Recent Acquisitions

This is an original etching and aquatint,  by American Woodstock artist Emil Ganso.  The title is: Road to Saugerties, created and printed in 1930 in an edition of 30, this one is numbered 7/35.  The image measures 9X10 7/8 inches.  Very fine condition a rich impression

This is a fine intimate portrait of the artist's wife by French artist Albert Besnard (1849-1934)  This image is hand signed and incribed in pencil lower border, the image measures 3 13/16X2 3/8 inches.  "This intimate portrait presents the artist’s wife, Charlotte, in a private moment, eyes closed and head propped on a pillow. Besnard must have admired his wife’s profile. He depicted her from this angle, in both paintings and prints, no less than six time."  This impression was in a show at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, in a show titled "Images of Women: 19th Century French Prints."

This is an original etching by American artist Stephen Csoka (1897-1989)  This etching is pencil signed and titled and was created and printed circa 1940's.  The image measures 5X7 1/4 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.

This is a very fine original drypoint etching by British artist Edmund Blampied.  The title is: The Joyride, created and printed in  1923 in an edition of 100.  The image measures 8 3/4X10 3/16.  This etching was reproduced for the 1924 issue of Fine Prints of the Year.  Catalog: Appleby 89. Nicely framed with archival materials.

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.

This is an extremely rare lithograph by American artist Louis Lozowick.  The title is: Skating, a view of Central Park in Winter.  This image is hand signed and titled in pencil.  It was published in an edition of 10 or less For the Federal Art Project, New York City.  In the bottom border next to the title is a very faint, faded, WPA stamp.  There is some old glued residue at the upper back of the sheet, it is not visible on the image side.  Overall in very fine condition.  This image appears in the Flint catalog as image number 139.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.

This is an original lithograph by American artist Stow Wengenroth.  The title is: Inlet Light, created and printed in 1938 in an edition of 181 impressions.  This one is hand signed in pencil, printed on a medium weight wove type sheet with "GOM" watermark.  The image measures 8 1/8X12 11/16 inches.  The image appears in the Stuckey catalog as image number 75.  A fine view of the Maine coast.

This is an original wood engraving by American modernist artist Leonard Baskin.  The title is: The Funeral, from his series of St. Julien the Hospitaller.  Created and printed in 1957, this pencil signed image measures 2 1/4X9 1/2 inches.  Appears in the f&o catalog as image number 305.

This is an original drypoint etching by American artist Armin Landeck.  The title is: Sunset Palace Lodge, created and printed in 1938 in an edition of 100.  This etching is hand signed and numbered in pencil lower border.  The image measures 6X7 7/8 inches.  A rich impression, fine use of platetone in the sky.

This is an original etching by American artist James McNeill Whistler.  The title is Soupe a Trois Sous, created and printed in 1859.  This image is plate signed Whistler upper center of the image, printed on a thin laid type sheet.  The subject :  Whistler's first title, 'Café des Pieds Monilles' implies a particular café. 'Café des Pieds Monilles' is almost certainly a garbled reference to the Parisian Café des Pieds-Humides ('Café of the Wet Feet'). However, this title seems to have been immediately rejected in favour of the more familiar 'Soupe à trois sous'.  The Café des Pieds-Humides was established in 1845 opposite the Rue aux Fers and the Fontaine des Innocents near Les Halles. According to a popular legend, the water would pour inside when it rained and wet the customer's feet, hence the name.

This is an original pencil signed lithograph by American artist Albert Heckman.  The title is:The Squatters House, Created and printed circa 1935.  This lithograph is pencil signed, titled and inscribed artist proof.  The image measures 8 1/4X12 7/8 inches.  A rare image by this artist.

This is an original pencil signed etching by American artist Harold Kerr Eby.  The title is: Lobster Fleet, created and printed in 1937.  A fine atmospheric study of a lone fisherman in the foggy morning bay.  This image measures 9 1/2X11 1/2 inches.  Printed in an edition of 100.

This is an original early etching by American artist Chauncey Ryder, created circa 1920 during his trip to France. This etching is pencil signed, very richly printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  The image measures 9X12 inches.   Gorbio, France is a perched medieval village, high-up above Menton, in the southeastern corner of the Côte d’Azur. 

This is a rare original etching by American artist Henry Farrer (1843-1903)  The title is Twilight on the Creek,created and printed in 1877.  This image is plate signed by the artist lower border.  The image measures 3 1/4X5 3/8 inches.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  Very fine condition, a rich impression.

An original hand colored etching by British artist Thomas Rowlandson.  This image is titled: The Gamester going to Bed,  created in 1809 and reprinted in 1811.  The image measures 6 1/4X8 3/4 inches, printed on an early wove type sheet.  Very nice color still rich,  The image is plate signed in the bottom border.