Signed Original Lithograph by Sarah Lance Westlake

Artwork details: Bird of Another Wing is an original lithograph by Sarah Lance Westlake, identified as State Proof II. The work measures 32 1/2 inches high by 24 1/2 inches wide and was printed in Jerusalem in October 1983. It is signed “SLW/‘84,” indicating the artist’s signature and date.

Framing and condition notes: The lithograph has been professionally framed by Stanhope Framers under UV-protected Plexiglass, an important preservation feature that helps reduce light exposure while allowing the work to remain on display.

About the artist: Sarah Westlake was among a small group of female artists from the Boston area who achieved a sustained professional career in the mid-twentieth-century art world. Coming of age during the 1940s and 1950s, she developed her practice within the highly intellectual and largely male-dominated field of abstract art. Her mature work reflects a refined synthesis of influences: the structural restraint associated with Agnes Martin, the decorative sensibility of Henri Matisse, the flattened spatial relationships of Japanese prints and screens, and the ordered yet organic aesthetics of gardens.

Interpretive summary: In Bird of Another Wing, Westlake’s abstract language can be understood through the dynamic relationship between natural movement and carefully composed structure. Like a haiku, her art suggests more than it states directly, balancing unruly organic forms with calm planar arrangements. The result is a work that feels both disciplined and lyrical, connecting modern abstraction with the visual rhythms of nature, architecture, and memory.

Value – $2000

Generously donated from the Westlake family estate