20th Century American

The Arrival

A beautiful lithograph done by the New York artist, Joan Root, measuring 9 x 13 inches. Pencil signed, titled and numbered on bottom margin. AAA label included with artist provenance.

Bearskin Neck

This is a very fine original lithograph of Bearskin Neck, a small neighborhood in the town of Rockport, Massachusetts. The image size is 9 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches, published in 1945 in an edition of 50 impressions, pencil signed and titled.

Russians

An energetic image of a young woman walking her two Russian wolfhounds, this etching measures 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches, c. 1930, pencil signed below the image, titled on the lower margin. Diana Thorne was a well known early 20th century artist and illustrator, known especially for her etchings of dogs and illustrations of numerous children's books.

Nude Female Figure

A lovely etching by the American artist Warren Davis, measuring 8 1/4 x 6 7/8 inches, pencil signed. 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.

Valley Edge #1

This beautiful lithograph by the American artist Wilfred Readio measures 9 7/8 x 11 3/4 inches. It is plate initialed, titled and numbered. Readio was a painter, lithographer and educator, known for his scenes of Pittsburgh, PA. and the American West. He was also the Academic Drawing teacher at the Carnegie Institute of the Arts, Andy Warhol being one of his students.

Moorings

This 1890 etching by Edith Penman measures 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches in an edition of 60. It is pencil signed by the artist on the lower margin with the address of the publisher, Christian Klackner, in the plate. This image was printed by the artist in black ink on cream wove paper.

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