20th Century American Prints

This original lithograph by Alexander Brook measures 8 x 6 inches and is pencil signed on the l.r. Brook was mainly a landscape, still life and studio nude artist. He painted in the Realist tradition. In 1930 one of his oils won him 2nd prize to Picasso's 1st prize at the Carnegie International exhibition. At the early age of 17 he enrolled in the Art Students League and became friends with many of his fellow art students, including Raphael Soyer and eventually married the well known artist, Peggy Bacon. A Guggenheim Fellowship in 1931 enabled him to travel to Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, and France, with his work continuing to gather awards. In addition, Brook taught at the Art Students League. His best work was done during his Savannah years (late 30's), where he won 1st prize at the Carnegie Exposition in 1939 for his painting of an impoverished African American shantytown.

A panoramic view with men haying in the foreground, this lithograph measures 9 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches, 1954, pencil signed, dated and titled.

Lithograph, image size 12 x 8 inches, c. 1940, plate signed.

Etching, image size 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches, pencil signed

Lithograph, B-152,lithograph on chine colle,9 7/8X6,ed.38,pencil signed

Lithograph, image size 14 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, 1924, edition of 100, cat: BPL- 214, from the series "Vingt Lithographies du Vieux Paris," initialed and editioned in pencil.

Lithograph, image size 13 1/4 x 11, 1924, edition of 100, cat: BPL- 215, from the series "Vingt Lithographies du Vieux Paris," initialed and editioned in pencil.

Etching, image size 6 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches, 1913, pencil signed. Herman Webster was an American artist who moved to Paris in the early 20th century to attend the Academy Julien. There he studied under J. P. Laurens and Eugene Bejot, and was also greatly influenced by the etchings of Whistler and Meryon. He traveled extensively throughout Europe, specializing in finely detailed architectural views, cityscapes and landscapes. This is an early pencil signed proof of this etching; it was later published in a larger edition by the Gazette des Beaux-Arts in 1920.

Drypoint etching with a rich burr. Pencil signed in the lower right. Plate measures 7 7/8 x 10 inches in a 15 x 17 inch silver frame. Rosenberg studied architecture at the University of Oregon before moving into architectural etching, studying at the American Academy in Rome and the Royal College of Art in London. The majority of his work was of European buildings with historic significance.

Etching, image size 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 1945, cat: Smith-268, printed on watermarked Rives paper, blindstamp from the Society of Print Connoisseurs in l.l. margin, pencil signed.

Lithograph, image size 16 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches, 1924, edition of 100, cat: BPL- 210, from the series "Vingt Lithographies du Vieux Paris," initialed and editioned in pencil.

Lithograph, image size 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, 1924, edition of 100, cat: BPL-227, from the series "Vingt Lithographies du Vieux Paris," initialed and editioned in pencil.

Etching, image size 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches, 1930, plate signed and dated, pencil signed and titled. Hopper Emory was born in Baltimore, Maryland and had a successful career in banking before he turned exclusively to his artwork. He traveled to England where he studied at the Heatherly School of Art in London, then returned to Maryland where he became known for his delicately rendered architectural and maritime etchings.

Etching, drypoint, image size 6 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches, pencil signed l.r. "RL Boyer", "imp RLB" in pencil, l.c.

Etching, image size 10 7/8 x 7 inches, c. 1930, pencil signed and titled. Hopper Emory was born in Baltimore, Maryland and had a successful career in banking before he turned exclusively to his artwork. He traveled to England where he studied at the Heatherly School of Art in London, then returned to Maryland where he became known for his delicately rendered architectural and maritime etchings.