20th Century American Prints

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.

Woodblock, image size 7 5/8 x 6 inches, pencil signed and titled

This is a richly inked original sporting etching by American artist Richard E. Bishop. The image size is 8 x 11 inches, 1938, pencil signed and titled. Primarily a self taught artist, Bishop was known for his etchings of wildfowl; in 1936 his image of Canada geese was selected for the third Federal Duck Stamp.

Lithograph, image size: 20 1/2 x 16 inches, ed of 50, pencil signed lower right

Etching C. 1970. Plate signed in all capitals across the bottom of the print. Pencil signed in the lower right and pencil numbered 170 in an edition of 200 in the lower left. Plate measures 12 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches on 18 1/4 x 13 1/2 inch wove type paper. A well inked impression with an interesting composition. Published by the Gehenna Press, Northampton, MA. Part of a series of 12 etchings inspired by the Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus. Catalog: Fern and O'Sullivan #588.

Silkscreen, c. 1950, image size 7 x 9 inches, pencil signed

Etching, image size 9 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches, published by the Associated American Artists with the original label, pencil signed.

This 1985 image by Barry Moser titled "Homestake Foundry" measures 4 x 7 inches, in an edition of 350 and is pencil signed by the artist on the lower margin. This is a series of 25 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. In 1990 he became the "head of studio art" at the Rhode Island School of Design. 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 these images that it is a "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.