This is an early engraving by Bernardus Baron (1696-1766) Portrait of "John, Count of Nassau-Siegen and family", This engraving was created and printed in 1761. It is after the painting by Van Dyck. The engraving measures 20 1/2X18 1/2 inches, trimmed on the three sides, a tear in the upper right corner, not into the image area.Printed on a heavy weight laid type paper.
This is an original pencil signed and titled woodblock print by American artist Isac Friedlander. The title of this work is "Jeremiah", created and printed circa 1940. The image measures 6 3/4X5 7/8 inches. Isac Friedlander (1890-1968) was born in Latvia. In 1912 he went to Italy where he met and worked with Russian artist Maxim Gorky. During this period he also received his only art training, studying etching, drawing and relief printing at the Academy of Rome. In 1937, he emigrated to New York where he worked full time as an artist until his death. He is best known for his woodcuts and etchings, and many museums have works by the artist, including the Smithsonian, Bibliotheque Nationale, and the Brooklyn Museum.
Etching, image size: 4 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches, 1888, After de Neuville, signed in plate lower left, pencil signed lower right
Signed and numbered in ink. Plate signed and dated in the lower right. C. 1921. Plate measures 7 3/8 x 12 7/8 on 8 3/4 x 15 inch laid type paper. Catalog: Hardie 213. Print 8 in an edition of 76. Born into poverty, McBey was primarily self-taught, becoming a very well respected artist and leading figure of the British Etching Revival. He traveled extensively throughout Europe, America and the Middle East, creating remarkable etchings of the places he visited. This print has a unique perspective as well as a rich drypoint burr.
This is a fine line engraving by French artist Jean Emile Laboureur. The title of this work is Le Retour de la Peche. Created and printed circa 1920's this image measures 4 X 3/3/4 inches. Hand signed and numbered in pencil in the lower border. 27/55. Though Laboureur was initially inspired by Lautrec and the Primitivism of Paul Gaugin, he is considered to be the first printmaker to be strongly influenced Cubism. By the end of World War I, the artist had gained wide acclaim as a book designer and illustrator. The artist died on June 16, 1943 in Pénestin, France.
This is an original engraving by French artist Jean-Emile Laboureur. This image is pencil signed lower left border and editioned as 12/65. The image measures 4X5 7/8 inches.
Etching, image size: 6 1/2 x 10 inches, pencil signed lower right
This transfer lithograph by Arthur Davies measures 16 5/8 x 11 9/16 inches in an edition of 25 or less. Created in 1921, it is signed by the artist on the lower margin. Printed on medium weight paper, it is #189 in the Czestochowski catalog. Davies was known for his unique decorative style, often visualized in a fantasy world of female figures. One of the most respected and successful American artists, he was a member of the "Eight" and was the principal organizer of the 1913 Armory Show.
This fine impressionistic mezzotint was created by British artist Percival Gaskell. The title is Dawn, it was created and printed in 1924. The image measures 8X9 7/8 inches, printed with a warm toned ink on a heavy weight wove type paper. Hand signed lower border in pencil by the artist. Gaskell was born at Shipley in Yorkshire and educated in Cambridge. He studied art at the Royal College of Art, in Paris, and in Italy.
Etching, image size: 11 1/2 x 15 1/8 inches, first state, (Faxon 116) pencil signed l.r.
Etching, 5/50, initialed Ab 35 in plate, image size 5 13/16 x 8 inches, pencil signed.
This is an original etching by British artist Edward Bouverie Hoyton (1900-1988) The title is: St. Hubert's Chapel, it was created and printed circa 1930's. The image measures 7 7/16X11 1/8 inches, Pencil signed lower right border, printed on a medium weight buff toned laid type paper. A very rich impression. Edward Bouverie- Hoyton was in the same etching class as Paul Drury and Graham Sutherland. They remained friends throughout their lives. His early work came under the spell of Samuel Palmer but he was also influenced by the etchings of artists such as John Crome and John Sell Cotman of the Norwich School.
Kauro Saito (1931-)
Bird and Cracker: Image size 6 1/2X7 1/4 inches mezzotint, created Circa 1990 in an edition of 21/93. Last sold by Vorpal Galleries in New York City Nicely framed with archival materials
Biography Saito, Kaoru (1931 - )
Saito Kaoru was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1931. He studied Fine Art under Tsuruta GorÅ and Arai Tatsuo from 1948-1950. He became a member of the Shunyo-kai and he is mainly known for his mezzotints. He has had countless exhibitions, and he is generally considered one of Japan's finest mezzotint artists. He now lives in Hayama, also in Kanagawa.
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