20th Century European Prints

Etching, dry point, image size 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, 1922, edition of 100, Tabelli #345, pencil signed l.l. "Edgar Chahine", titled l.r. "Groupe de Sail - Venice".

Etching, image size 6 3/8 x 14 3/4 inches, pencil signed

This 1921 original etching by the British artist, Ernest Lumsden, measures 14 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches, pencil signed, dated in the plate, 1921. Rotherhithe, meaning "a mariner's haven", in southeast London, was the first place that docks were constructed for the convenience of the Londoners.

This richly inked etching of St. Martin's Bridge near Toledo, Spain, by Sir Frank Brangwyn, measures 19 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches, pencil signed, 1923, printed in two color ink, black and brown. Sir Frank Brangwyn was one of the most important British artists of the early 20th century. A member of the Royal Academy, the Royal Watercolor Society, and the Royal Society of British Artists, he was knighted in 1924.

Etching, image size 8 1/2 x 7 inches, subsequent to Hardie, artist's blindstamp, pencil signed.

Etching, image size 6 7/8 X 4 7/8 inches, 1919, edition of 100, Hardie 169, artist's blindstamp, pencil signed.

This is a beautiful color etching and aquatint by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir.  The title is "Vienna Opera House". It was created and printed in 1922.  It is dated in the plate, "October 1922".  The image is large measuring 18 1/2X15 3/4 inches.  Very nice condition, a rich impression.

This is a fine dry point etching by British artist Sir William Russell Flint.  The title is: "A Dwelling in Aragon", it was created and printed in 1929 in an edition of 75.  This is hand signed in sepia ink, editioned as XXVII and inscribed as printed on Whatman 1874 antique laid type paper.  The image measures 8 3/4X13 1/2 inches.  Fine use of plate tone in the sky, a rich impression.

"Brixham Trawlers" by Arthur Briscoe measures 5 3/8 x 13 7/8 inches, published in 1929 in an edition of 75. Printed in sepia toned ink on Whatman laid paper, it is ink signed and numbered and also plate signed, dated and titled. Briscoe is known as the finest marine etcher of the 20th. century. He owned his own three ton cutter which he used to sail around the Essex coast. Also crewing on a Polish ship, he sketched every aspect of life on the boat. He studied at the Slade Art School and the Academy Julian in Paris. His name became internationally renowned when his works sold to the New York market. 

This is an original drypoint etching by British artist William Lee Hankey.  The title is: Minding the Flock.  This etching created and printed circa 1920 is hand signed in pencil by the artist.  A large etching measuring 14X11 1/2 inches.Printed on a medium weight wove type paper.  Fine use of the sunlight and shadow in this beautiful composition.

This is a fine original etching by British artist Robert S. Austin.  The title is: The Stone Breaker, created and printed in 1925.  The image measures 4 1/8X5 5/16 inches. This impression printed on a tan laid paper with a rams head watermark.  Very fine condition, hand signed in pencil.  Illustrated in the Modern Masters quarterly 1929 published by Salaman.

This is an original lithograph by German artist Alfred Partikel.  It is a view of women working in the field.  This lithograph is hand signed in pencil, the image measures 8 3/4X12 1/2 inches.  Printed circa 1910, it is numbered as 7/15.  Printed on a brown toned wove type paper.

This fine drypoint etching is by French artist Louis Legrand.  The title is: Le Pochard, one of his night club scenes.  This pencil signed etching measures 8 1/8X5 5/8 inches.  numbered 10/65.   This image appears in the Arwas catalog as image number A 387.  Very fine condition.

This is a fine etching by British artist William L. Wyllie (1851-1931)  This image is titled: Panoramic View of Westminster from St. Pauls, created and printed circa 1920.  Hand signed and titled in the lower border.  The image measures 7X15 1/4 inches.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.

This is an original etching by French artist Edgar Chahine.  The image is pencil signed and titled: La Basilica de San Marco, Venice.  This is a finely printed example on a laid type sheet.  The image measures 12 1/2X8 1/4 inches.  It is numbered as 35/100.  There is a stamp or collectors seal at the upper border.  Richly printed with fine use of plate tone.  This impression was created and printed in 1923.