20th Century European

This is a rare early state etching with some added shading in ink by 20th century French artist Louis Legrand. The image size is 12 3/8 x 8 7/8 inches, 1904, cat: Arwas- 209, pencil signed with a notation in French along the bottom edge of the sheet. Louis Legrand was an important artist of 'La Belle Epoch' in France of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He specialized in etchings of the women of Paris, from the wealthy elite to dancers and prostitutes. He studied with Felician Rops, and his work shows the influence of Rops' sometimes dark and erotic imagery.

This original etching by Paul Paeschke measures 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches and is pencil signed. Paeschke studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin under Karl Kopping. He traveled extensively through Germany and other European countries. He mainly depicted the busy inner-city streets of Berlin and other cities and so he became an important chronicler of public life during the early 20th century. Paeschke created numerous masterly etchings, which can equally be placed next to the graphic works of Max Liebermann, Max Slevogt or Lesser Ury.

This is a very fine etching and aquatint in colors of a street in Vienna, Austria, with the tower of St Stephen's rising in the background. The image size is 17 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches, 1925, cat: Lorenz- 16, dated in the plate, pencil signed. Kasimir traveled all over Europe and the United States creating many spectacular color etchings. He specialized in atmospheric images of architecture, city scenes and landscapes; some bustling with people and automobiles, others quite timeless and serene.

Engraving, image size 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches, pencil signed. Presentation Print for the Society of Print Connoisseurs, Society blindstamp lower left. Provenance: Baldwin-Wallace College.

This is a very rare etching from a scarce, unpublished plate by Francis Sydney Unwin. The image size is 12 1/8 x 16 inches, 1916, pencil signed; a richly inked impression on a fine cream colored Japan paper. Unwin studied at the Winchester School of Art and the Slade School; he traveled extensively throughout Europe and spent several months in Egypt drawing the tomb interiors for an archaeological expedition. He then settled in London, becoming known for his landscapes and remarkable interior architectural views, such as this finely detailed image of the Albert Hall.

Etching and aquatint in colors, image size 17 1/2 x 22 1/2, cat: Lorenz-23, 1940, pencil signed by the artist.

A fine modernist color lithograph, image size 20 5/8 x 29 1/4 inches, 1973, pencil signed and titled, with a blindstamp in French designating this impression an artist proof apart from the published edition.

Etching on laid-type paper, printed in brown-toned ink. Pencil signed in the lower right. C. 1925.
Image measures 9 3/4 x 7 inches, sheet size measures 15 x 12 inches.

A delicately rendered original etching by German artist and professor Paul Geissler, this image measures 12 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches, published in 1928, pencil signed.

Plate measures 15 x 9 1/2 inches on 15 3/4 x 10 inch wove type paper. Print number 40 in an edition of 100. Pencil signed, illegible signature, in the lower right, editioned in pencil in the lower left. The artist has used meticulous crosshatching to create the dramatic shadows.