Prints

Etching, image size: 6 x 8 15/16 inches, pencil signed lower right

THis is a fine original lithograph by Chicago artist Helen Noel.  This pencil signed impression showing a group waiting for the subway was created and printed circa 1940's.  The image measures 9X11 inches, some minor spots of rust, unobtrusive.

Drypoint etching, image size 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches, 1946, pencil signed and numbered 51/110, published by the Société des Peintres-Graveurs Français.

Etching is 9 3/8 x 11 7/8 inches on 11 3/8 x 14 5/8 inch wove-type paper, printed by the artist. The work is pencil signed, c. 1910. The Church of St. Sophia, or "Sophienkirche", was the only gothic church in the whole city of Dresden. It was severely damaged in the Dresden bombing in 1945, and later destroyed completely in 1962 by the German Democratic Republic.
Menpes attended the School of Art in London in 1878 and started exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1880. He became a major figure in the etching revival, producing more than seven hundred different etchings and drypoints, which he usually printed himself. Menpes was taught etching by James McNeill Whistler and they lived together for some time.

This a drypoint etching C. 1920. Plate measures 9 7/8 x 8 inches on 15 1/4 x 11 1/8 inch wove paper. Pencil signed in the lower right. A dynamic and joyful print with good use of plate toning. 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. This image is a great example of Davis' use of delicate lines and simple compositions to elegantly capture the beauty of the female figure.

Engraving, circa 1600, image size 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches.

Etching of Léon, Spain. Trial proof. Pencil signed and dated 1923 in the lower right corner. Print measures 7 1/8 by 11 1/4 inches in a 16 x 19 inch gold frame. #1 in his Spanish Church Series. Catalog: Fletcher 140. Printed by Frederick Reynolds. This plate was done with the assistance of Kerr Eby. This atmospheric print showcases the artist's incredible eye for detail.

This is an original etching by Sporting artist William Schaldach, done circa 1925 the image is titled: The Hot Corner.  It is pencil signed and with edition of 75.  It has the "imp" after the artists name meaning that he printed this impression himself.  The image measures 12X8 7/8 inches.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.

Original drypoint etching by American artist Arthur Heintzelman.  This is titled: Mater Dolorosa, it was created and printed in 1924 in an edition of 80.  Hand signed in pencil.  The image measures 7X 4 3/8 inches. This is one of his series of etchings base on the Passion of Christ.  This etching is  Currently Framed.

Etching, image size 10 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches, pencil signed

This is a fine original wood engraving by American artist Stefan Hirsch (1899-1964)  The title is Snake, created and printed in 1931, the image measures 4X6 inches, on a sheet size of 9 1/2X11 1/2 inches,  pencil signed and numbered as 5/30.  A rare image, only one example is in the collection of the Whitney Museum.

This is a fine wood engraving by Boston printmaker, Shirley Thomson Hadley (1917-) Hadley was the President of the Boson Printmakers Club.  This image titled Old Marblehead was created and printed in 1949 and was given as the 1949 presentation print of the BPC.  This woodengraving is pencil signed, titled and numbered as 18/300.  The image measures 9X7 inches, printed on a hand made wove type paper.

This is an original etching by British artist Mortimer Menpes.  The title Shaded Entrance was created and printed circa 1920.  The image measures 11 7/8X8 3/8 inches.  hand signed in pencil with the imp after his name, this means he printed this proof himself.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper with the Menpese watermark.

Etching ca. 1919. Printed on laid-type paper, pencil and plate signed in the bottom right corner. This print is very rate: it is the second state out of three, and is one of only two proofs of this state. The etching depicts Glanworth Castle in Cork, Ireland. Image measures 8 x 15 1/4 inches on 11 1/4 x 18 inch paper.

This is an original etching and dry point by British born artist Nathaniel Long.  The title lower left is " Morning" edition 10/75.  The image measures 8X9 5/8 inches.  Hand signed lower right in pencil.  Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.