Clarence Stephen Izant
1884-1949, American

Protest
1884-1949, American
Protest

Engraving, drypoint, image size 8 x 6 inches, 1945, edition of 150, pencil signed l.r. "Stephen Izant" and titled l.l. "Protest". This print was commissioned by the Print Makers Society of California as their presentation plate for associate members for the year 1945, printed upon hand made, laid paper. Framed, label on back from the Print Makers Society of California with artist provenance.

Painting

Meadow in Bloom
1876-1936, American
Meadow in Bloom

Oil on artist board, 12 x 16 inches, unsigned, c. 1930, unsigned. Born in Germany, Saling emigrated to America through Ellis Island in 1893 at the age of 17. He was a successful decorator and artist first in New York City, then in Hartford, Connecticut. In the late 1920s, he moved to Lyme, Connecticut, the setting for many of his landscapes. He was a member of many prestigious artist's groups, including the Salmagundi Club, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the Connecticut League of Art Students and the Springfield Art League.

Print

Don Quixote
1900-1961, Austrian/American
Don Quixote

Etching, image size 5 x 9 inches, pencil signed l.r. "Wm Sharp". Sharp was born in Austria where he attended the Academy for Arts and Industry. His early career started with designing stain glass windows and painting murals but he quickly became involved with the anti-Hitler movement and created political cartoons against it. He used a pseudonym but was found out and was to be sent to a concentration camp but escaped to the US in 1934. He was a longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine and The New York Post.

Sculpture

Curvilinear
1965-, American
Curvilinear

Ceramic plate, 13 inches across