20th Century European Prints

A fine detailed etching by British printmaker, William Lionel Wyllie. Created c. 1915, it measures 6 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches and is pencil signed on the l.l. This is a great image of yacht racing in the Solent, where Cowes Week is an annual sailing event. Wyllie was a well known marine painter and printmaker, studying at the Heatherley School of Fine Art and then at the at the Royal Academy. At the age of 18, Wyllie won the Turner Gold Medal for his painting "Dawn After A Storm". He went on to have a long artistic career, specializing in paintings and etchings of the sea and the city of London.

This is an original drypoint etching by British artist Edmund Blampied, created and printed in 1920 the title of this work is: "Soup", showing laborers at dinner.  The image measures 9X8 1/8 inches.  Printed in an edition of 100.  This impression is hand signed in pencil in the lower  border. This image was illustrated in Print Collector's Quarterly in 1926.

Etching, image size 7 7/8 x 10 inches, pencil signed l.l. This work is also know as "Boulevard de la Villette"

Etching, image size 8 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches, 1923, subsequent to Hardie, edition of 100, pencil signed, artist blindstamp. We have two impressions of this print in our inventory.

This is an original color aquatint etching by French artist Manuel Robbe.  This image is titled: Maquillage, (making up)  It was created and printed in  1904.  It has the French publishers blindstamp lower right corner of the sheet.  This impression is hand signed in pencil lower right border.  The image measures 16 7/16X12 7/8 inches.  The image appears in the Perussaux catalog as image number 130.

This is an original hand signed color aquatint etching by French artist Manuel Robbe (1872-1936) The title of this etching is: "Le Pont de L'Isle Adam" it was created and printed in 1927 in an edition of 100. The etching is pencil signed in the lower right. This etching was formally sold by Merrill Chase galleries in Chicago. The image measures 13 1/2X21 inches.A fine impression, Sold by Merrill Chase, Chicago... Robbe studied at the Academie Julien and the Ecole des Beaux Artes in Paris.
With his hand application of color no two images look exactly the same, a very painterly technique.

Drypoint etching, image size 8 3/4 x 4 15/16 inches, 1913-14, edition of 50, Hardie 122, blind stamp, pencil signed.

This is an original drypoint etching by British artist Henry Rushbury.  The title is: 

St Pauls in Wartime from the North.  This etching is pencil signed and  was created and  printed in 1941.  The image measures 7 7/8X11 7/8 inches.  Very fine condition  printed on  a medium weight laid type paper.

This is an original pencil signed color aquatint etching by Austrian artist Tavik F. Simon.  The title of this work is: Saint Nicholas Market in Staromestske Namesti, which was part of his  Prague series, created and printed in 1916.  The edition was 225 impressions.  Printed on a medium weight arches watermarked wove type paper. The image measures 12 5/8X15 1/2 inches.  Very fine condition.  This image appears in the Novak catalog as image number 268.

This is a fine original hand colored etching by British artist Elyse Ashe Lord.  The title is New Moon, created and printed circa 1930.  This etching is hand signed and numbered in pencil, 19/63.  The image measures 12 1/2X8 7/8 inches.  Some waviness to the sheet but overall in fine condition, It came to us in the original Asian style frame sold by Arthur Ackermann with the original label on the back.

Drypoint etching C. 1927. Plate measures 6 7/8 x 9 on 9 x 12 1/4 inch watermarked David Strang paper. Catalog: Appleby 121. Edition of 100. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1927. Numbered 63 out of 100 in the lower left in pencil, pencil signed in the lower right. Plate signed and dated in the lower right. A rich impression with drypoint burr.

Etching, image size: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, ed 2/45, pencil signed

This is a fine original etching by British artist David Young Cameron. The subject and title is: Dinant, This etching was created and printed by the artist in 1907, hand signed in pencil, The image measures 7 15/16X13 15/16 inches.  Printed on a light weight laid type sheet.  This image appears in the Rinder catalog as image number 395.  The edition was thought to be less than 75.  A fine rich impression.

Etching printed on May 6th, 1908. 2nd state. Pencil signed and pellet stamped. Plate signed and dated. Large remarque of a beetle in the right corner. Image measures 11 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches. Catalog reference: Arwas 353.

Drypoint from May 25th, 1909. Pencil signed and editioned, with pellet stamp. Plate signed in the upper right corner. Print 22 of an edition of 50. Image measures 8 1/4 5 3/4
Catalog reference: Arwas 379. 4th state, printed on velin.