Prints

This is an original engraving with etching by French engraver, Pierre A. Aveline (1702-1760)  The title is L' Ete, it was created after the painting by Francois Boucher  This view of sleeping Puti, was created and printed circa 1750, printed by "Paris Ches Charpentier, rue st jacques au cog".  The image measures 11 3/8X8 7/8 inches.  The platemark measures 13X9 3'/4 inches.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.  We feel this is from the original 1700's printing and not a later restrike.

$475.00

This is a fine line engraving by French artist Jean Emile Laboureur.  The title of this work is Le Retour de la Peche.  Created and printed circa 1920's this image measures 4 X 3/3/4 inches.  Hand signed and numbered in pencil in the lower border. 27/55.    Though Laboureur was initially inspired by Lautrec and the Primitivism of Paul Gaugin, he is considered to be the first printmaker to be strongly influenced Cubism. By the end of World War I, the artist had gained wide acclaim as a book designer and illustrator. The artist died on June 16, 1943 in Pénestin, France.

$474.00

This is an original engraving by French artist Jean-Emile Laboureur.  This image is pencil signed lower left border and editioned as 12/65.  The image measures 4X5 7/8 inches.

$450.00

Etching, 5/50, initialed Ab 35 in plate, image size 5 13/16 x 8 inches, pencil signed.

$450.00

This fine impressionistic mezzotint was created by British artist Percival Gaskell.  The title is Dawn, it was created and printed in 1924.  The image measures 8X9 7/8 inches, printed with a warm toned ink on a heavy weight wove type paper.  Hand signed lower border in pencil by the artist.  Gaskell was born at Shipley in Yorkshire and educated in Cambridge. He studied art at the Royal College of Art, in Paris, and in Italy.

$450.00

Etching, image size: 11 1/2 x 15 1/8 inches, first state, (Faxon 116) pencil signed l.r.

$450.00

Etching, image size 3 3/8 x 2 1/2", pencil signed

$450.00

This transfer lithograph by Arthur Davies measures 16 5/8 x 11 9/16 inches in an edition of 25 or less. Created in 1921, it is signed by the artist on the lower margin. Printed on medium weight paper, it is #189 in the Czestochowski catalog. Davies was known for his unique decorative style, often visualized in a fantasy world of female figures. One of the most respected and successful American artists, he was a member of the "Eight" and was the principal organizer of the 1913 Armory Show.

$450.00

Etching, image size: 6 1/2 x 10 inches, pencil signed lower right

$450.00

Etching, 9 1/2 X 13 in, pencil signed

$450.00

Kauro Saito (1931-)

Bird and Leaf  Image size 4X4 inches mezzotint, created in 1991 in an edition of 21/93.  Last sold by Vorpal Galleries in San Francisco.  Nicely framed with archival materials

Biography Saito, Kaoru (1931 - )

Saito Kaoru was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1931. He studied Fine Art under Tsuruta Gorō and Arai Tatsuo from 1948-1950. He became a member of the Shunyo-kai and he is mainly known for his mezzotints. He has had countless exhibitions, and he is generally considered one of Japan's finest mezzotint artists. He now lives in Hayama, also in Kanagawa.

$445.00

This is an original drypoint etching by well known American artist and Architect Samuel Chamberlain.  The title is: Valley of the Var,  The location is Entrevaux, France.  This image was created and printed in 1940, it is pencil signed and editioned as: 5/100.  Printed with a warm toned ink, the image measures 10 7/8X13 3/16 inches.  This image appears in the Chamberlain catalog as image number 132.

$445.00

Kauro Saito (1931-)

Bird and Cracker:   Image size 6 1/2X7 1/4 inches mezzotint, created Circa 1990 in an edition of 21/93.  Last sold by Vorpal Galleries in New York City  Nicely framed with archival materials

Biography Saito, Kaoru (1931 - )

Saito Kaoru was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1931. He studied Fine Art under Tsuruta Gorō and Arai Tatsuo from 1948-1950. He became a member of the Shunyo-kai and he is mainly known for his mezzotints. He has had countless exhibitions, and he is generally considered one of Japan's finest mezzotint artists. He now lives in Hayama, also in Kanagawa.

$445.00

This is an original etching by British artist Edward Bouverie Hoyton (1900-1988)  The title is: St. Hubert's Chapel, it was created and printed circa 1930's.  The image measures 7 7/16X11 1/8 inches,   Pencil signed lower right border, printed on a medium weight buff toned laid type paper.  A very rich impression.  Edward Bouverie- Hoyton was in the same etching class as Paul Drury and Graham Sutherland. They remained friends throughout their lives. His early work came under the spell of Samuel Palmer but he was also influenced by the etchings of artists such as John Crome and John Sell Cotman of the Norwich School.

$445.00

Engraving, after Raphael;4th state w/ coat of arms erased - center lower edge - and traces of the erasure.

$425.00