Etchings
1901-1981, American The Holystoners-Bound for Haiti Etching, drypoint, image size 9 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches, 1935, pencil signed l.r. "Philip Kappel". Selected for "Fine Prints of the Year", 1936, pl.74. The image was made on the Columbia Line's Bogota or Columbia. The Haitian crew used soft volcanic tufa to scrub down the wooden decks. The bulldog, center, was the vessel's mascot.
1847-1898, French Une Matinee d'Hiver au Quai de l'Hotel Dieu Etching, image size 8 3/8 x 11 3/4 inches, plate signed, with the lettered title below the image.
1818-1898, French Barque de Pecheurs Etching, image size 4 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches, 1874, plate signed and dated.
1796-1875, French Paysage d'Italie Etching, image size 6 x 9 1/8 inches, cat: Melot- C.7, later printing without Cadart lettering, possibly after it was removed. This is a very nice impression with wide borders, printed on a medium weight cream colored laid type paper. This atmospheric image from Corot's series of Italian landscapes is a great example of his ability to capture the life and movement of the scene with loose spontaneous lines and rich tones.
1876-1958, Australian/American Italian Fishing Boats, Gloucester, Mass. Etching, dry point, image size 6 x 8 inches, 1926, edition 25, pencil signed and titled lower margin, "Hayley Lever" and "Italian Fishing Boats, Gloucester"
1902-1992, British Demolition, Exhibition Road - The Old Science Museum, London Etching, image size 10 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches, c. 1926, period printing, pencil signed and titled "F.C. Dixon" and "The Old Science Museum".
1900-1971, British Young Girl With Cymbals Color etching, sight size 12 x 9 3/4 inches, 67/75, pencil signed l.r. "E. Ashe Lord", framed.
1900-1988, Italian-American Judith Anderson Etching, image size 8 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches, 1939, extremely limited edition never published, Lucioni cat: #67, pencil signed and dated lower margin. This image is of the actress Judith Anderson with a dedication to Arturo Tuscanini in the lower margin.
1881-1962, Austrian/American Schubert's Birthplace, Vienna Etching and aquatint in colors, plate size 11 1/4 x 8 1/8 inches, c. 1910, pencil signed, remarque of the composer's profile below the image.
1878-1955, Swedish/American Williamsburg Bridge Etching, image size 6 7/8 x 11 3/4 inches, pencil signed and titled.
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