20th Century American Prints

This is a fine large color screen print by American artist Harry Shokler (1896-1978)  The title of this work is Summer Hotel, created in 1945 and printed in an edition of 100.  Hand signed and titled in pencil and also signed with pen and ink within the image.  This large image measures 14 9/16X18 3/4 inches.  Very fine condition.  Matted not framed.

This is an original woodblock print by American artist Albert Abramovitz.  The subject is the construction of the Moscow subway. Circa 1935.  Printed in a small edition. This image pencil signed and titled measures 7 5/8X6 3/8 inches.  Printed on a thin Japan type paper.

This is a fine atmospheric etching by American artist Frank Benson.  The title is Rain Squall, it was created and printed in 1931.  We believe this to be an early state prior to the published state where the foreground ripples were removed,  The image measures 6 7/8X8 3/4 inches.  This etching appears in the Ordeman catalog as image number 317,  A beautiful work in nice condition.

This is an original lino cut by American artist Albert Abramovitz.  This work untitled is of two Masons laying brick.  The image measures 12X9 1/4 inches.  Pencil signed lower right border printed on a wove type buff toned sheet.  This image is likely from his Moscow, Work at night series showing the construction of their Subway system.

This is an original pencil signed etching by American artist Joseph Pennell.  The title of this work is: "Sunset from the Williamsburg Bridge, NY"  It was created and printed in 1915 in an edition of 100.  The image measures 8 3/8X10 15/16 inches.  It appears in the Wuerth catalog as image number 674.  This etching has a collectors stamp in the lower border and the original Kappel N.Y. label.  The margins are thin on three sides which was typical of Pennell's etchings.  A fine and atmospheric image.

This is an original drypoint etching by American artist Lawrence Kupferman.  It is titled: "Abandoned House", it was created and printed in 1939, this is editioned as 5/100.  The image measures 10 1/2X12 inches.  It is pencil signed and titled in the lower border

This is one of the finest etchings by American artist George Elbert Burr.  The title of this work is: High Street, Oxford, circa 1900 when he and his wife spent time touring europe.  A wonderful impression of a rainy night in the city.  Richly inked, pencil signed and titled in the lower border.  The image measures 10X12 inches.  Framed.

This is an original regionalist lithograph by American artist Harry Wickey 1892-1968.  This lithograph is hand signed in pencil and editioned as 100 proofs.  The iage measures 11 1/2X12 1/8 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.   For the remainder of 1935 and most of 1936, Harry Wickey returned to his family farm near Stryker, Ohio. He became fascinated with the activities of the farm animals he found there and created many drawings, watercolours and lithographs from this experience. One animal, namely the pig, drew much of his attention and he created at least six original lithographs on this subject during 1936.  Very fine condition.

9 3/8 x 11 1/2 inch etching and sandpaper ground on wove type paper, ed. 100. Cat: Giardina 193. Printed in 1937. Pencil signed "Kerr Eby imp", the "imp" indicating that Eby printed this impression himself.

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. Eby was known for his atmospheric renderings of the New England landscape as well as his dramatic images of WWI.

This is a pencil signed rare etching by American artist Joseph Pennell.  The title written in the artists hand is The Monument from the Palatine, Rome,1911.  This etching has an alternate titled of Old and New Rome, as what appears in the Wuerth catalog as image number 622.  the image measures 12 1/4X9 1/4 inches. The edition is noted as 40.  "The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".  This  etching is framed.

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.

Lithograph printed in 1939. Edition of 25. Pencil titled in the lower left, signed and dated in pencil in the lower right. Plate measures 13 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches on 18 x 12 3/8. A delightful print full of light and movement.

Etching, 1924, image size 6 1/4 X 11 1/4", edition of 150, printed by F.Reynolds, French Church Series, pencil signed. Also called "Byzantine Revsisited" and "The Cathedral of St. Pierre."

This is an original hand signed etching by American artist Isac Friedlander. The title of this work is "Hear Oh' Israel", it was created and printed in 1944. One of the artists War aftermath motifs . This etching is inscribed as Trial Proof #2, from the later published edition of 50. The image measures 14X9 1/2 inches.Isac Friedlander (1890-1968) was born in Mitau, Latvia. He was arrested in 1906 and imprisoned by Russian authorities for anti- Czarist Political activities from 1906 to 1912. He studied art at the Academy of Rome, Italy from 1913 until 1917. He was a friend of Russian writer Maxim Gorky. Friedlander began his printing career in 1915. In 1917 he repatriated to Russia during the Kerensky regime, but in 1929 Friedlander immigrated to the US with the encouragement of his cousin Joseph Hirshhorn.

Color aquatint. Numbered in pencil in the lower left, 2/25. Pencil signed in the lower right. Plate signed in the lower left. Plate measures 8 x 10 inches on 8 7/8 x 11 3/8 inch wove type paper. Small registration holes on either side of the print. Meyerowitz studied at the National Academy of Design in NY and is best known for his development of producing etchings in color. His work is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Carnegie Institute; National Academy of Design; Harvard University and the Library of Congress.