Prints

This is an original drypoint etching by British artist William Lee Hankey.  The title is: Minding the Flock.  This etching created and printed circa 1920 is hand signed in pencil by the artist.  A large etching measuring 14X11 1/2 inches.Printed on a medium weight wove type paper.  Fine use of the sunlight and shadow in this beautiful composition.

Etching, image size 8 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches, 1884, plate signed l.l. "Smillie Sep '83.Op.30." and inscribed in the plate l.r. "My Colored Neighbor's Hen Yard, etched from Nature, Montrose, Penna.", pencil signed l.r. "James D. Smillie, April 1884".

Etching, image size 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches, 1921, cat. Wuerth 782 and the cover, pencil signed.

This is an atmospheric scene of a ship coming into port, pulled by a tugboat; it is rendered with remarkabley delicate lines and a rich yet quite subtle tonal range, giving a strong sense of a soft morning fog over calm waters. The canvas sails of the ship beautifully contrast with the steam of the tug as is dissipates into the misty air. The image measures 19 x 23 inches, published in 1887, pencil signed on the lower right margin. "Copyright R. Cleveland Coxe, 1887, NY" is printed on the lower center, with a remarque of an anchor in the lower left margin. Framed. Coxe studied at the National Academy before going to Paris to study with Leon Bonnat. A painter and etcher, Coxe best works were of seascapes of the New England Coast.

This is a large original engraving by French artist Albert Decaris, (1901-1988)  This engraving is titled: L'Arbre,  The Tree, located in Besancon France, just outside of Paris.  The image created and printed in 1926 has an image size of 26 1/2X17 1/2 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  This impression is numbered and signed in pencil in the lower border.  W7/60.  "Decaris was born in Sotteville-lès-Rouen. At age 19, Decaris won the Concours de Rome, which was seen as the premiere award among young French artists at the time. He was elected Fellow of The French Académie des Beaux Arts in 1943".

This is an original woodblock print by American artist Albert Abramovitz.  The subject is the construction of the Moscow subway. Circa 1935.  Printed in a small edition. This image pencil signed and titled measures 7 5/8X6 3/8 inches.  Printed on a thin Japan type paper.

This is a fine large color screen print by American artist Harry Shokler (1896-1978)  The title of this work is Summer Hotel, created in 1945 and printed in an edition of 100.  Hand signed and titled in pencil and also signed with pen and ink within the image.  This large image measures 14 9/16X18 3/4 inches.  Very fine condition.  Matted not framed.

This is an original lino cut by American artist Albert Abramovitz.  This work untitled is of two Masons laying brick.  The image measures 12X9 1/4 inches.  Pencil signed lower right border printed on a wove type buff toned sheet.  This image is likely from his Moscow, Work at night series showing the construction of their Subway system.

This is a fine etching with aquatint by American artist John Taylor Arms.  The title is: Dawn, Lake Como, created and printed in 1920 in an edition of 76 impressions.  This impression is pencil signed by both the artist and the printer Frederick Reynolds.  Also inscribed as Artists Proof..  The image measures 7 1/8X5 1/8 inches.  This image appears in the Fletcher catalog as image number 53.

This is a fine early etching by American modernist Leonard Baskin.  The title is: Dog in the Meadow, created and printed in 1964.  Pencil signed and numbered 15/100.  The image measures 15 1/4X8 5/8 inches.  Printed on a Rives B.F.K. wove type sheet.  The image appears in the Baskin catalog as image number 464.

Etching, image size 8 1/2 x 7 inches, subsequent to Hardie, artist's blindstamp, pencil signed.

This is an etching and aquatint by French artist Louis Legrand.  The title is: On se Tourne, One Turn Around.  It was created and printed in 1893 from his series of 12 etchings titled: Les Petites du Ballet, published by Gustave Pellet in Paris.  The etching measures 14 1/2X8 1/2 inches.  The etching is titled in the plate and hand signed lower border in pencil.  This impression is from the final state of 5.  Printed on a medium weight wove type paper.

This is an atmospheric original etching by British Marine artist and Lieutenant-Commander of the Royal Navy, Rowland Langmaid. Etching with drypoint, image size 5 5/8 x 8 inches, c. 1930, pencil signed and titled. A beautiful image of the silhouette of Big Ben rising above the busy Thames River.

Etching, image size: 5 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches, 1881, #52, Cat. Schneider, edition of 38, pencil signed lower right

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.