Prints

Drypoint, image size 9 1/8 x 6 3/4, 1939, edition of 300, cat. BPL-273, pencil signed.

Engraving, 7 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches, framed

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 a very fine original pencil signed wood engraving by British artist George Soper.  This winter scene of a Farmer feeding the cattle has an image size of 5X7 1/2 inches.  Nicely framed with archival materials.

Engraving after I. Oliver, 1738, image size 14 3/16 x 8 7/8 in, sheet 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in

Drypoint etching, image size: 11 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches, ed. 80, 1935 cat. Smith-204, pencil signed lower right

Color woodblock print by Chikanobu Toyohara on rice paper. Print measures 13 x 9 inches.

Etching, image size 11 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches, 1927, edition of 75, pencil signed. Provenance: The Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas.

Engraving after Le Gros, 1730, image size 13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in, sheet 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in, Randall 3730, Fogg Museum provenance

Engraving after Giorgione, 8 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches

This is a fine original etching by German artist Ferdinand Schmutzer.  The title is: Die Unterhaltung (The Conversation) it was created and printed in 1897.  Hand signed in pencil lower border and also signed and dated within the plate.  The image measures 9 1/4X7 5/8 inches.  This etching is in an early frame.

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.

This image by the American artist Joseph Pennell measures 8 x 11 inches, unsigned proof, 5/5, cat: Worth-366, 1910, Frederick Kepppel label on back. Pennell was an important American etcher, lithographer and illustrator. Good friends with James McNeill Whistler, he and his wife co-authored his biography. Pennell was known for his continued experimentation with technique and style, producing cityscapes, landscapes and marine scenes.

This is an original etching by French artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)  The title of this work is: Les Laveuses (Washer Women),  also known as Le Lavoir (Washhouse)   It was created and printed in 1904.  Pencil signed lower right, also with the Bliss collectors stamp.  The image measures 6 1/2X 4 3/4 inches.  It appears in the Bliss catalog as image number 602.  It was printed in an edition of 82.  Printed on a medium weight laid type sheet.

This is an original etching and drypoint by American artist Louis Rosenberg.  It is titled "Temple of Minerva", it was created and printed in 1927.pencil signed lower right border.  The image measures 8 3/4X13 1/4 inches.  Fine use of plate tone in thee sky.  A beautiful rich impression.