20th Century American Prints

This is an original wood engraving by American artist Herbert Waters.  The title is: Winter at Otter Cliffs, Mt Desert Island, Maine, pencil signed and titled, numbered as 41/100.  Created and printed in 1979.  The image measures 7 1/2X8 1/2 inches.  Very fine condition.

This is an original wood engraving by American artist Herbert Waters.The title is: West Virginia Spring, created and printed Circa  1960.  The image measures 9 7/8X6 1/2 inches.  Hand signed, titled and numbered in pencil, 31/75.  A beautiful impression in great condition.

Etching and drypoint, image size 4 7/8 x 13 1/8 inches, 1912, printed on cream wove paper. Addams was born in New Jersey and attended the Drexel Institute there. He won a Philadelphia Academy Cresson Traveling Scholarship and entered Whistler’s Academy in Paris in 1899. In the 1900′s, London’s working class Italian Soho district was the subject of many artists of the day including Whistler's shop-front prints such as T.A. Nash’s Fruit Shop. The horizontal format and the density of the etching work is comparable to many of Whistler Amsterdam prints.

This is an original wood engraving by American artist Asa Cheffetz.  This image is titled Distant Haze, Essex Co, N.Y., created and printed in 1941.  This image is pencil signed and titled and measures an image size of 4 5/8X8 1/8 inches.  Very nice condition, last sold by Kennedy Galleries in New York.  The image appears in the Cheffetz catalog as image number 60.

This is a very rare early trial proof etching by Joseph Pennell, one of the foremost American etchers of the early 20th century. The plate size is 11 x 8 5/8 inches; the image itself measures 10 x 8 1/4 inches. It was created in 1906 and is pencil signed by both Pennell and Goulding, the printer. It is notated 'trial proof' in the lower right corner, the later published state of this image is #411 in the Wuerth catalog. As is typical of Pennell's prints, the margins are small, but adequate for proper presentation. This etching comes with original label from Frederick Keppel & Co, New York.

This is an original pencil signed wood engraving by American artist Asa Cheffetz. The title is Deserted Farm, Vermont.  Created and printed in 1950, Sold through Associated American Artists in New York.  The image measures 5 1/2X8 7/8 inches.  Very fine condition.

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.

Etching, image size 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, titled and signed in pencil

Color Etching, c. 1940, ed. less than 25, image size: 7 1/8 x 14 3/4 inches, pencil signed

This is a 1963 lithograph of a scene from Colorado. Catalog 618. Published by the Associated American Artists, edition of 250. Pencil signed in the lower right. The plate measures 9 1/2 x 13 on 12 3/4 x 16 3/4 inch wove paper.
An excellent impression that exemplifies his mastery of tone and texture.

This is an original wood cut by American artist Leo Meissner.  This unsigned proof is titled: Blecker Street Follies and numbered as 21/30.  The image measures 10X12 1/2 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  Very fine condition on this rare image.

This lithograph by Dexter Dawes measures 12 1/4 x 15 inches and pencil signed on the lower margin. Dawes was born in Englewood, NJ and went on to study at New York City's Art Student League. He summered in Marlboro, NH surrounded by beautiful gardens with views of Mount Monadnock which became the inspiration for many of his lithographs and paintings. He belonged to a number of associations including the National Arts Club.

This fine lithograph by Dexter Dawes measures 11 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches and is pencil signed on the lower margin. Dawes was born in Englewood, NJ and went on to study at New York City's Art Student League. He summered in Marlboro, NH surrounded by beautiful gardens with views of Mount Monadnock which became the inspiration for many of his lithographs and paintings. He belonged to a number of associations including the National Arts Club.

This is a beautiful original etching with aquatint of a New Orleans alleyway. The image size is 12 1/4 x 10 3/8 inches, c. 1932, published by the Associated American Artists, with the original label, pencil signed. This image won an award from the Philadelphia Print Club and is included in the collection of the Library of Congress.

This lithograph of the First Congregational Church in Old Lyme measures 12 3/4 x 17 inches. It is pencil signed on the lower margin. Dawes was born in Englewood, NJ and went on to study at New York City's Art Student League. He summered in Marlboro, NH surrounded by beautiful gardens with views of Mount Monadnock which became the inspiration for many of his lithographs and paintings. He belonged to a number of associations including the National Arts Club.