Featured Artwork

This is a fine hand colored etching by British artist Elyse Ashe Lord.  The title is Kite Flying, created and printed circa 1925.   This pencil signed impression was sold by Arthur Ackermann in New York.  This came to us in the original Asian style frame with the Ackermann label on the back.  The image measures 12 7/8X18 inches.  The overall frame measures 20X26 inches.  Very fine condition.  Printed on a thin Japan type sheet.

Etching, plate size: 15 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches, image size: 13 3/8 x 21 5/8 inches, 1887-1888, cat. Schneider-133, remarque lower left, inscribed lower right: "Selected for Mr. E. Q. Kennedy", printed by H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, on parchment, pencil signed lower right.

This is a fine original drypoint etching by British artist Francis Dodd.  It is a portrait of the artist Charles Cundall R.A.  It was created and printed in 1926, hand signed in pencil lower border.  The image measure 18X12  inches. Nicely framed with archival materials.  Printed on a medium weight wove type paper.

This is a fine original pencil signed etching by British artist Gerald Brockurst.  Created and printed in an edition of 111 impressions in 1931.  This image measures 9X7 1/4 inches.  Nicely framed with archival materials.  An impressive portrait, one of his finest etchings.

This is a finely detailed wood engraving by American artist Hendrik Glintenkamp (1887-1946)  The title is: Manhattan construction, Radio City, N.Y.  It was created and printed in 1932, and is numbered 25/100.  Hand signed in pencil lower border and also on the back of the sheet.  Very fine condition.

This is an incredible rare impression of the well known Panama Canal etching, The Guard Gate, Gatun Lock.  It was created and printed in 1912. Both etching and drypoint, with a rich burr in the shadow areas.   Pencil signed and annotated "imp" meaning that he printed this impression on his own press.  It is printed on a blue toned laid type paper,  Very fine condition, richly printed.  The image measures 12 1/2X9 1/2 inches.  It appears in the Pennell catalog as Wuerth number 627.  The edition is about 60 impressions.

This is a fine experimental etching by American artist Joseph Pennell.  The title is: Whitehall Court, created and printed in  1903 in an edition of 60.  The image measures 10 1/2X8 inches. The lights of the Charing Cross Bridge in the foreground and reflected in the water.  This image is in the Wuerth catalog as image number 275, pencil signed lower border, printed on a light weight laid type sheet.  A well inked impression.  This etching was last sold by Frederick Keppel in New York, the original label is included.

This is a beautifully colored etching and aquatint by French master of the Belle Epoch, Manuel Robbe (1872-1936) The title of this work is" Claudine" it was created and printed in 1903 and Published by Sagot in Paris. The image measures 12X9 3/4 inches, printed on a medium weight Arches watermarked laid paper. deckeled edges, a very rich impression, excellent condition. Robbe studied at the Academie Julien and then the Ecole des Beaux Artes. His technique of hand coloring the images means that no two are exactly alike, a very painterly technique.

This is an original etching and aquatint by British artist Laura Knight.  The title is: Dressing Room no.2.  This pencil signed etching was created and printed in 1923 in an edition of 55 impressions.  The image measures 7X9 inches,  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.  A very rich impression.

This is  a finely detailed  etching by British artist Stanley Badmin.  The title is Richmond Bridge, created and printed in 1931 in an edition of 50, this impression is 4/50.  The image measures 4 3/8X6 3/8 inches.  Hand signed in pencil S.R. Badmin.  This image appears as number 24 in the Beetles catalog.  Published by the Twenty-One Gallery. Exhibited:Royal Academy ofArts, 1931. Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, 1932. Art Institute of Chicago, March - May, 1932. Illustrated: The Studio Nov. 1931,  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.

This is an original pencil signed etching by British artist Augustus John (1878-1961)  This etching is titled: Rambling By the Lake, it was created and printed in  1909 this impression is numbered as 23/50.  The image measures 7X5 inches, printed on an antique watermarked laid type paper.  In the lower border its annotated Plate no. 116 and then titled and editioned.  Very nice condition.

This is an original drypoint etching by French artist Jules Pascin 1885-1935.  The title is Bal Tabarin, ( The tabarin Ball) created and printed in  1926 in an edition of 100, this impression is hand signed in pencil and numbered 30/100.  The image measures 11 1/4X13 1/4 inches.  "Pascin was Bulgarian and moved to Paris in 1905. He exhibited at various Paris art shows and was also an exhibitor at the Armory Show in New York in 1913. He moved to New York with his lover, Hermine David, and they eventually married in 1918. Like Toulouse-Lautrec, Pascin drew upon his surroundings and his friends as subjects. Nightlife scenes, such as this one, were typical of his artwork"

This is a fine original etching by American artist George Elbert Burr.  The title is Evening, a very atmospheric impression, both pencil signed and titled.  The image measures 12X10 inches.  Printed on a medium weight buff toned laid paper.  Very rich and fine inking on this image.  It appears in the Burr catalog as image number 124.

This is a fine original etching by American artist John Taylor Arms.  The title is: Notre Dame de Paris, created and printed in 1925 as part of his Churches of France series.  This impression is pencil signed, printed in an edition of 150, the image measures 12 3/8X13 15/16 inches.  It appears in the Fletcher catalog as image number 167.  A combination of etching with aquatint.  One of his finest etchings of europe.

This is one of the rarest etchings by American artist John Taylor Arms.  This color aquatint etching is titled: Still Waters, created and printed in 1919, in an edition of 7 impressions of this the 5th state.  It is hand signed by both the artist J.T.Arms and the printer Frederick Reynolds.  A beautiful rich impression, printed on a buff toned sheet.  The image measures 6 1/8X4 1/8 inches.  The sheet size measures 17X13 inches.  A very fine early effort by this important American print maker.  The image appears in the Fletcher catalog as image number 28.