20th Century American Prints

Lithograph, image size 9 1/2 x 13 inches, 1928, pencil signed l.r. "Pop Hart".

This is an original etching by American Rural artist John E. Costigan.  This image is titled in pencil "Workers of the Soil", created and printed in 1932 in an edition of 100.  The image measures 8 1/4X13 3/4 inches, printed on a wove type sheet, hand signed in pencil.  Very fine condition.  Costigan spent 50 years working as a working farmer.

This is an original pencil signed wood engraving by American artist Asa Cheffetz.  The title of this work is Pastorale (Vermont)  It was originally sold by Associated American Artists in New York.  The image measures 4 1/2X 10 inches.  This image appears in the Springfield catalog as number 65.

Etching from June 1931. Edition of 100, with 5 working proofs. Pencil editioned in the lower left, signed in the lower right. Image measures 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches in a 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 inch gold frame. An incredibly detailed scene with plate toning and a rich drypoint burr.

This is an original pencil signed etching and drypoint by American artist William Bicknell.  This view of the Provincetown Dunes was created and printed in 1927,  The image measures 7X9 3/4 inches, printed on a wove type sheet with a floral watermark.  "Known locally as 'The Etcher' William Bicknell's Provincetown prints have become part of the town's historical record.   Works in the gallery include a view of the first Provincetown Playhouse (at Race Point), portraits of artists at work on the dunes".

Lithograph, image size: 10 7/8 x 13 11/16 inches, pencil signed lower right

This is a fine original pencil signed etching by American artist Ernest Roth.  The title inscribed in the plate: "The Little Bridge, Chartres", created and printed in 1944.  The image measures 10X9 1/2 inches.  Nicely frame with archival boards.

This is an original etching and drypoint by American artist Samuel Chamberlain.  The title is: Boston Fish Pier, it was created and printed in 1929 in an edition of 100.  THis pencil signed impression measures 5  5/8X8 5/8 inches.  Printed on an antique laid type paper.  The image appears in the Chamberlain catalog as image number 82.

This is a fine original woodengraving, pencil signed by American artist Asa Cheffetz.  The title of this image is: Late Afternoon, Vermont, created and printed in 1947.  This wood engraving measures 4 7/8X9 inches, nicely framed  with archival boards.  Very nice condition.  In the Cheffetz catalog as image number 83.

This is an original wood engraving by American artist Asa Cheffetz.  The title is: The Road Home, created and printed circa 1948, and sold by Associated American Artists in New York.

The image measures 5 1/8X9 inches, hand signed in pencil with the original AAA Label included. The image appears in the Cheffetz catalog as image number 86.

This is an original etching by Sporting artist William Schaldach, done circa 1925 the image is titled: The Hot Corner.  It is pencil signed and with edition of 75.  It has the "imp" after the artists name meaning that he printed this impression himself.  The image measures 12X8 7/8 inches.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.

This is a drypoint etching from April 1931. Edition of 100. Catalog: BPL 105. Pencil signed in the lower right, pencil numbered 3 out of 100 in the lower left. Plate measures 11 x 12 inches on 14 x 15 inch Rives watermarked wove paper. Chamberlain captures this brightly lit scene with breathtaking detail. Samuel Chamberlain studied architecture at MIT, but interrupted his studies to serve in France during WWI. After the war, Chamberlain worked as an architectural draftsman in Boston before leaving the US to travel throughout France and Europe. During his time overseas, Chamberlain began sketching the countryside and architecture, eventually studying at the Royal College of Art in London. He became well known for his carefully rendered etchings and drypoints of both European and American buildings and cityscapes.

Pencil signed in the lower right. An inscription in the lower left of the paper reads "Wine Shop at Royalbourne," a possible title. Plate size measures 10 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches on 16 3/4 x 12 1/4 inch medium-weight wove-type paper.

This is perhaps the best known etching by American Regionalist, John E. Costigan.  The title is: Fishermen Three, it was created and printed in 1938 and sold by Associated American Artists in New York.  This etching has an image size of 8 7/8X11 7/8 inches  Hand signed in pencil lower border.  This image appears in the book, A Treasury of American Prints by Craven.

This is an original pencil signed etching of New York City by American artist Karl Dehmann (1886-1974)  This image is of Broadway, N.Y.  created and printed circa 1928.  The image measures 10 7/8X6 3/4 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type paper with a crown watermark.