Prints

This is a finely detailed wood engraving by American artist Asa Cheffetz.  This image titled: Midsummer, Vermont was created and printed in 1936 as the presentation print of the Woodcut Society Kansas City.  Printed in an edition of 200.  This hand signed and titled image measures 4 3/4X6 1/4 inches.  This image is in beautiful condition in Society's Presentation folder.

This is a rare wood engraving by American artist Stefan Hirsch (1899-1964)  The title of this work is the Pencil Seller, created and printed circa 1930's.  This image pencil signed lower border has an image size of 12X9 inches.  The borders are a bit trimmed.

This is an original line engraving by French artist Jean A. Joseph Morin-Jean.  Created and printed circa 1920, this pencil signed impression has an image size of 9 5/8X7 7/8.  The edition is numbered as 8/10.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.

This is an original drypoint etching by British artist Sir Henry Rushbury.  The title On the Stour, printed in 1919 in an edition of 50 impressions.  This etching is hand signed in pencil lower border.  The image measures 9 3/4X12 5/8 inches.  Very fine condition, framed.  The River Stour /ˈstaʊər/ is a river in Kent, England that flows into the North Sea at Pegwell Bay.

This is an original etching with aquatint by French impressionist Edward Manet .  The title is Theodore De Banville Facing Left, 1874.  This image was intended to be an illustration for his Les Ballades series.  This image measures 9 3/8X6 1/4 inches.  This impression was pulled from the cancelled plate in the early 20th century.  Printed on a Arches laid type paper.  This image appears in the Manet catalog as image number 64.  Théodore Faullain de Banville (14 March 1823 – 13 March 1891) was a French poet and writer. His work was influential on the Symbolist movement in French literature in the late 19th century.

This is an original pencil signed etching by British artist David Young Cameron.  It is titled: A Dutch Farm, art of his North Holland Set.  This etching was created and printed in 1892.  The image measures 4 5/16 X 8 15/16 inches.Printed on an early laid type sheet with collectors stamp lower corner of the border.  This etching came to us with 1/8 inch margins on three sides.

Etching, image size: 4 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches, 1888, After de Neuville, signed in plate lower left, pencil signed lower right

Engraving after Van Dyck, image size 21 x 16 5/16 in, published by Georges Petit, Paris

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.

Summer in the Mountains, a fine early wood engraving by American artist Herbert Waters.  This image is pencil signed, titled and numbered as ed. 100..THe title is:  Summer in the Mountains, created and printed circa 1950.  This image measures 5 1/4X8 1/2 inches.  " Herbert Ogden Waters was born in Shantou, China, on November 15, 1903. The son of missionaries, he attended high school in Shanghai. Waters came to the United States to attend college, graduating from Denison University in 1926. He continued his studies at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and Harvard University."

This is a fine original etching by American artist William Meyerowitz.  The title of this image is Calm Sea, it is most likely a scene of Gloucester Harbor.  This pencil signed impression measures 7X11 1/2 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  This image was created and printed circa 1930.  Its a rare etching by Meyerowitz.

This is a rare original lithograph by Chicago artist Helen Noel.  The image is hand signed and titled in pencil: Rhythm, created mid 1940's.  The image measures 11X11 3/4 inches.  Numbered as 6/10.  Some minor condition issues, unobtrusive.  A fine view of Dancers in a music hall.

This is a remarkable original etching by William Lionel Wyllie, image size 9 1/4 x 14 inches, c. 1900, pencil signed, titled on the lower edge of the sheet. Wyllie was a well known marine painter and printmaker in early 20th century London. He studied at the Heatherley School of Fine Art, then at the age of 15 began his studies at the Royal Academy. At the age of 18, Wyllie won the Turner Gold Medal for his painting "Dawn After A Storm". He went on to have a long artistic career, specializing in paintings and etchings of the sea and the city of London. In this etching, Wyllie uses remarkably delicate lines and subtle tones to create an atmospheric image of fishing boats setting out to sea.

This finely printed wood engraving by Surendorf measures 8 3/4 x 10 3/8 inches. It is matted and framed which measures 15 x 16 inches. The title, edition number and signature is in pencil on the lower margin. This strong impression is in excellent condition. Surendorf studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in NYC. He was a full member of the California Society of Etchers and the San Francisco Art Association. His works are included in the collections of the Achenbach Foundation in San Francisco, the Smithsonian Institute and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

This is an original engraving with etching by French engraver, Pierre A. Aveline (1702-1760)  The title is L' Ete, it was created after the painting by Francois Boucher  This view of sleeping Puti, was created and printed circa 1750, printed by "Paris Ches Charpentier, rue st jacques au cog".  The image measures 11 3/8X8 7/8 inches.  The platemark measures 13X9 3'/4 inches.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.  We feel this is from the original 1700's printing and not a later restrike.