20th Century American Prints

Etching, image size: 9 x 11 5/8 inches, pencil signed lower right

This is an original monoprint by American artist David W Humphrey (1872-1950)  This scene of Arcadia is an unsigned proof.  It came to us with a matching pencil sketch of the same subject.  The artist is identified on the back of the sheet.  The image measures 9 7/8X7 7/8 inches.  "David W. Humphrey was active/lived in Connecticut, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois.  David Humphrey is known for figure-genre, illustrations, graphics, crafts."

This is an original etching by American artist Isac Friedlander The title of this work is "Little Trees". circa 1940 this etching has an image size of
10 1/2X7 inches, printed on a medium weight wove type paper. This etching is hand signed, titled and editioned as 29/50. Friedlander (1890-1968) was born in Latvia. In 1912 he went to Italy where he met and worked with Russian artist Maxim Gorky. During this period he also received his only art training, studying etching, drawing and relief printing at the Academy of Rome. In 1937, he emigrated to New York where he worked full time as an artist until his death. He is best known for his woodcuts and etchings, and many museums have works by the artist, including the Smithsonian, Bibliotheque Nationale, and the Brooklyn Museum.

This etching by Melville Wire measures 8 1/8 x 11 7/8 inches and is pencil signed and titled. AAA label included with artist provenance.

Etching, image size: 10 x 7 inches, inscribed "Artist Proof", pencil signed lower right

Etching with drypoint, image size 5 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches, c. 1930s, pencil signed. Philip Kappel was born in Hartford, CT, and educated at the Pratt Institute in New York. He was employed as an artist for several shipping companies and much of his work documents these ships and their sailors. At age 26, Kappel was the youngest person ever admitted to "Who's Who in America."

This is a large drypoint etching by American artist Elias M. Grossman.  It is hand signed and titled: Joinville (outskirts of Paris)  The image measures 11 1/2X14 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in the image lower right, 1931.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.

This is a very fine original aquatint of a midwestern farm by Harold M. Hahn, image size 5 7/8 x 12 3/4 inches, pencil signed and titled.

This is an original etching by American artist Roi Partridge.  It is titled:"Willows", it was created and printed in 1925 and was originally published by the Print Makers Society of California, the image measures 5 3/8X6 1/4 inches.  This image appears in the White catalog as image number 161.  Hand signed lower right.

This is an atmospheric original etching by Stephen Csoka, image size 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches, published c. 1940 in a small edition of 30 impressions, pencil signed, numbered and titled. A very richly inked impression on a cream colored laid type paper.

Lithograph, image size: 9 x 12 inches, Associated American Artist, pencil signed lower right

Etching, image size 11 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches, pencil signed

This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Albert Barker.  The title is: "Palms at Fort Myers", created circa 1940 this lithograph has an image size of 7X4 3/4 inches.  Printed on a wove type paper.

Etching, image size 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches, pencil signed l.r. "Arthur Wm. Heintzelman" and "Ed 70" l.l. "Portuguese Fisherman's Daughter" titled in pencil on lower left margin.

1938,8X11 1/2",pencil signed,D