Recent Acquisitions

This is an original period engraving by British printmaker, James Sayer.  This image is titled: The Patriot Exalted, created and printed in 1792.  The patriot exalted' (Charles James Fox; Catherine II, Empress of Russia)

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 15 March 1792
15 1/4 in. x 10 7/8 in. (388 mm x 276 mm) plate size; 16 in. x 11 5/8 in. (408 mm x 295 mm) paper size17 1/2X13 1/4 inches.

This is an original color etching by Austrian artist T.F. Simon.  The title is: Notre Dame De Paris In the Evening,  it was created and printed in 1927.  Hand signed in pencil the image measures 11 7/8X14 3/4 inches.  This image appears in the Novak catalog as image number 464.  Printed in an edition of 100 impressions.  Very rich inking, printed on a heavy weight wove type sheet.  Simon at his atmospheric best.  (some cropping occurred during our scan, this etching is clearly signed with 1 1/2 inch borders all around)

This is an original pencil signed etching by American sporting artist Roland Clark.  This image is titled lower left border Black Ducks, 1920.  The image measures 8 7/8X6 7/8 inches.  Nice use of plate tone in the sky.

This is a fine original pencil signed and titled etching and drypoint by American sporting artist Roland Clark.  The title is: The Conference, created and printed in 1925.  The image measures 8 3/4X11 3/4 inches.  Fine use of plate tone in the sky.  A rich impression printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.  Numbered as 15/62 impressions.

This is an early state of the etching, Longshore Men by American artist James McNeill Whistler.  The title is: Longshore Men, created and printed in  1859.  According to the Glasgow Catalog this is the 2nd state of four.  The image has the artists name and date lower right within the image.  Printed with a warm toned ink.  The image measures 6X 8 15/16 inches.  Very fine condition, printed on a medium weight laid type sheet, The image is cataloged as Glasgow 52.

This is an original etching with aquatint by Western artist Hans Kleiber.  The title is: Waiting at the Gate, printed  C.1940.  This image is hand signed and titled in pencil.  The image measures 8 3/8X11 7/8 inches.  Printed on a wove type sheet.  Kleiber is best known for his Western scenes.

This is a fine original drypoint etching by Charleston artist Alfred Hutty.  The title of this work is: Sword Gate, 32 Legare Street, Chareston S.C.  it was created and printed in 1935.  This hand signed image measures 6 3/4X8 1/4 inches.  Beautiful condition, matted not framed.

This is an original etching and aquatint by American artist Kerr Eby.  The title is Driftway Evening, created and printed in 1933 in an edition of 100.  The image measures 8 1/4X15 3/8 inches.  Hand signed in pencil with his "imp" meaning he printed this impression himself.  This image is of the artist's home in Westport Connecticut which he named Driftway.  This image appears in the Giardina catalog as image number 175.  Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet a very rich impression.

This etching is a mystery to us.  It is hand signed in pencil lower border but we cannot match the signature with any of our known artists.  We think this is 20th century German School.  This etching of a young boy, just finishing swimming with his friends.  The etching measures 5X3 1/2 inches.  Very nice condition printed with a sepia toned ink.

This is a fine original etching by British artist James McBey.  This subject is The Sussex, it was created and printed in 1916.  On March 24, 1916 a German Submarine attacked the French passenger steamer called The Sussex which was then beached with the Bow blown off.  The procession showing the removing of the more than 50 people killed in the attack.  The image measures 8 3/16X15 1/8 inches.  Hand signed in sepia ink from an edition of 76.  Illustrated in Lumsden, The Art of Etching..This impression has the number I.  Printed on a laid "whatman" watermarked sheet.

This is a rare early etching by American artist Joseph Pennell.  The title is Brasserie, Au Lion Rouge, created and printed in 1893 in an edition of only 40 impressions.  The image measures 6 1/4X8 1/8 inches.  Hand signed in pencil and also signed by the printer Goulding.  This early image shows the influence that Whistler had on Pennell, in both the style and technique.  Nice use of plate tone within the image.  This image appears in the Wuerth catalog as image number 188.  A fine view of a Paris Brasserie.  This impression was last sold by Frederick Keppel and Co in New York. Label included.

This is an original drypoint etching by British artist William Lionel Wyllie.  The title is: Old Waterloo Bridge, London, created and printed circa 1920.  The image measures 7 1/2X14 inches.  hand signed in pencil lower left border.  Wyllie was one of the leading British marine artists at the turn of the century .  Nicely framed, last sold by Harrods LTD in London.

This is an original pencil signed and titled lithograph by American artist Lawrence Beall Smith.  This image is titled lower left, The Skaters, created and printed in 1939, published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 186.  The image measures 11 1/8X8 1/2 inches.  Nicely framed with archival materials.

This is an original lithograph by American artist from the Ash Can school of painters, Raphael Soyer.  This image created and printed in 1943 is hand signed and titled: "Farewell"  It is a large image measuring  16X12 1/4 inches. The image appears in the Cole catalog as image number 61.  Printed in an edition of 100.  Very good condition apart from some spots of thinning to the sheet in the outside border area well away from the image.

This is an original watercolor, gouache and pencil drawing on illustration board, of two Nude Sunbathers by New York artist Gladys Rockmore Davis.  This drawing is hand signed in pencil lower image.  It measures an image of 7 1/2X12 1/2 inches, custom framed with archival boards.  The frame measures 17 1/2X22 1/2 inches.  Davis  was an American artist who worked in both commercial and fine arts. She gave up a career in advertising art to work in creative painting. Her chief subjects are children, nudes, and still lifes. She also painted ballet dancers, vignettes of liberated Paris, and scenes of Spain.  This work is in fine condition.