20th Century European Prints

Original etching by the British artist, Arthur Brisco, measuring 6 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches, 1926, signed and numbered; 62/75, cat: Hurst-158. Britain's "General Strike" was the theme of Brisco's dramatic image of "The Orator". The strike, mainly by coal-miners upset with their goverments' reduction in wages and worsening conditions, also included dockers, printers, power station workers and transport workers, thus Brisco's interest in the subject.

This is an original etching by British artist Arthur Briscoe.  The title is: "Manning the Pumps".  This etching was created and printed in 1931 in an edition of 75.  This etching is hand signed and editioned in pen and ink by the artist.  The image measures 12 1/4X9 1/8 inches.  "The action shows the men manning the pumps which are in the waist of the ship, the wettest part of all when seas are coming aboard".  This etching is framed with archival materials.

This is an oriignal  aquatint etching by British artist Leonard R. Squirrell, this etching was created and printed in 1924 in an edition of 75 signed proofs.  The image measures 11X16 1/4 inches.  Pencil signed by the artist in pencil lower right border.  Fine use of highlight and shadow making a dramatic composition. Printed on a medium weight wove type paper.   A rare image only found in Museums.

This is an original drypoint etching by French artist Jacques Villon.  The title is: La Dame au chine.  It was created and printed in 1906, this is the 2nd state of 2.  The image measures 9 1/2X8 1/2 inches.  Catalog entry Ginestet-Pouillon E156.  This drypoint is nicely framed.  Hand signed in pencil lower border, one small foxing spot in the lower border.

This is an original pencil signed and titled wood engraving by British artist Mary Elizabeth Groom.  The title is: The Crucifixion, created  and printed circa . 1929, it is numbered as 4/30.  The image measures 9 1/2X7 1/4 inches.  Printed on a thin japan type sheet.  Groom was a well known artist and illustrator one of  the Suffolk artists.  She was also a founding member of the English Wood Engraving Society starting in 1926.  Mary studied wood engraving at Leon Underwood's Art School, along with Underwood himself and with fellow-students such as Blair Hughes-Stanton, Gertrude Hermes  and Agnes Miller Parker 

This is an original engraving by French artist Philippe Mohlitz.  This image is titled: The Abyss.  It was created and printed in 1967.  Pencil signed lower right and numbered as 28/50 lower left.  The image measures 8 1/4X7 1/8 inches.  Printed on a heavy weight laid type sheet.  Mohlitz uses the refined technique of Original engraving, in the traditional manner.  Born in Bordeaux in 1941 Mohlitz studied the techniques of engraving at the studio of Rene Delpech in Paris in the mid 1960's.

This is a fine drypoint etching by Scottish artist James McBey.  This scene from his Venice series is titled: Bridge at Night, it was created and printed in 1925.  This image is hand signed in sepia ink and numbered as XL.of an edition of 60 impressions.    The image measures 9 3/8X5 15/16 inches.  Printed on a laid type sheet, blue hued paper.  Catalog number Hardee 232.

This is a fine drypoint etching by Scottish artist David Young Cameron.  This image is pencil signed and measures 10 1/4X13 3/4 inches.  The subject is The Scottish River Tay, the longest River in Scotland.  This drypoint is richly printed and archivally framed.  The image appears in the Rinder Catlaog as image number 437.

This is a very fine original drypoint etching by British artist Edmund Blampied.  The title is: The Joyride, created and printed in  1923 in an edition of 100.  The image measures 8 3/4X10 3/16.  This etching was reproduced for the 1924 issue of Fine Prints of the Year.  Catalog: Appleby 89. Nicely framed with archival materials.

This is a fine original etching, pencil signed by British artist Gerald Brockhurst.  The title is: Caspar, created and printed in 1933 in an edition of 91.  The image measures 7 1/2X6 inches.  Catalog Raisonne: Fletcher 76 iv/IV.  Casper, also called Casper, Son of 'Chenil'

This is an original drypoint etching by British artist James McBey.  The title is: Margot as Lopokova, created and printed in 1920.  numbered and signed in sepia ink lower border, VIII.  This image is in the Hardie catalog as image number189.  The image printed on a medium weight laid type sheet measures 12X8 1/2 inches on a sheet size of 13 1/4X9 1/2 inches.  "Hardie writes, "Margot, the twelve-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Murray, in a fancy dress made to resemble that of Lopokova, the Russian dancer, stands with head slightly bent forward and arms at sides. On the left, her mother is sitting with arms outstretched altering the fop flounce of the dress."

Etching, aquatint and drypoint, image size 7 1/2 x 12 inches, 4th state, "Louis Legrand" pencil and plate signed l.r., Arwas A74.

Etching, blind stamp Marcel Guiot -Paris- EDITEUR, image size 6 9/16 x 10 inches, pencil signed

Colored softground and aquatint from 1925. Numbered 65 in an edition of 300. Catalog: Novak 432. Pencil signed in the lower right, numbered in the lower left. Plate measures 11 5/8 x 15 1/4 inches on 15 1/8 x 19 inch watermarked wove type paper. An atmospheric etching that captures the bleak weather with splashes of color. F. Simon was born in Bohemia, now the Czech Republic. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and traveled extensively throughout Europe, as well as Asia and the U.S. He lived in Paris from 1905-1913, then returned to Prague to teach at the Academy of Fine Arts. Simon was an exceptional painter and printmaker, and is best known for his atmospheric color etchings and aquatints, such as this wintry Paris scene.

A richly inked drypoint from 1919. Catalog reference: Gaunt 245. Edition of 54. Pencil signed in the lower right. Plate measures 19 x 20 3/4 inches on 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 inch wove type paper. Sir Frank Brangwyn was one of the most important British artists of the early 20th century. A member of the Royal Academy, the Royal Watercolor Society, and the Royal Society of British Artists, he was knighted in 1924.