Prints

Etching, 9 1/2 X 13 in, pencil signed

Etching, 5/50, initialed Ab 35 in plate, image size 5 13/16 x 8 inches, pencil signed.

This fine impressionistic mezzotint was created by British artist Percival Gaskell.  The title is Dawn, it was created and printed in 1924.  The image measures 8X9 7/8 inches, printed with a warm toned ink on a heavy weight wove type paper.  Hand signed lower border in pencil by the artist.  Gaskell was born at Shipley in Yorkshire and educated in Cambridge. He studied art at the Royal College of Art, in Paris, and in Italy.

Kauro Saito (1931-)

Bird and Cracker:   Image size 6 1/2X7 1/4 inches mezzotint, created Circa 1990 in an edition of 21/93.  Last sold by Vorpal Galleries in New York City  Nicely framed with archival materials

Biography Saito, Kaoru (1931 - )

Saito Kaoru was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1931. He studied Fine Art under Tsuruta Gorō and Arai Tatsuo from 1948-1950. He became a member of the Shunyo-kai and he is mainly known for his mezzotints. He has had countless exhibitions, and he is generally considered one of Japan's finest mezzotint artists. He now lives in Hayama, also in Kanagawa.

This is an original etching by British artist Edward Bouverie Hoyton (1900-1988)  The title is: St. Hubert's Chapel, it was created and printed circa 1930's.  The image measures 7 7/16X11 1/8 inches,   Pencil signed lower right border, printed on a medium weight buff toned laid type paper.  A very rich impression.  Edward Bouverie- Hoyton was in the same etching class as Paul Drury and Graham Sutherland. They remained friends throughout their lives. His early work came under the spell of Samuel Palmer but he was also influenced by the etchings of artists such as John Crome and John Sell Cotman of the Norwich School.

Drypoint etching, 10 3/4 x 13 7/8 inches, pencil signed. Awarded the Kate W. Arms Memorial Prize by the Society of American Etchers in 1933. Included in the book "American Prize Prints of the 20th Century."

William Walcot

1874-1943

British

This is a fine drypoint etching by British artist William Walcot 1874-1943.  The title is "The Thames " it was created and printed in 1922 as part of his series titled "The Arteries of Great Britain.  The platemark  measures 4 3/4X13 inches.    Hand signed in pencil lower border.

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.

A richly inked original etching of a sunny European city street, this image measures 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, published in 1950 for the Chicago Society of Etchers, pencil signed and inscribed "To my friend J. R. Brownell".

Etching on thin Japan,1900,image size 6 7/8X4 1/2",pencil signed

Drypoint etching, image size 6 1/2 x 11 inches, 1931, edition 75/100, cat. Chamberlain and Kingsland-107, pencil signed, numbered and titled. This scene of Bellefontaine, Ile-de-France, exhibits Chamberlain's ability to create subtle gradations in plate tone.

This is an original pencil signed etching by British artist William Strang.  This self portrait was created and printed in 1910.  It is inscribed, 2nd state, 2 proofs.  The image measures 9 7/8X7 inches.  A fine rich impression, nice use of plate tone.  This is printed on a medium weight laid type paper.

This is an original etching by British artist David Y. Cameron.  The title is: Ayr, Bremen, Vienna.  It was created and printed in 1889.  The image is pencil signed in pencil by the artist and the image measures 6 11/16X11 3/4 inches.

This is an original mezzotint etching by British artist Percival Gaskell.  This view of river rapids has an image of 9 1/2X 13 5/8 inches.  Pencil signed lower right border, printed on a chin collet adhered to a thicker sheet.  Printed with a warm toned ink.  Gaskell is one of the best of the early British mezzotint artists.

This is an original etching by European old master artist Christian Dietricy (1712-1774) The title of this work is "Der Verlorene Sohn bei dem Pachter", it was created and printed in 1756. It is signed and dated in the plate lower left. The image measures 14 1/4X11 3/4 inches. Printed on a light weight laid type paper. Very good condition