20th Century American Prints

Etching, image size 6 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches, 1913, pencil signed. Herman Webster was an American artist who moved to Paris in the early 20th century to attend the Academy Julien. There he studied under J. P. Laurens and Eugene Bejot, and was also greatly influenced by the etchings of Whistler and Meryon. He traveled extensively throughout Europe, specializing in finely detailed architectural views, cityscapes and landscapes. This is an early pencil signed proof of this etching; it was later published in a larger edition by the Gazette des Beaux-Arts in 1920.

Drypoint etching with a rich burr. Pencil signed in the lower right. Plate measures 7 7/8 x 10 inches in a 15 x 17 inch silver frame. Rosenberg studied architecture at the University of Oregon before moving into architectural etching, studying at the American Academy in Rome and the Royal College of Art in London. The majority of his work was of European buildings with historic significance.

Etching, image size 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 1945, cat: Smith-268, printed on watermarked Rives paper, blindstamp from the Society of Print Connoisseurs in l.l. margin, pencil signed.

Lithograph, image size 16 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches, 1924, edition of 100, cat: BPL- 210, from the series "Vingt Lithographies du Vieux Paris," initialed and editioned in pencil.

Lithograph, image size 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, 1924, edition of 100, cat: BPL-227, from the series "Vingt Lithographies du Vieux Paris," initialed and editioned in pencil.

Etching, image size 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches, 1930, plate signed and dated, pencil signed and titled. Hopper Emory was born in Baltimore, Maryland and had a successful career in banking before he turned exclusively to his artwork. He traveled to England where he studied at the Heatherly School of Art in London, then returned to Maryland where he became known for his delicately rendered architectural and maritime etchings.

Etching, drypoint, image size 6 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches, pencil signed l.r. "RL Boyer", "imp RLB" in pencil, l.c.

Etching, image size 10 7/8 x 7 inches, c. 1930, pencil signed and titled. Hopper Emory was born in Baltimore, Maryland and had a successful career in banking before he turned exclusively to his artwork. He traveled to England where he studied at the Heatherly School of Art in London, then returned to Maryland where he became known for his delicately rendered architectural and maritime etchings.

Etching, image size 6 1/8 x 10 inches, 1930, plate signed and dated, pencil signed and titled. Hopper Emory was born in Baltimore, Maryland and had a successful career in banking before he turned exclusively to his artwork. He traveled to England where he studied at the Heatherly School of Art in London, then returned to Maryland where he became known for his delicately rendered architectural and maritime etchings.

Etching, image size 4 15/16 x 7 7/8 inches, 1915, pencil signed

This fine original etching by John Winkler measures 4 x 6 1/4 inches and is pencil signed and numbered. Winkler attended the San Francisco Art Institute and became enamored with the art of etching. Known for his simplistic line, he was often compared to Whistler. He became good friends with fellow etchers, John Taylor Arms as well as Arthur Heintzelman. His works are found in major museums throughout the US and Europe.

9 1/8 x 12 1/4 inch lithograph on wove-type paper. C. 1940. Pencil signed in the lower right corner.

Lithograph, image size 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches, 1924, edition of 100, cat: BPL- 216, from the series "Vingt Lithographies du Vieux Paris," initialed and editioned in pencil

This is a very fine original etching, image size 7 1/8 x 9 inches, c. 1920, hand signed in ink and inscribed "To Dr. Charles Oppenheim with best wishes". Lionel Reiss was born in Poland but grew up in New York City; he was known for his images of Jewish life and culture, and in the 1920s spent several years traveling throughout Europe and the Middle East creating many images of everyday life in the Jewish communities he visited.

This etching by Philip Kappel measures 8 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches. A 1st proof, created in 1945, is pencil signed and titled on the lower margin. Kappel was born in Hartford, CT, and educated at the Pratt Institute in New York. He was employed as an artist for several shipping companies and much of his work documents these ships and their sailors. At age 26, Kappel was the youngest person ever admitted to "Who's Who in America."