This is a fine drypoint etching by American Sporting artist Roland Clark. The title is: A Currituck Marsh, created and printed in 1920 in an edition of 75 impressions. This etching is hand signed in pencil and has an image size of 9 1/4X12 1/4 inches. Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.
This is an original etching with aquatint by French impressionist Edward Manet . The title is Theodore De Banville Facing Left, 1874. This image was intended to be an illustration for his Les Ballades series. This image measures 9 3/8X6 1/4 inches. This impression was pulled from the cancelled plate in the early 20th century. Printed on a Arches laid type paper. This image appears in the Manet catalog as image number 64. Théodore Faullain de Banville (14 March 1823 – 13 March 1891) was a French poet and writer. His work was influential on the Symbolist movement in French literature in the late 19th century.
Engraving, image size 16 1/8 x 21 1/8 inches, c. 1940s, edition of 100, pencil signed and editioned.
This engraving by James Smillie measures 15 x 22 3/4 inches. Created after four paintings by Hudson River School founder Thomas Cole, this early lettered proof impression, published in Boston by L.A. Elliot, reads, "From the original Painting by Thomas Cole, in the possession of Rev.d Gorham D. Abbott, Spingler Institute, New York", under the title on the lower margin. Also included on the lower margin is a poem by J.H. Daniels. In 1842 Thomas Cole did a series of paintings that represented an allegory for the four stages of life; childhood, youth, manhood, and old age. Each phase accompanied by a guardian angel. In "Old Age" the voyager is looking across the river of life towards an angel filled sky, ready to enter the kingdom of heaven. Cole's paintings were converted to engravings after his death and widely distributed during "The Third Awakening", a period of religious activism from the late 1850's to the early 1900's.
This is a rare wood engraving by American artist Stefan Hirsch (1899-1964) The title of this work is the Pencil Seller, created and printed circa 1930's. This image pencil signed lower border has an image size of 12X9 inches. The borders are a bit trimmed.
Engraving after Albani, image size 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches, plate size 11 3/4 x 13 5/8 inches. Provenance: Schwerin Museum, Hamburg.
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.
Etching, image size: 6 1/2 x 10 inches, pencil signed lower right
Etching, image size: 11 1/2 x 15 1/8 inches, first state, (Faxon 116) pencil signed l.r.
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, 5/50, initialed Ab 35 in plate, image size 5 13/16 x 8 inches, pencil signed.
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.
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