth Keith. 

Date: 1924
Size: Oban
Pencil-signed, first and only edition
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Condition: Toning, otherwise excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24” x 1/2”, Classic Walnut, Ebony

Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956) was a Scottish printmaker who documented her travels in Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia through woodblock prints, paintings, and etchings. A number of her woodblock prints were produced in collaboration with Watanabe Shozaburo in the early 20th century.