Mending the Weir by Letterio Calapai

Mending the Weir, by Letterio (“Leo”) Calapai (1901-1993), is a wood engraving created by the artist in 1982. Signed and annotated below the image: “Mending the Weir 1/50 L. Calapai ’82.”

Calapai was a printmaker, painter, and educator who also printed works by other artists. For a more in-depth reading of Calapai’s life and work open the following link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterio_Calapai

“Weir” is an enclosure of stakes set in a stream as a trap for fish.

$355.