20th Century European

Buzzards

A color woodblock print. Image measures 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches on 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch fine laid Japon paper. Pencil signed in the lower right.

Le Bar

This is a drypoint etching from 1912. Plate measures 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches in a 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 inch gold frame. Edition of 200, from the Paris series. Signed in the plate in the lower right, with the publisher's blindstamp, le Cercle Moderne, in the lower left. Probably printed by the artist in black ink on cream wove paper with full margins, as issued. A fine impression with a rich drypoint burr.

Almshouse St. Cross

This etching is plate initialed in the lower left. Plate measures 3 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches in a 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inch black frame from Kennedy & Co, label on back. A well inked impression with plate toning. Sir David Cameron was considered one of the greatest British etchers of the early 20th century. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and began studying art at the Glasgow Art School before moving on to the Edinburgh School of Art. He was a member of the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, the Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours, and the Royal Scottish Academy.

Le Baigneuse (The Bather)

Drypoint etching from 1911. Plate signed in the lower left. Edition of 56. Red stamp of the publisher, Gustave Pellet, in the lower right. Catalog: A 412. Plate measures 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches in a gold 18 1/4 x 22 1/2 inch gold frame. An intimate portrait with plate toning and a rich drypoint burr.

Madame Desrouchier et Son Chien

This is a drypoint etching from 1911. The plate measures 7 x 5 1/8 inches in a gold 20 1/4 x 16 1/2 inch frame. Plate signed in the lower right. Pencil numbered in the lower right 16 in an edition of 44. "Artist's proof" in pencil in the lower left. Catalog: A 417, Lugt 1193. Red stamp of the publisher, Gustave Pellet, in the lower right. A fine impression with a rich drypoint burr.

Bords de la Somme

Etching and aquatint from 1907. Plate signed in the lower left, titled and dated in the lower right. Pencil signed in the lower right. The plate measures 4 x 7 3/4 inches on 6 x 9 1/2 inch laid paper. An atmospheric and detailed print with plate toning.

Old Women, Bruges

A large drypoint etching by Sir Frank Brangwyn. Plate measures 19 x 20 3/4 inches in a 26 3/4 x 28 inch frame. The plate was etched on the spot. C 1906. Catalog: FASL 65. A somber and well inked print with a rich drypoint burr. A rare print!

Son Avocat, et Phrases Creuses

This is an original etching and aquatint from 1922. Unsigned. Plate 19 from Miserere: Son avocat, et phrases creuses, clame sa totale inconscience. Plate measures 21 x 16 inches in a silver 30 x 24 1/2 inch frame. Georges Rouault began his art career at age fourteen, when he began a five year apprenticeship painting and restoring glass. This appears to have had a heavy influence on his cloisonnist style, with the heavy black contouring and glowing colors resembling leaded glass.

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