Prints

This is a fine award winning etching by American artist John Taylor Arms.  From his English Series, this image is Cavendish Church, created and printed in 1944.  This is the second state of two printed in an edition of 155, printed by David Strang.  The image measures 9 1/2X5 1/2 inches.  according to the Fletcher catalog the first state of this etching took Arms 236 hours to complete, the second state had an additional 53 3/4 hours of work done to complete it. This appears in the Fletcher catalog as image number 381.

This 1920 etching by the American artist Joseph Pennell measures 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches, pencil signed, edition of probably 50 proofs, cat: Wuerth 740. Pennell was an important American etcher, lithographer and illustrator. Good friends with James McNeill Whistler, he and his wife co-authored his biography. Pennell was known for his continued experimentation with technique and style, producing cityscapes, landscapes and marine scenes. He also printed many of his own images.

This framed lithograph by Engelmann after Vernet, measures 17 x 10 3/4 inches. It is plate signed and titled on the lower margin. Godefroy Engelmann was born in 1788 in Mühlhausen, France and trained in Switzerland and France at La Rochelle and Bordeaux. He studied painting and sketching in Jean-Baptiste Regnault’s atelier in Paris. In the summer of 1814 he traveled to Munich, Germany to study lithography and is largely credited with bringing lithography to France.

This is a rare original drypoint etching by British artist William Strang.  The subject is a portrait of the Sculptor George Frampton.  Created and printed in 1907.  The image measures 15 7/8X10 3/4 inches. Hand signed in pencil printed by his son David Strang.  Printed on a medium weight laid type sheet.

This is an original pencil signed and titled woodblock print by American artist Isac Friedlander. The title of this work is "Jeremiah", created and printed circa 1940. The image measures 6 3/4X5 7/8 inches. 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 atmospheric winter scene by the American artist, Ronau Woiceske measures 8 3/8 x 11 inches, pencil signed and titled. Woiceske was born in Bloomington Indiana and studied at the St Louis School of Fine Arts and at the Artist Colony in Woodstock, NY with Birge Harrison and John Carlson. He was involved in the WPA, and became known for his atmospheric etchings of snowy winter scenes. He was a member of the Philadelphia Print Club and the National Association of Etchers.

This is an early engraving by Bernardus Baron (1696-1766) Portrait of "John, Count of Nassau-Siegen and family", This engraving was created and printed in 1761. It is after the painting by Van Dyck. The engraving measures 20 1/2X18 1/2 inches, trimmed on the three sides, a tear in the upper right corner, not into the image area.Printed on a heavy weight laid type paper.

Engraving after Titian. According to Louis Thies, the painting in the Louvres "is supposed to represent the Duke Alfonso I of Ferrara and Laura Bianti." Image size 13 1/16 x 10 3/4 in, sheet size 16 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. Randall Coll. #12117, Fogg Museum provenance.

Engraving, image size 4 x 5 11/16 inches

Etching, image size: 3 7/8 x 5 inches, 1888, cat. schneider-145, pencil signed lower right.

This is a rare triptych by Japanese 19th century artist Kunichika This view of a Young woman being guarded by the Samuri is signed in each panel Kunisada, Gepparo, his signature done in between 1811-1813.  The overall size of the triptych measures 12 3/4X26 inches,  This woodblock is framed.

Engraving after Philippe de Champagne. Randall 1485. Image size 17 x 12 1/4 in, sheet size 17 7/8 x 13 in.

Etching, image size 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches, 1881, catalog Schneider 44, thread margins on 2 sides, pencil signed within the image.

Pencil signed and dated etching. Plate measures 10 x 8 1/4 inches on 18 x 11 1/4 inch watermarked laid-type paper. Ed. 100 in pencil in the lower left. Cat: Fletcher 249. C. 1932 French Church series #35.

Etching, drypoint, image size 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches, c. 1920, pencil signed l.c., "W. Lee Hankey", artist seal l.c. and plate initialed l.l.