20th Century European

This 1923 etching by the British artist Ernest Stephen Lumsden measures 9 x 12 3/4 inches, hand signed and editioned in pen and ink, plate dated.

This etching by the Dutch artist Theodore Blum measures 8 x 6 inches, pencil signed and framed.

This etching and mezzotint after the drawing by J.M.W. Turner measures 7 x 10 inches and is pencil signed, plate titled, dated, 1896.

This color aquatint etching by the French Expressionist Georges Rouault measures 12 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches, plate signed, from the "Circus of the Shooting Stars" series, a group of eight color aquatints created in 1930, on Rives BFK laid type paper, initialed and dated in the plate, lower right, edition of 270, cat: Wofsy-212.

This etching by Sir Frank Short measures 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches, 1887, cat: Hardie-213, pencil signed.

This 1888 etching by the British artist Frank Short measures 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, initial seal in plate, after a drawing and lithograph by R.P. Bonington, cat: Hardie-173, edition of 2000.

Etching by the British printmaker, Sir Frank Short, measuring 4 x 6 inches, pencil signed, titled in the plate, cat: Hardie-268, 4th state, 1891.

A very rare lithograph by the British artist Edmund Blampied measuring 17 1/2 x 14 inches, pencil signed and numbered 3/3. Edmund Blampied was a very successful artist and illustrator in early 20th century Britain. He illustrated many books and magazines, but is best known for his remarkable skills as a printmaker. He was an important figure in the 'British Etching Revival' of the early 20th century, and was elected to the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1920.

This is a lovely original portrait by Anders Zorn, image size 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 inches, 1912, cat: Hjert-159, unsigned proof, printed on Van Gelder Zonin watermarked paper with the original label from Arthur H Halo & Co, NY. Anders Zorn's artistic talents were obvious at an early age. At 15 he entered the Royal Swedish Academy of Art in Stockholm and at 20 years old, at a student exhibition, he entered his watercolor painting "In Mourning" which now hangs in the National Museum in Stockholm. This recognition was the start of a long and accomplished career for Zorn.

This color etching and aquatint by Luigi Kasimir measures 18 x 23 1/2 inches, pencil signed, cat: Lorenz #62, c. 1923, edition of 300. Kasimir studied at the Vienna Academy of Art, although much of his etching technique was self taught and learned through working from nature. He specialized in atmospheric images of architecture, city scenes and landscapes; some bustling with people and automobiles, others quite timeless and serene. Kasimir developed his own technique, which was much more suited to the particular clarity of his compositions.