20th Century American

This 1928 etching by Harold Kerr Eby measures 7 x 15 inches, pencil signed and edition of 90, cat: Giardina-124, state IV. Kerr Eby was a remarkable printmaker and a member of the Cos Cob Art Colony and friends with many of the important artist of the day, including Childe Hassam and John Taylor Arms. This print was based on Eby's World War I experiences in France.

This 1932 etching by the American artist Harry Wickey measures 8 x 11 3/4 inches, pencil signed and numbered 3/75.

This original etching by Jackson Lee Nesbitt measures 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches, 1941, edition of 250, published by AAA, label included, pencil signed and titled. Nesbitt studied at the Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri under the guidance of master printmakers John deMartelly and Thomas Hart Benton. Known for his Midwest and Southern genre scenes, he enjoyed a long and successful career. His works are on display at the Boston Public Library, Columbus Museum of Art and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Lithograph created and printed in 1931. Image is 12 3/8 x 14 1/8 inches.
Signed and editioned in pencil 4/25. Ten prints of this work were specially produced for the Federal (WPA) Arts Project of the 1930s.

Original pencil signed and titled etching, image size is 13 6/8 X 8 3/8 inches.

Etching by George Elbert Burr measures 11 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches, pencil signed, 1922.

This 1940 chiaroscuro wood engraving by the American artist Thomas Nason measures 6 x 10 inches, pencil signed and dated, in an edition of 250, two blocks; black and gray, for Associated American Artists, cat: BPL-300. Known as the "Poet Engraver of New England", Nason was a prolific artist who specialized in incredibly detailed, atmospheric wood engravings of the New England landscape.

A wonderful impression by the American artist Thornton Oakley measuring 20 x 14 1/2 inches, pencil signed by the printer, Bolton Brown, l.l., plate signed and pencil titled by the artist l.r., c. 1918. Graduating with a degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1902, Oakley then changed mediums and began studying illustration under Howard Pyle at the Brandywine School and became one of Pennsylvania's most accomplished illustrators, best known for his drawings of American industrial scenes.

This is a great color etching and aquatint, image size 14 5/8 x 10 1/2 inches, c. 1938, from a small edition of 20, pencil signed and numbered, framed. Augusta Rathbone grew up in San Francisco and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, then traveled to France to continue her studies. She was known for her brightly colored landscapes and city scenes of France and the West Coast of the United States.

C. 1948. Pencil signed in the lower left, titled in the lower right. Edition of 50. Plate measures 8 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches on 12 x 16 inch medium weight cream wove type paper. This lithograph shows a mastery of extended tonal range depicting highlights and shadows.