20th Century American Prints

This wood engraving by Barry Moser is one of 25 from his "Gold Rush" series. Published in 1985 in an edition of 350, it measures 4 x 7 inches and is pencil signed by the artist on the lower margin. This series portrayed gold mining activities from America, Africa and Australia. Moser, from Tennessee, became a graphic artist and printmaker studying under Leonard Baskin and Jack Coughlin. In 1990 he became the "head of studio art" at the Rhode Island School of Design and his prints have been exhibited at the Berkshire Museum, the Los Angeles National Print Show and the Library of Congress National Print Exhibit. Moser states in his description of the images in this series of the "consumate dilemma" between the mining and the owning of gold, the high price politically, physically and spiritually that these men and their families paid for their dreams of a better life.

This wood engraving by Barry Moser is one of 25 prints from his "Gold Rush" series. Published in 1985 in an edition of 350, it measures 4 x 7 inches and is pencil signed by the artist on the lower margin. The "Gold Rush" series were images portraying gold mining activities from America, Africa and Australia. Moser, from Tennessee, became a graphic artist and printmaker, studying under Leonard Baskin and Jack Coughlin.

This etching by Joseph Margulies measures 8 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches. It is printed on a medium wove paper, pencil signed by the artist on the lower right margin and has an AAA galleries card. Margulies was a student of Joseph Pennell and went on to study at the National Academy of Design and the Arts Student League of New York. He studied abroad in Paris and Vienna. His etchings are in many collections including the Metropolitan Museum, the Brooklyn Museum and the Smithsonian.

Etching, image size 5 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches, 1919, most likely an early artist's proof, retouched stain just below image and a reinforced broken plate mark at two corners, pencil signed, dated, and titled.

Etching, sight size 5 x 4 inches, 1928, pencil signed and dated "Simkha Simkhovitch 1928", edition of 40 prints.

Etching, image size 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches, pencil signed, framed

Chiaroscuro woodblock, image size 7 x 5 inches, 1937, plate signed and pencil signed and dated. As is typical with this artist, he hand signed and dated his images on the paper window mat, rather than the sheet itself.

woodblock print, 9 1/4X8,p/s

This wood engraving by Barry Moser is one of 25 prints from his "Gold Rush" series. Published in 1985 in an edition of 350, it measures 4 x 7 inches and is pencil signed by the artist on the lower margin. The "Gold Rush" series were images portraying gold mining activities from America, Africa and Australia. Moser, from Tennessee, became a graphic artist and printmaker, studying under Leonard Baskin and Jack Coughlin.

This wood engraving by Barry Moser is one of 25 prints from his "Gold Rush" series. Published in 1985 in an edition of 350, it measures 7 x 4 inches and is pencil signed by the artist on the lower margin. The "Gold Rush" series were images portraying gold mining activities from America, Africa and Australia. Moser, from Tennessee, became a graphic artist and printmaker, studying under Leonard Baskin and Jack Coughlin.

Pencil signed and titled, edition of 250. C. 1940. Print measures 8 3/4 x 12 inches on 11 1/8 x 14 1/8 inch medium wove type paper. An intimate portrait with soft edges and a wonderful tonal range.

Etching, image size 8 x 5 7/8 inches, 1925, edition of 50, pencil signed titled and numbered.

Lithograph, image size 8 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches, artist signature in crayon l.r. " Chester B. Price" and "To Sarah Breuster Hodges" in pencil l.l.

This wood engraving by Barry Moser is one of 25 prints from his "Gold Rush" series. Published in 1985 in an edition of 350, it measures 7 x 4 inches and is pencil signed by the artist on the lower margin. The "Gold Rush" series were images portraying gold mining activities from America, Africa and Australia. Moser, from Tennessee, became a graphic artist and printmaker, studying under Leonard Baskin and Jack Coughlin.

This wood engraving by Barry Moser is one of 25 prints from his "Gold Rush" series. Published in 1985 in an edition of 350, it measures 7 x 4 inches and is pencil signed by the artist on the lower margin. The "Gold Rush" series were images portraying gold mining activities from America, Africa and Australia. Moser, from Tennessee, became a graphic artist and printmaker, studying under Leonard Baskin and Jack Coughlin.