20th Century American Prints

A very interesting wood engraving by Leonard Baskin, measuring 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, cat: Fern & O'Sullivan -371, edition 250, 1959, published on handmade Amalfi paper, from the series "The Auguries of Innocence" by William Blake. After serving in the Navy during WWII, Baskin began his career as a printmaker in the late 1940s, beginning with simple linocuts, but quickly progressing to dramatic wood engravings, then later etchings and lithographs. Known for his graphic images created by the simple interplay of black on white, combined with his dramatic use of line, Baskin remains one of America's greatest printmakers.

This lithograph with a delicate Manhattan skyline in the distance by Dexter Dawes measures 14 x 17 inches and is pencil signed in 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.

Etching, image size 17 x 13 7/8 inches, 1957, ed. of 25, pencil signed and numbered. The gallery has two impressions of this print, 6/25 and 16/25.

Etching and engraving, image size 7 x 10 inches, edition of 50, plate signed l.r. "Haskell" and pencil signed l.c. "Ernest Haskell".

This lithograph titled "Across the Garden" by Dexter Dawes measures 12 x 14 3/4 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.

"Looking West" by Dexter Dawes measures 12 x 14 3/4 inches and is pencil signed by the artist 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 an original lithograph by American artist Lester Hornby.  It is titled: East Gloucester.  Created and printed in 1943, hand signed, titled and inscribed "to Virginia".  The image measures 12X16 inches.  A whimsical view of Summer on the water in Gloucester Harbor..

This is an original etching by American artist Harold Kerr Eby.  The title is: The Medway, created and printed in 1929 in an edition of 90.  The image measures 9 1/2X14 1/4 inches.  The image is of the city Rochester, near the mouth of the River Medway in Southeast England.  This etching is hand signed in pencil and finely framed using archival materials.  This image appears in the Eby catalog as image number G-143.

This rare, early 20th C. etching by Francis Hopkinson Smith measures 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches, pencil signed and titled. Smith was an author, artist and engineer, writing many books but also known for his atmospheric watercolors and oils. In his early years he is credited with building the foundation for the Statue of Liberty. At the age of 50 he gave up his engineering career and devoted the rest of his life to writing and painting.

This is a rare etching by American artist Ronau Woiceske.  The title is Big Sycamore, created and printed in 1940 in an edition of only 20.  Hand signed and titled in pencil.  The image measures 8 7/8X7 7/8 inches.  This scene was taken near Woodstock New York.

A lithograph by Dexter Dawes with a view of Mt. Monadnock seen though two giant maples measures 12 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches. It is pencil signed in 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 lithograph by Dexter Dawes titled "Afternoon Fishing" measures 10 3/4 x 13 inches and is pencil signed by the artist. 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 lithograph by Dexter Dawes measures 12 1/8 x 14 7/8 inches and is pencil signed by the artist. This is one in a series of lithographs of the construction of the George Washington Bridge that Dawes created between 1927 and the bridges' completion in 1931. This suspension bridge would eventually connect Ft. Lee, NJ to Manhattan across the Hudson River. Swiss born engineer Othmar Amman made this gigantic structure look "light and airy" with its miles of intertwined steel cable. Considered by some to be the noblest of bridges it became a symbol of the art and craft of the civil engineering profession.

This 1950 etching by the American artist Ernest Roth measures 9 x 12 inches, pencil signed, dated and plate titled. Created as a presentation print for the Society of American Etchers, Gravers, Lithographers and Woodcutters in 1951. Included is a analysis and appreciation of Roth's work by the president of the society, John Taylor Arms.

This original etching by the American artist Gordon Grant measures 7 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches and is signed in pencil, l.r. Gordon Grant was born in California and was sent alone to Great Britain around Cape Horn when he was thirteen years old for his education. He worked as a staff artist for New York World and Harper's Weekly, covering both the Boer War and the Mexican Revolution, but became most widely known for his marine paintings and fine prints. He was a member of many artist's associations, including the National Academy of Design; American Federation of Art; Salmagundi Club; National Arts Club; American Watercolor Society; New York Society of Painters; and the New York Watercolor Club.