"Bison on the Trail #2" by Will Simmons, Amer., (1884-1949) Mezzotint A fine Arts & Crafts

A fine Arts & Crafts era advertising image by the artist

Kalman Oswald lived with his wife Helmi in New York and Massachusetts

signed in the plate and in pencil

Sometimes the adhesive used to glue the chine colle to the heavier support sheet has stained the image

"Bison on the Trail #2" by Will Simmons, Amer., (1884-1949) Mezzotint A fine Arts & CraftsEtching, 1921, 6 1 8 x 3 7 8, signed and dated in the plate, on cream wove paper, another version of this composition with a second bison to the left was published in he Print Connoisseur, Vol. II, No. II, Dec. 1921. This version focuses attention on the lead bison contemplating the remains of a not so fortunate predecessor; a reminder of dangers encountered on the trail.