Prints

Catalog: Barker 31. Pencil signed and editioned. Print number 16 in an edition of 43. Plate measures 11 x 7 3/4 inches on 14 3/8 x 10 5/8 inch wove type paper.

This is an original etching by French artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)  The image measures 4 1/2X6 3/8 inches.  Pencil signed by the artist, printed on a wove type paper.  This image appears in the Bliss catalog as image number 243.

This is an original etching by Barbizon artist Charles Emile Jacque.  The title is: Le Chemin de Halage, (The Towing Path) created and printed in 1864.  This image is plate signed by the artist Jacque and also signed by the printer Sarazin, printed in Paris.   The image measures 6X4 7/8 inches.  Printed on a chine colle adhered to a thicker sheet of wove type paper.
"Charles Jacque 'Charles Emile Jacque': During the 1840's a most important movement began in French art. A number of painters began settling in the tiny village of Barbizon and dedicated their art to portrayals of nature and rustic life. Given that the mainstream of traditional French art was still mired in the genres of classical and historical paintings this was indeed a revolutionary step. Barbizon artists gained their inspiration from both the great landscape etchings and paintings of Rembrandt and other Dutch 17th century masters and from the contemporary landscape art of such British artists as Constable and Turner. In its turn, Barbizon etchings and paintings led the way to the beginnings of French Impressionism in the following generation.

Many of the leading artists associated with the Barbizon school were also fine etchers. Within this category one should mention such names as Corot, Millet and Daubigny. Charles Emile Jacque, however, dedicated his career to the art of etching and became the most active Barbizon artist in this field. He is thus considered a major precursor to the French etching revival of the 1860's."

Etching, 10 x 7 1/4 in, pencil signed

This is an original drypoint etching by German artist Ernest Oppler.  The title is Tanzen Paare, created and printed circa 1920, this impression is hand signed in pencil and numbered 56/100.  The image measures 5X7 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  Oppler is best known for his studies of Dance and Theater.

This is an original engraving by French artist Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943)  This engraving on copper measures 3 1/4X4 1/4 inches.   Pencil signed lower left border, printed on a medium weight wove type paper. An edition mark, 5/8 lower right.  Created and printed circa 1920.

Etching,D92,as published in Gazette Des Beaux Arts,4 5/8X7 1/4",platesigned

Aquatint and dry point etching, 61N, image size 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches, pencil signed

This is an original pencil signed wood block print by German artist Peter Trumm.  The image measures 9 5/8X12 1/2 inches. printed in Germany in 1922 for the very rare "Die zweite Ganymed-Mappe" portfolio of "Das vierte Jahrbuch der Marees Gesellschaft", published in Munich by Marees-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co. This impression is one of the deluxe signed edition of 300 printed on thin japon paper.

Woodengraving,10X7",pencil signed

This etching by American artist Philip Little was created and printed in 1926.  It is hand signed, dated and titled in pencil in the lower border.  The title is: Chinese Junks.  The image measures 8X9 7/8 inches.  

 Little had a studio in Salem Ma...

This is an original drypoint etching by American artist Philip Little.  It was created and printed in 1915 in an edition of 25.  This etching has an image size of 8 X9 3/4 inches.  Hand signed and dated in pencil.  Also editioned as 2/25.  Fine use of plate tone to show the sea and sky.

This is a fine drypoint etching by American artist Philip Little.  The title written obscurely in pencil, "....Maine"  It shows a Narrow Cove with seagulls.  This etching was created and printed in 1925.  The image measures 11 7/8X9 3/4 inches.  Printed on a watermarked medium weight laid type paper.  The artists date and signature in pencil lower right border.  

 Little had a studio in Salem Ma...

This is a signed and dated original etching by American artist Philip Little.  This etching was created and printed in 1922 and is titled in the artists hand, "In a Seaway".  The image measures 10X10 inches, printed on a watermarked wove type paper.  Little had a studio in Salem Ma...

This engraving by George Vertue of the Chief Justice, Sir Matthew Hale, measures 12 x 7 inches. Created in 1735 from an original painting by Michael Wright, it has inscribed on the lower margin "Michael Wright pinx.; From an Original painting in Guildhall, London; and George Vertue Sculp. 1735." Hale was a well-known and respected judge and jurist and his writings have been cited as recently as 1993.