20th Century American Prints

Lithograph, 1946,image size,13 3/4X9",Edition of 250,published by Associated American Artists,Printed by George Miller,pencil signed

This is a fine portrait of Beethoven by American artist Isac Friedlander.  Created and printed in 1941, hand signed and titled in pencil.  The image measures 10X9 inches, printed on a medium weight wove type paper.

This is an original pencil signed lithograph from the war series by Joseph Pennell.  This lithograph showing the loading of a ship from the factory docks.  The image measures 20 1/2X15 1/2 inches.  Fine condition printed on a laid watermarked sheet.  From his War Work in America series  of large lithographs.

This is an original pencil signed and titled wood engraving by American artist Leo Meissner.  The title is: New England, Created circa 1940.  The image measures 6X9 inches.  Nicely framed with archival materials.

This is an original etching by American artist John Taylor Arms, from his  French Church Series, Saint Germain L'Auxerrois, Paris, created and printed in  1928 in an edition of 362.  The image measures 9 7/8X4 7/8 inches, hand signed in pencil, printed by Frederick Reynolds.  This image appears in the Fletcher catalog as image number 215.  This etching is nicely framed with archival boards.

A fine original wood engraving by American artist Thomas Nason. The title of this piece is: "A New England Stream" It was created and printed in 1951 in an edition of 400. This image was originally sold through Associated American Artists in New York. The image measures 5 5/16X9 7/8 inches, printed on a medium weight wove type paper. Excellent condition hand signed by the artist lower right. This image appears in the BPL catalog as image number 489.
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This is an original pencil signed and titled etching by California artist Mildred B Brooks.  This image is titled: The Gateway, created and printed in 1933, numbered as 37/40.  The image measures 12 3/4X10 7/8 inches.  Printed on a light weight wove type sheet.

This is an original etching by American artist Marguerite Kirmse.  The title is: The Debutante,  it was created and printed Circa 1930.  Hand signed and titled in pencil, very nice condition the image measures 5 3/4X9 3/4 inches.  Nicely framed with archival materials.

Lithograph, image size 14 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches, c. 1930s, edition of 34, pencil signed.

This is an original pencil signed etching by American artist Leonard Baskin.  This image measures 17 3/8X11 3/4 inches.  Printed on a wove type sheet.  A committed figurative artist, and the son and brother of rabbis, Baskin's work often focused on mortality, Judaism, the Holocaust and other angst-ridden themes.  This etching done on a thick wove type sheet has 4 spots of old glue residue in the corners of the sheet, well outside the image area.

This is a fine pencil signed etching by American artist Chauncey Ryder.  This scarce etching is titled: Sugar House, Jeffersonville, New Hampshire,created circa .1940.  This etching measures 9X11 3/4 inches, Inscribed to Kitty McWilliams lower left border.  Good condition apart from repairs to the upper corners of the sheet, well away from the image area.

This is a drypoint etching from April 1931. Edition of 100. Catalog: BPL 105. Pencil signed in the lower right, pencil numbered 3 out of 100 in the lower left. Plate measures 11 x 12 inches on 14 x 15 inch Rives watermarked wove paper. Chamberlain captures this brightly lit scene with breathtaking detail. Samuel Chamberlain studied architecture at MIT, but interrupted his studies to serve in France during WWI. After the war, Chamberlain worked as an architectural draftsman in Boston before leaving the US to travel throughout France and Europe. During his time overseas, Chamberlain began sketching the countryside and architecture, eventually studying at the Royal College of Art in London. He became well known for his carefully rendered etchings and drypoints of both European and American buildings and cityscapes.

This is an original lithograph, pencil signed and numbered by American artist Raphael Soyer.  The title is Portrait of a Young Girl,  it was created and printed in 1970. Numbered 57/120.  The image measures 15 1/4X12 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  Broad margins, deckeled edges.

Etching, image size: 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches, 1948, # 49 of the French Church Series, cat. Fletcher-411, pencil signed, Nicely framed with archival boards.

This is a drypoint etching from February 1931. Edition of 100. Catalog: BPL 104. Pencil signed in the lower right, pencil numbered 35 out of 100 in the lower left. Plate measures 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches on 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch Rives watermarked wove paper. A well inked, exquisitely detailed etching. Samuel Chamberlain studied architecture at MIT, but interrupted his studies to serve in France during WWI. After the war, Chamberlain worked as an architectural draftsman in Boston before leaving the US to travel throughout France and Europe. During his time overseas, Chamberlain began sketching the countryside and architecture, eventually studying at the Royal College of Art in London. He became well known for his carefully rendered etchings and drypoints of both European and American buildings and cityscapes.