20th Century American Prints

This is an original pencil signed etching by American artist Joseph Pennell.  The title is: The Lake Front, Chicago, created and printed in  1910.  This image measures 9 3/8X12 1/2 inches.  As was the style of Whistler Pennell cut off the borders of this etching and has a tab signature in pencil.  Nicely framed, fine condition, a combination of etching, aquatint and plate tone.  This image appears in the Kennedy catalog as image number 596.  The edition was only 50 impressions.

Drypoint etching from 1921, pencil signed in the lower right. Plate measures 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches on 12 3/8 x 7 7/8 watermarked laid paper. Catalog: Wuerth 770. Edition of 50. A well inked impression with plate toning. 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 is an original pencil signed etching by American artist Harold Kerr Eby.  The title is: Lobster Fleet, created and printed in 1937.  A fine atmospheric study of a lone fisherman in the foggy morning bay.  This image measures 9 1/2X11 1/2 inches.  Printed in an edition of 100.

From His Closed Ward Series, Portrait #2 created and printed in 1965.  Hand signed in pencil.  An edition of 25 this image measures a sheet size of 25 7/8X19 7/8 inches.  Printed on an Arches wove type sheet.  Mazur volunteered to conduct art therapy sessions at the Howard State Institute in Providence R.I. there he  created the series, "Closed Ward"  and later "The Locked Ward".  This is image number 8  from The Closed Ward Series.

This is a great London etching by American artist Clifford Addams, image size 8 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches, c. 1902, edition of 75, inscribed in the plate, "Loci dulcedo nos attinet" (the sweetness of the place holds us), pencil signed and numbered. Clifford Addams grew up outside Philadelphia and studied art in the U. S. before leaving to further his studies in Europe. He traveled extensively throughout Holland, France, Spain, Italy and Britain, and spent several years in London studying etching with Whistler. He later returned to the U. S. and worked out of studios in both New York and London. He was known for his European city scenes, such as this Whistleresque image of a man gazing out over the busy Thames.

The is a beautiful original wood engraving by American artist Leo Meissner.  The title is: Canyon Grandeur, Sabino Canyon, Arizona.  This pencil signed and titled image was created and printed in 1954.  This is numbered as 7/65.  The image measures 7 1/2X8 1/2 inches.  Beautiful condition.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.

Closed Ward Series, Levels, 1962 , in an edition of 30.  Printed on an Fabriano Murillo, wove type sheet. This  etching and aquatint   measures 23 3/4X17 3/4 inches.  Hand signed lower border in pencil.  Mazur volunteered to conduct art therapy sessions at the Howard State Institute in Providence R.I. there he  created the series, "Closed Ward"  and later "The Locked Ward".  This is image number 10 from The Closed  Ward Series. Image number 5.

Etching, image size: 13 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches, pencil signed

This is a fine drypoint etching on copper by American artist Frank Benson.  The title is Rising Geese, it was created and printed in 1924 in an edition of 150, printed on Whatman Paper.  The image measures 6 7/8X8 3/4 inches.  This image appears in the Ordeman catalog as image number 238

This is a fine original wood engraving by Leo Meissner.  It is titled: Chesapeake Boats, created and printed in 1934.  Hand signed, titled and dated in pencil lower border.  The image measures 10X7 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.

This is a rare early state etching by American artist Frank Benson.  The title is On Set Wings, created and printed in 1923.  This is a trial proof, hand signed in pencil, before the addition of the clouds and lines at the shore.  This image was later used as a frontispiece for Volume III of the Paff catalog.  The image measures 4 1/2X5 7/8 inches.  The image appears in the Ordeman catalog as image number 223.

Locked Ward Series, Bound Hands swing, 1965 , in an edition of 75. Printed on an Arches, wove type sheet. This  lithograph  measures 20X26 inches.  Hand signed lower border in pencil.  Mazur volunteered to conduct art therapy sessions at the Howard State Institute in Providence R.I. there he  created the series, "Closed Ward"  and later "The Locked Ward".  This is image number 10 from The Locked Ward Series.

Locked Ward Series, The Bench, 1965 , in an edition of 75.  Printed on an Arches, wove type sheet.  This  lithograph  measures 20X26 inches.  Hand signed lower border in pencil.  Mazur volunteered to conduct art therapy sessions at the Howard State Institute in Providence R.I. there he  created the series, "Closed Ward"  and later "The Locked Ward".  This is image number 6 from The Locked Ward Series.

This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Stow Wengenroth.  The title is: The Far Shore, Ogunquit, Maine, created and printed in 1957 in an edition of 200.  The image measures 8X13 7/16 inches.  The image appears in the Stuckey catalog as image number 238.

This is an original lithograph by American artist Michael Mazur.  From his Locked Ward series, this image is Portrait, #12.  created and printed in 1965 this image measures 26X20 inches, hand signed lower border in pencil.  The edition was 75, published by Impressions Workshop.  Mazur volunteered to conduct art therapy sessions at the Howard State Institute in Providence R.I. there he  created the series, "Closed Ward"  and later "The Locked Ward".  This is image number 12  from The Locked Ward Series.