This is a fine impression of early New York City, created in 1929 by American artist William NcNaulty, the title is The Woolworth Building. Hand signed in pencil and inscribed as a gift to "Louise and Virgene... De Rochemont 12/33. W.M.N." This etching measures 13 1/4X8 7/8 inches. A very rich impression done in an ediition of 75. One of his finest compostions.
This is a fine pencil signed etching by American artist Chauncey Ryder. This scarce etching is titled: Sugar House, Jeffersonville, New Hampshire,created circa .1940. This etching measures 9X11 3/4 inches, Inscribed to Kitty McWilliams lower left border. Good condition apart from repairs to the upper corners of the sheet, well away from the image area.
This is a highly detailed wood engraving by American artist Leonard Baskin. The title is: View of Worcester, created and printed in 1953 in an edition of 20 signed impressions. This wood engraving is hand signed in pencil lower right and inscribed as "artist's proof" lower left. The image measures 10 1/2X9 inches. Printed on a medium weight Japan type sheet. Excellent condition, This image appears as number240 in the Fern catalog. The view is of the close neighbors and Dogs that lived next to Baskin when he lived in Worcester in the 1950's.
This is a scarce original lithograph by American artist Rockwell Kent. The title is: Foreboding, created and printed in 1926. The edition of this image was only 50, appearing in the Jones catalog as image number 8, the image measures 11X5 3/8 inches. Hand signed in pencil lower right border, printed on a Japanese paper. This print was reproduced in Vanity Fair to illustrate the poem Elaine by Edna st. Vincent Millay. A transfer lithograph on zink...A very early image by this well known artist and printmaker.
This is a fine image from the series, Churches of France by American artist John Taylor Arms, created and printed in 1921 in an over all edition of 75. This pencil signed impression measures 4 7/8X8 1/8 inches. Printed by Frederick Reynolds, this is an early proof prior to the edition which was printed in 1937. Part of his Gargoyle series #3. Framed with archival boards. Fletcher catalog number 101.
This is a very rare original lithograph by American artist Konrad Cramer. The subject, Barges at dock, on the Hudson River, thought to be aka "IDA, SAUGERTIES EVENING LINE, On the Hudson", is hand signed in pencil lower right, dated 1933 and printed on a chine collet paper adhered to a thicker sheet. The image measures 9 1/2X14 inches, very nice condition.
This is a fine large drypoint etching by American Sporting artist Frank Benson. The title is: Yellowlegs Alighting, created and printed in 1920 in an edition of 100. The image measures 8 7/8X14 7/8 inches. This image appears in the Ordeman catalog as image number 187. Printed on Hodamura paper. Nicely framed with archival boards.
This is a very fine drypoint etching by American Sporting artist Frank Benson. This image is titled: Turnstones, created and printed in 1928 in an edition of 150. The image measures 7 7/8X11 7/8 inches. Last sold by Vose Galleries in Boston, the label is on the back of the frame. A very rich burr in the drypoint, a beautiful image, Benson at his best. This image appears in the Ordeman catalog as number 283,
This is one of her best known works: A woodengraving by American artist Betty Waldo Parish. This print was created and printed in 1935. A view known as Under the El, First Avenue, NYC. Also known as the Fruit Market. The wood engraving is hand signed and titled in pencil. The image measures 10X7 inches, nicely framed with archival boards. Very good condition, only a couple of pale foxing marks in the border, unobtrusive. Parish lived in New York City and studied with John Sloan and later Stanley Hayter in London. She is best known for her wood engravings of New York.
This is an original hand signed lithograph by American artist Howard Baer. The title is: Hide and Seek, created and printed in 1945. This image part of a series of lithographs that he did of his own childhood memories. The image measures 11X9 inches. Nicely framed with archival boards.
This is an early lithograph by American artist Philip Evergood. The title is: City Lights II, created and printed in 1941. This impression is hand signed and numbered in pencil 124/200. The image measures 8 1'2X12 inches. This lithograph is nicely framed and in very good condition.
This is an interesting portrait study, signed Edward Potthast lower left. This appears to be one of his Beach character studies that he was well known for. The painting done on an artist board measures 16X14 inches. Thick brushstrokes, very impressionistic style, a few minor spots of retouch, and small spots of chipping the result of being pressed against another painting for many years. This could stand a light cleaning but very presentable as it now appears.
This is a fine industrial etching by American artist Otto Kuhler. "Monster & Midgets". 1928. The image measures 9 3/8 x 12 7/8. inches. Etching. Signed in pencil. Edition: 75. Excellent condition. Although best known for his industrial Designs, Otto Kuhler is well regarded as a fine artist and draftsman. Born in Germany, Kuhler was the sole heir to his family's successful steel business, Kuhler Forges. After WWI however, the business and his family's fortune were in ruins. After living briefly in Dusseldorf, and partly due to the advice of friend Joseph Pennell, he took up etching and emigrated to the States in 1923. Otto Kuhler's etchings of begrimed industry sprang from the same optimistic response to technology that led to his colorful streamlined designs for the Milwaukee, Lehigh and other railroads in the 1930's. "This merging of industry and art proved so successful that after years of submitting designs, a locomotive based on Kuhler's designs was built. The engine, Hiawatha, rolled out of the Schenectady, New York yard in May, 1935. It was the first streamlined steam locomotive to be built from scratch in America. This signaled the start of the next phase of his career- as a successful industrial designer."
This is an original etching by American artist Otto Kuhler. The title is: The Queen and the Slaves, created and printed in 1926. This impression is pencil signed and inscribed as "Trial Proof, ltd edition 10 proofs", 1926. The image measures 9 1/2 X13 1/4 inches. Fine use of plate tone in the sea and sky. The subject is the German liner, Breman. The later published edition done in 1930 was of only 40 ...
This is an original pencil signed etching by American artist Otto Kuhler. The image is titled: Steamboat Wharf, created and printed in 1925. The image measures 8X10 3/4 inches. "Although best known for his industrial designs, Otto Kuhler (1894-1977) is well regarded as a fine artist and draftsman. Born in Germany, Kuhler was the sole heir to his family's successful steel business, Kuhler Forges. After WWI however, the business and his family's fortune were in ruins. After living briefly in Dusseldorf, and partly due to the advice of friend Joseph Pennell, he took up etching and emigrated to the States in 1923. Otto Kuhler's etchings of begrimed industry sprang from the same optimistic response to technology that led to his colorful streamlined designs for the Milwaukee, Lehigh and other railroads in the 1930's." (Philadelphia Print Shop)
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