Recent Acquisitions

This is a very fine original etching by British artist Gerald Brockhurst.  The subject is Kathleen Nancy Woodward and is titled: Jeunesse Doree (Gilded Youth)  This image is pencil signed and dated G.L. Brockhurst 1942.  The image measures 10 7/8X8 7/8 inches.  The etching is printed on an antique cream toned laid paper with partial watermark.  Printed in an edition of 75 this image appears in the Fletcher catalog as image number 80.  Very fine condition.  "Brockhurst celebrates the beauty of Kathleen Woodward, whom he had renamed Dorette (Gift). They met in the late nineteen twenties when she was a young model at the Royal Academy Schools and he a visiting professor, and she soon displaced his wife Anaïs at the center of his art. " (The Met)

Etching, image size 3 3/8 x 2 1/2", pencil signed

Signed and numbered in ink. Plate signed and dated in the lower right. C. 1921. Plate measures 7 3/8 x 12 7/8 on 8 3/4 x 15 inch laid type paper. Catalog: Hardie 213. Print 8 in an edition of 76. Born into poverty, McBey was primarily self-taught, becoming a very well respected artist and leading figure of the British Etching Revival. He traveled extensively throughout Europe, America and the Middle East, creating remarkable etchings of the places he visited. This print has a unique perspective as well as a rich drypoint burr.

This is an original pencil signed woodengraving by American artist Asa Cheffetz.  The subject is: Winter in Southampton, Mass, created and printed in 1949.  The image measures 4 13/16X10 inches.  This image appears in the Cheffetz catalog as image number 88.  This image was created for Associated American Artists in New York.

This is an original etching and aquatint by American artist Martin Lewis.  The title is: The Boss of the Block, created and printed in 1939 in an edition of 212 impressions. This pencil signed impression has an image size of 11 1/2X7 1/2 inches.  Lewis created this print for the Art Students League, New York.  Very fine condition, a rich impression.  This fine pencil signed impression appears in the McCarron catalog as image number 128.

This is a rare trial proof etching and sandpaper ground by American artist Kerr Eby.  The title is: Island Winter, this was created and printed in 1941.  This is the rare first state of the later published etching, the image measures 9 9/16X15 3/16.  This scene was most likely Connecticut or Maine.  It appears in the Giardina Catalog as image number 204.  The later published edition numbered 100.  This is a unique proof.

This is a fine drypoint etching by American sporting artist Frank Benson.  The title is: Broadbills, it was created and printed in 1919 in an edition of 150 impressions.  The image measures 9 7/8X7 7/8 inches.  Hand signed by the artist in pencil lower left.  Matted not framed, beautiful condition.  This image appears as number 153 in the Ordeman catalog.

This is an original pencil signed etching by  German born American artist   Karl Dehmann.  The subject appears to be a New York City scene, showing a view down Broadway.  This image created and printed circa 1920's has an image size of 10X7 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.

This is an original pencil signed etching of New York City by American artist Joseph Pennell.  The subject is: The Woolworth, Through the Arch,  it was created and printed in 1921 in an edition of 150 signed proofs.  The image measures 9 7/8X6 7/8  inches.  This etching appears in the Wuerth catalog as image number 785.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  Very narrow borders, typical of Pennell's Prints.

This is a pencil signed etching of New York City by American artist Joseph Pennell.  The subject is: The Arcade, Penn Station, created and printed in 1919.  The image measures 11 3/4X7 inches.  Printed in an edition of 50.  This etching appears in the Wuerth catalog as image number 701.  Printed on a medium weight laid type sheet.

This is a fine birds eye view of New York City in 1908.  The title is: The West Street Building from the Singer Building,   It was created and printed in 1908.  The image is pencil signed and titled in the artists hand in the lower border.  The image measures 11X8 3/8 inches.  The image appears in the Wuerth catalog as image number 491.

This is a scarce etching by American artist Joseph Pennell.  The title is Madison Avenue Fraternity House.  It was created and printed in 1923 in an edition of only 30.  The image measures 12 1/4X9 1/4 inches printed on an antique laid type paper.  The etching appears in the Wuerth catalog as image number 818...

This is an original pencil signed etching of New York City by American artist Karl Dehmann (1886-1974)  This image is of Broadway, N.Y.  created and printed circa 1928.  The image measures 10 7/8X6 3/4 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type paper with a crown watermark.

This is a fine original pencil signed etching by American artist Ernest Roth.  This New York View is of Union Square, created and printed in 1929.  The image measures 9 7/8X7 1/2 inches.  Printed on a medium weight "F.J. Head" watermarked laid type paper.

This is an original gouache on paper painting, artist unknown, no apparent signature found.  The sign reads: Mammoth Show Every Fri Midnight ....?  This image measures 20X23 inches.  It is paper laid onto a matboard.  We feel the style and techique is similar to Raoul Dufy