Prints

This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Joseph Pennell.  This image from his Panama Canal series is titled ; The Cut looking toward Ancon Hill.  This lithograph was created and printed in 1912.  The image measures 16 7/8X22 1/8 inches on a Fabiano watermarked laid type sheet which measures overall 20 1/2X25 inches.

Lithograph, image size 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches, 1st state of 2, cat. Walterskirchen-187, framed, pencil signed lower right

This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Joseph Pennell, as part of his Panama Canal Series, this image is titled: Official Ancon-Administration Buildings, created and printed in 1912.  The inmage measures 22X 16 1/2 inches, on a Fabiano watermarked laid type paper which has a sheet size of 25 1/2X20 1/2 inches.

This is an original woodblock print by American artist Isac Friedlander. it is titled: "Vanquished" it was created and printed in 1938, it is editioned as 1/4 impressions.
The image measures 10X12 inches, printed on a light weight laid type paper. It is hand signed,titled and editioned in pencil in the lower margin. Isac Friedlander (1890-1968) was born in Latvia. In 1912 he went to Italy where he met and worked with Russian artist Maxim Gorky. During this period he also received his only art training, studying etching, drawing and relief printing at the Academy of Rome. In 1937, he emigrated to New York where he worked full time as an artist until his death. He is best known for his woodcuts and etchings, and many museums have works by the artist, including the Smithsonian, Bibliotheque Nationale, and the Brooklyn Museum.

This is an original engraving by French artist Philippe Mohlitz.  This image is titled: The Abyss.  It was created and printed in 1967.  Pencil signed lower right and numbered as 28/50 lower left.  The image measures 8 1/4X7 1/8 inches.  Printed on a heavy weight laid type sheet.  Mohlitz uses the refined technique of Original engraving, in the traditional manner.  Born in Bordeaux in 1941 Mohlitz studied the techniques of engraving at the studio of Rene Delpech in Paris in the mid 1960's.

This is an original etching by British artist Arthur Briscoe.  The title is: "Manning the Pumps".  This etching was created and printed in 1931 in an edition of 75.  This etching is hand signed and editioned in pen and ink by the artist.  The image measures 12 1/4X9 1/8 inches.  "The action shows the men manning the pumps which are in the waist of the ship, the wettest part of all when seas are coming aboard".  This etching is framed with archival materials.

This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Joseph Pennell.  This image is one of his Panama Canal Series that he created in 1912.  The image is titled: The Walls of Miraflores Lock, 1912.  The image measures 18 1/2X24 3/4 inches, on a Fabiano watermarked laid type paper which measures 20 1/2X25 1/2 inches.

This is an oriignal  aquatint etching by British artist Leonard R. Squirrell, this etching was created and printed in 1924 in an edition of 75 signed proofs.  The image measures 11X16 1/4 inches.  Pencil signed by the artist in pencil lower right border.  Fine use of highlight and shadow making a dramatic composition. Printed on a medium weight wove type paper.   A rare image only found in Museums.

Original etching by the British artist, Arthur Brisco, measuring 6 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches, 1926, signed and numbered; 62/75, cat: Hurst-158. Britain's "General Strike" was the theme of Brisco's dramatic image of "The Orator". The strike, mainly by coal-miners upset with their goverments' reduction in wages and worsening conditions, also included dockers, printers, power station workers and transport workers, thus Brisco's interest in the subject.

This is an original drypoint etching by French artist Jacques Villon.  The title is: La Dame au chine.  It was created and printed in 1906, this is the 2nd state of 2.  The image measures 9 1/2X8 1/2 inches.  Catalog entry Ginestet-Pouillon E156.  This drypoint is nicely framed.  Hand signed in pencil lower border, one small foxing spot in the lower border.

This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Joseph Pennell.  One of a series that he created at the Panama Canal construction in 1912.  The image measures 16 3/4X22 inches.  The title is : Early Morning, Miraflores, Panama.  Printed on a Fabiano watermarked laid type sheet which measures 20 1/2X25 1/2 inches.  

This is a fine original lithograph by American artist Gifford Beal.  The title is: Tight-Rope Performer/Aerial  Acrobat, created and printed circa 1930.  The image measures 13 1/4X10 5/8 inches.  This lithograph is pencil signed, inscribed 100 imp.  One of his series of Circus images that Beal created when the circus came to New York City.  This lithograph came to us from the Beal family.

Etching and aquatint, image size 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches, Bliss 83, pencil signed, l.r "A. Legros", laid watermark paper, collectors stamp.

This is an original pencil signed and titled wood engraving by British artist Mary Elizabeth Groom.  The title is: The Crucifixion, created  and printed circa . 1929, it is numbered as 4/30.  The image measures 9 1/2X7 1/4 inches.  Printed on a thin japan type sheet.  Groom was a well known artist and illustrator one of  the Suffolk artists.  She was also a founding member of the English Wood Engraving Society starting in 1926.  Mary studied wood engraving at Leon Underwood's Art School, along with Underwood himself and with fellow-students such as Blair Hughes-Stanton, Gertrude Hermes  and Agnes Miller Parker 

Etching, image size 6 x 9 1/8 inches, cat: Melot- C.7, later printing without Cadart lettering, possibly after it was removed. This is a very nice impression with wide borders, printed on a medium weight cream colored laid type paper. This atmospheric image from Corot's series of Italian landscapes is a great example of his ability to capture the life and movement of the scene with loose spontaneous lines and rich tones.