Recent Acquisitions

This is an original aquatint etching by American artist Nenad Jakesevic.  The title is Apples, created and printed in 1984, this impression is numbered as 31/250 and hand signed in pencil lower border.  Published by Associated American Artists in New York.  The image measures 5 7/8X8 3/4 inches.  Very fine condition.

This is an original wood block print by American artist Frank Eckmair.  The title is: House Next Door, pencil signed, titiled and numbered as 136/250, sold through Associated American Artists in New York.  The image measures 9X10 inches on a sheet size of 12X16 1/2 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.

This is a fine original lithograph by American artist Lily S. Converse.  The subject is Ranchos Church, Taos, created and printed circa 1940.  This pencil signed image measures 9 3/8X13 1/2 inches.  It is numbered as 14/25 and came from the collection of Henry Emil Scherer.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  Two of her lithographs are in the collection of National Gallery of Art in Washington.

This is a scarce Taos lithograph by American artist Lily S Converse.  The title is South-Wind, New Mexico.  It is pencil signed and numbered as 19/25 in the lower border.  The image measures 14X10 3/4 inches.  Printed C.1940  on a textured wove type sheet.

This is an original etching by Scottish artist David Young Cameron.  This etching is titled: Perth Bridge, it was created and printed in 1889.  This impression is signed and titled  in the plate lower right.  The image measures 6 1/4X9 3/4 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  The image appears in the RInder catalog as image number 28.  Perth Bridge is  in the city of Perth, Scotland, it spans the River Tay, this is plate signed only.

This is an original pencil signed and titled lithograph by American artist Lilly S. Converse.  The title is Cotton-Wood Grove, Taos, created and printed circa 1940's numbered as 8/25.  The image measures 9 3/4X13 3/4 inches.  Printed on a wove type sheet.  This came from the collection of Henry Emil Scherer.

This is a fine pencil signed and titled lithograph by Polish born American artist Maxim B Gottlieb.  The title is: Polish Landscape created c.1940's.  The image measures 9 7/8X13 3/8 inches.  This lithograph is in the collection of the Library of Congress, indicated as an edition of 20.  

This is an original etching by Scottish artist David Young Cameron.  The title is Beauvais,  created and printed in 1910.  State X/X printed in an edition of 39, hand signed in pencil lower right.  Catalog Rinder 412.  Printed on a medium weight laid type sheet.

This is a fine etching by British printmaker Martin Hardie.  The title is: The Bridge, Chioggia, Venice, done in 1926.  This impression is hand signed in sepia ink lower right, done in an edition of 80.  The image measures 7 7/8X11 1/4 inches,printed on a medium weight laid type sheet.  A rich impression with nice use of plate tone in the sea and sky.

This is a scarce original etching by British artist William Strang.  The title is: The Walls of the Alhambra, 1912, printed in an edition of 50.  This pencil signed impression measures 12X11 7/8 inches.  Printed with a warm toned ink on a medium weight laid type sheet.  Very nice condition wide margins all around.  (Our photo is a partial view of the etching)

This is a fine original drypoint etching by Scottish artist David Young Cameron.  The title is: Castle Urquhart, created and printed in 1929 in an edition of 75 impressions.  Hand signed in pencil lower right.  Printed on a fine medium weight laid type sheet with watermark. " Castle Urquhart is situated on the banks of Loch Ness, with magnificent views across the Great Glen towards Inverness and Fort Augustus. Throughout its long existence, the castle has been an important strategic stronghold for anyone wishing to control the area, including both Robert the Bruce and Oliver Cromwell’s armies."

This is a rare color etching by American artist John Taylor Arms.  The title is: Early Morning, North River, created and printed in  1921.  This color impression was printed in an edition of only 25 impressions.  It was also printed in Black and White in an edition of 100.  The image measures 9 1/2X7 1/2 inches.  Very good condition Signed in pencil lower right.  Created with a combination of etching and aquatint.  This image appears in the Fletcher catalog as image number 100.

This is a fine impression of the well known Whistler etching, Bibi Lalouette, created in 1859.  Cataloged as Kennedy 51, II/II  .  The image measures 9X6 inches, printed on a thin Japan type sheet,  "This curly-haired little boy sitting on the edge of a bed comes from a series of portraits that Whistler made in 1858-59. Known by the pet name of Bibi, the child was son to J. M. Lalouette who ran a small hotel and restaurant at 5 rue de l'Odéon in Paris. Whistler often ate there and left a large unpaid bill when he moved to London. In August 1860 he sent partial payment, eliciting a relieved response from Monsieur Lalouette that mentions Bibi often talked of the artist, and noting the family's pride in their own impression of the present work". ( The Met)  Signed and dated in the plate on the lower right side.

This is a scarce original etching by American artist Margaret M. Taylor (Fox)  The title is A November Morning, it was created and printed in 1891.  The image measures 4 7/8X7 3/4 inches.  Plate signed lower left corner.  The only other impression we could find is in the Smithsonian Collection.  Taylor was a member of the Women etchers of the 19th Century, studying under Peter Moran.

This is a fine original etching by American artist Edward C. Smith, signed in pencil and dated as 1943. The image measures, 6 7/8 x 11 inches, pencil signed l.r. and titled l.l., "Volga River Boats".