Prints

Engraving after Rene Guido. First state, with the words "A Paris chez" before the address of N. Poilly. Randall 1670. Image size 14 3/4 x 12 1/8 in, sheet size 16 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.

This is an original etching by British artist Mortimer Menpes.  The title Shaded Entrance was created and printed circa 1920.  The image measures 11 7/8X8 3/8 inches.  hand signed in pencil with the imp after his name, this means he printed this proof himself.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper with the Menpese watermark.

This is a drypoint etching from February 1931. Edition of 100. Catalog: BPL 104. Pencil signed in the lower right, pencil numbered 35 out of 100 in the lower left. Plate measures 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches on 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch Rives watermarked wove paper. A well inked, exquisitely detailed etching. Samuel Chamberlain studied architecture at MIT, but interrupted his studies to serve in France during WWI. After the war, Chamberlain worked as an architectural draftsman in Boston before leaving the US to travel throughout France and Europe. During his time overseas, Chamberlain began sketching the countryside and architecture, eventually studying at the Royal College of Art in London. He became well known for his carefully rendered etchings and drypoints of both European and American buildings and cityscapes.

A wood engraving from 1940. Numbered 8 out an edition of 12. Pencil signed and dated in the lower right. Pencil titled and editioned in the lower left. Plate measures 8 x 10 inches on 10 1/2 x 12 inch thin laid paper.

This is a fine wood engraving by Boston printmaker, Shirley Thomson Hadley (1917-) Hadley was the President of the Boson Printmakers Club.  This image titled Old Marblehead was created and printed in 1949 and was given as the 1949 presentation print of the BPC.  This woodengraving is pencil signed, titled and numbered as 18/300.  The image measures 9X7 inches, printed on a hand made wove type paper.

This a drypoint etching C. 1920. Plate measures 9 7/8 x 8 inches on 15 1/4 x 11 1/8 inch wove paper. Pencil signed in the lower right. A dynamic and joyful print with good use of plate toning. Warren Davis studied at the Art Students League in New York and became known for his etchings of idealized female figures, many of which were used on the covers of Vanity Fair and Life magazines. Later in his career Davis exhibited in Europe and the United States including the Pennsylvania Academy and the Salmagundi Club. This image is a great example of Davis' use of delicate lines and simple compositions to elegantly capture the beauty of the female figure.

This is an original etching by British Bird Artist Winifred Austen.  This image of Phesants is titled: Out Foraging.  It is pencil signed and titled, with a stamp in the lower border stating, Made in England.  The image measures 7 1/2X 9 7/8 inches.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.  Austen's favorite subjects were wild animals and birds, and she received many commissions to illustrate magazines and books. Her etchings of animals and birds were popular in the 1940s and 1950s.

Etching, image size: 7 x 10 1/8 inches, pencil signed, 1919, ed. 3/50

Drypoint from 1929. Plate size 8½ x 11-3/8 inches on 16 1/2 x 13 3/4 inch laid type paper. Editioned in pencil in the lower left, signed in the lower right. Edition of 75. The subject is the artist's wife, Katherine Sloman Heintzelman. Catalog: Smith 142.

This is an original etching by American artist Harry Wickey.  This image is titled: Bathers #5.  It is hand signed titled and numbered in pencil 20/75.  The image measures 10X14 3/4 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet, printed in 1928,  Overall in good condition, two old pieces of tape on the back of the sheet where it once was attached to a backing board.  The tape is gone slight toning not visible through the sheet.

Etching, image size: 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 1909, cat. Guerin-53, inscribed 1st etat, pencil signed lower right

This c. 1920 drypoint etching by the American artist, Warren Davis, measures 7 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches and is pencil signed on the lower right. Warren Davis studied at the Art Students League in New York and became known for his etchings of idealized female figures, many of which were used on the covers of Vanity Fair and Life magazines. Later in his career Davis exhibited in Europe and the United States including the Pennsylvania Academy and the Salmagundi Club.

Drypoint, 1959, first prize graphic arts, Salamagundi Club award,
image size: 10 3/4 X 13 3/4" inches, pencil signed

Lithograph, image size 11 x 7 3/8 inches, 1927, Stone No. 14, pencil signed and numbered 44/50

This is an original lithograph, pencil signed and numbered by American artist Raphael Soyer.  The title is Portrait of a Young Girl,  it was created and printed in 1970. Numbered 57/120.  The image measures 15 1/4X12 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  Broad margins, deckeled edges.