Prints

This is an original Arthur Briscoe etching, titiled: "Heavy Canvas", this etching was created and printed in 1931 in an edition of 75.  The image is hand signed in pen and ink and editioned in the lower border.  The image measures 13 1/2X8 3/8 inches.  The subject shows four men making fast the crossjack of a four masted barque.  This etching is archivally framed.

This is an original pencil signed mezzotint by American artist Allesandro Mastro-Valerio.  This study of two bathers at the ocean has an image size of 7X6 3/4 inches.  Numbered as 20/35.  A scarce image by this well known artist and master of the modern mezzotint.  Printed on a heavy weight wove type sheet.  He was a member of the Chicago Society of Etchers,  He is best known for his mezzotint* prints, particularly his female nudes.  His work helped to revive mezzotint as an artistic medium in the United States.

This is a fine large drypoint etching by French artist Paul Cesar Helleu.  This portrait of a Woman is an unsigned proof.  The image measures 20X16 inches.  On a thick wove type sheet.  Identified on the back of the sheet as the work of Helleu.  It was created and printed circa 1910.  Very fine condition.  

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

This is a very rare etching from a scarce, unpublished plate by Francis Sydney Unwin. The image size is 12 1/8 x 16 inches, 1916, pencil signed; a richly inked impression on a fine cream colored Japan paper. Unwin studied at the Winchester School of Art and the Slade School; he traveled extensively throughout Europe and spent several months in Egypt drawing the tomb interiors for an archaeological expedition. He then settled in London, becoming known for his landscapes and remarkable interior architectural views, such as this finely detailed image of the Albert Hall. Unwin died at the age of 40, after suffering from tuberculosis for much of his adult life.

This is an original etching by well known Swedish artist Anders Zorn.  The title is: Dal River, created and printed in 1919.  This impression measures 7X4 5/8 inches, printed on a medium weight laid type sheet.  hand signed in pencil lower right.  This image appears in the Asplund catalog as image number 284.  One of his series of nude bathers that he is well known for.

This is an original drypoint and aquatint etching by French artist Jacques VIllon, The title is: Petite boudeuse, created and printed in 1905 in an edition of 50.  Hand signed in pencil, the image printed in sepia ink measures 13 3/4X9 inches.  This image appears in the Ginestet/Pouillon catalog as image number 129 ii/ii.

This is an original etching with aquatint and drypoint by French artist Louis Legrand.  The title is: L'Habillage (Dressing)   a back stage view done for  the La Petite Classe, a series of 12 images  that Legrand created as a portfolio in  1908.  The image measures 16 3/4X11 3/4 inches.  This was the 4th state of 5 which includes the Remarque of a racehorse, printed in an edition of 30.  Signed in pencil and numbered,14/30.  This image appears in the Arwas catalog as image number 369.  This etching printed on a buff toned sheet is archivally framed.  This image was used as the cover of the Arwas catalog.

This is an original pencil signed and titled lithograph by American artist Henry Ziegler.  This image is titled: The Last Fight in Old Madison Square Garden, it was created and printed in 1925.  This large image measures 14 1/2X19 3/4 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type paper.  One of Ziegler's most impressive lithographs.

This is an artists proof etching by American artist John Taylor Arms.  The title is Limoges, part of his French Church Series created and printed in 1932.  This etching is hand signed in pencil with an image size of 10 1/16X13 5/8.  This image is inscribed lower right: "Beautiful impression, pulled by D.S. and J.T.A."  Inscribed also as artist proof number III.  Printed on a J. Whatman watermarked laid type paper.  A beautiful impression.

This is a fine line engraving by British artist Stanley Anderson.  The title is: The Reading Room.  This image was created and printed in 1931 and appeared in the 1931 edition of Fine Prints of the Year.  This pencil signed impression has an image size of 6 1/2X8 1/2 inches.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.

Etching with aquatint, image size 7 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches, 1918-1919, state VII/VIII, cat: Czestochowski-69, alternate title "Far Prospect," pencil signed, framed. Davies was a truly remarkable artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for his dreamlike etchings and lithographs. In his catalog raisonne of Davies work, Czestochowski writes "In a time of social, political, scientific and artistic upheaval, Davies hewed to an unwavering inner vision, one of classically graceful figures in an eternal dance with nature." This rare, early state etching is a perfect example of the combination of classicism and modernism of Davies' work.

This is an original etching, pencil signed by American artist Douglas Gorsline.  The title Express Stop was created and printed in 1945.  The image measures 6 3/8X5 3/4 inches.  It was published by Associated American Artists in New York.  The edition was 250.  Nicely framed with archival materials.

This is a fine regionalist etching by American artist Jackson Lee Nesbitt.  The title is: Evening in March, it was created and printed in 1942.  The image measures 11 3/4X8 5/16 inches.  Hand signed and titled in pencil.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.

This is a fine original etching by French artist and print maker Louis Auguste Lepere.  The subject is Amiens Cathedral, created and printed in 1907.  The pencil signed impression measures 13 11/16X9 5/8 inches.  Printed on a medium weight laid type sheet.  Very fine condition.  This image appears in the Saunier catalog as image number 344.  Printed in an edition of 150.