This is an original etching by American artist Lester G Hornby, the subject is: Pecheur de Bretagne, A Brittany Fisherman, created circa 1920. The image measures 8X9 7/8 inches. hand signed and titled in pencil, It came from the artist's own collection. Artists stamp lower left border... Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.
This is an original pencil signed and titled wood engraving by American artist Isac Friedlander. The title is: Son. 34, created and printed Circa 1931. The image measures 7 3/8X 5 7/16 inches. Illustration to Shakespeare's Sonnet XXXIV, "Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day"
Fac Simile of A apital Initial of the Presentation in the Temple, Draw and Engraved by George Lewis, 1817, Published in London by G.R. Lewis. "Drawn and Engraved by G,,R Lewis, / from the / Missal executed by Francesco Veronesi & Giralomo dei Libri, [...]', 'Published Decr 1817 by G. R. Lewis 29 Duke Street, St,, James's' and 'See Dibdin's Bibliographical Decameron Vol I Page CXLII'. Etching and Stipple engraving on chine colle. The image measures 5 3/4X5 1/4 inches on a sheet of laid type paper which measures 13 7/8X10 3/8 inches. One copy of this impression is found in the British Museum.
This is a scarce original wood engraving by American Modernist Leonard Baskin. The title is: Three Women Before a Plain, created and printed in 1952. The image, pencil signed, measures 3 1/2X4 1/2 inches on a sheet size of 17X17 inches, printed on a thin japan type sheet, The image appears in the Fern O'Sullivan catalog as image number 214.
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Etching, image size 9 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches, pencil signed and titled. Hobbs was a well known artist from Ohio who studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago. He traveled extensively through Europe and the US before settling in New Orleans. He won many awards and honors for his work, and spent two summers as a resident at the MacDowell Art Colony in Peterborough, NH.
A fine Luigi Lucioni etching, Elm on the Hill, created and printed in 1948 published by Associated American Artists in New York in an editiion of 250. This pencil signed impression measures 12 1/4X9 7/8 inches. Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet. The image appears as number 105 in the Embury catalog.
This is an original drypoint etching by German artist Ernest Oppler. The subject is: Along the Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice, created and printed C.1920. This impression is hand signed in pencil and numbered 42/100. The image measures 6 1/4X9 1/4 inches. Printed on a medium weight laid type sheet.
This is a pencil signed etching by German artist Ernest Oppler. The title is: Coquette, created and printed in 1921, numbered 33/100. The image measures 5 3/4X8 1/8 inches. Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet. Oppler did not seek to portray “dance” as a concept, but rather the distinct personality of each dancer while on stage. Because of this, he became very familiar with some of the greatest ballet stars of the era such as Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, and Tamara Karsavina. His obsession with capturing dancers in motion became so great that he even developed a lighted pen in order to sketch in darkened theaters during performances.
This is an original self portrait etching by German artist Max Slevogt. This etching was created and printed in 1911. Hand signed in pencil the image measures 3X1 3/4 inches, printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.
This lithograph by Dexter Dawes measures 12 3/4 x 17 inches and is pencil signed on the lower margin. Dawes was born in Englewood, NJ and went on to study at New York City's Art Student League. He summered in Marlboro, NH surrounded by beautiful gardens with views of Mount Monadnock which became the inspiration for many of his lithographs and paintings. He belonged to a number of associations including the National Arts Club.
Etching printed in 1929 on wove-type paper made in England, plate initialed in the lower left corner, pencil signed, titled, and editioned. Print 6 of an edition of 50. Image measures 10 1/2 x 14 12 on 13 1/2 x 18 1/4 paper.
This lithograph titled "Across the Garden" by Dexter Dawes measures 12 x 14 3/4 inches and is pencil signed on the lower margin. Dawes was born in Englewood, NJ and went on to study at New York City's Art Student League. He summered in Marlboro, NH surrounded by beautiful gardens with views of Mount Monadnock which became the inspiration for many of his lithographs and paintings. He belonged to a number of associations including the National Arts Club.
This lithograph by Dexter Dawes titled "Afternoon Fishing" measures 10 3/4 x 13 inches and is pencil signed by the artist. Dawes was born in Englewood, NJ and went on to study at New York City's Art Student League. He summered in Marlboro, NH surrounded by beautiful gardens with views of Mount Monadnock which became the inspiration for many of his lithographs and paintings. He belonged to a number of associations including the National Arts Club.
This rare, early 20th C. etching by Francis Hopkinson Smith measures 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches, pencil signed and titled. Smith was an author, artist and engineer, writing many books but also known for his atmospheric watercolors and oils. In his early years he is credited with building the foundation for the Statue of Liberty. At the age of 50 he gave up his engineering career and devoted the rest of his life to writing and painting.
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