Johan Barthold Jongkind, Dutch, 1819-1891, "Canal de Hollande Pres de Rottterdam". This 1875 etching by Johan Barthold Jongkind measures 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches, plate signed and dated, IV/VI, J-19. Title, publisher and artist printed below image. Framed.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1834-1903
American
This is a fine early printing of the well known etching, Bibi Valentin by American artist James M Whistler. This etching created in 1859 is impression II/II before the plate was damaged. It came to us with the original Kappel label on the back. A fine rich impression printed on a thin laid japan type paper. Signed and dated within the plate. Glascow 34.
Dendy Sadler Etching Battle of Trafalgar Veterans or Nelson’s Crew is a work done for the centennial of the October 1805 battle of Trafalgar. This work is double signed by Sadler in pencil and in the plate. Complete with a cartoon of the ship HMS VICTORY in pencil on the margin. Furthermore signed by the printer, Z Muller. Measuring 21x16 inches
Stephen Parrish, American, 1846-1938, "On the Annisquam, 1880," Etching, image size 5 x 8 7/8 inches, 1880, Schneider #39, plate signed l.l. "S. Parrish" and "39" l.r.
Albert Besnard, French, 1849-1934, "Portrait de Petit Garcon, Marcel Bing". This is a very richly inked original etching by French artist Albert Besnard. The image size is 11 3/8 x 7 5/8 inches, published in 1887 in an edition of fewer than 100 impressions, cat: Coppier- 63, pencil signed...
Charles Adams Platt, American, 1861-1933, "Hartford Bridge," etching, plate measures 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches on 19 1/2 x 25 1/4 inch handmade Japan paper. Drypoint from 1885. Catalog: Rice 70. An etching of the covered bridge with the Statehouse in the distance. Pencil signed in the lower right, plate signed, titled, and dated in the lower left. This print has good plate toning and a rich drypoint burr. C. A...
Kruseman Van Elten, American, 1829-1904, Etching, "Summer Morning", Image size 17 7/8 x 29 5/8 inches, printed by Wm.Pate & Co, NY, plate signed 1886
Otto Bacher
1856-1909
American
This is a fine and rare etching by American artist Otto H. Bacher. The title of this pencil signed impression is: Venice, Shipping and the Ducal Palace, This etching was created and printed in 1880. Bacher along with a group of pupils of Frank Duveneck followed him to Florance and Venice to be with him for the summer. It was there that Bacher met and worked with Whistler. The image measures 4 1/2X 12 3/8 inches...
This is a fine example of the important etching by Jean Baptiste Corot. This etching is titled: Enviorns De Rome, it was created in 1866, this proof is the second state A. of three. Printed on Holland Paper, This printing had the addresses of:" Cadart and Luquet Editeurs, 79 Rue St Jacques 303 Paris" A rich impression, Catalog Delteil 6 II/III. Framed, previously sold by Kennedy Galleries in New York. The image size measures 11 1/4X8 1/2 inches.
Alphonse Legros
1837-1911
French
This is an original drypoint etching by French artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) The title of this work is: La Ferme De Labbaye (farm at the monastery) Created and printed circa 1880, this image measures 8 1/2X11 1/8 inches. Hand signed and titled in pencil. Printed on a medium weight wove type paper with a partial watermark.
The French fashion and costume magazine "La Mode Illustree" operated from about 1859 through at least the 1920's, featuring the styles of the day. This is a fine engraving, circa 1875 or 1880, judging from the fashion depicted. It is hand colored. Size as framed is 13 1/2" by 9 1/2". The framing though narrow is an interesting design. The print has some overall light browning/aging as would be expected of paper of this age---but it is even and not at all obtrusive...
Jacques James Joseph Tissot
1836-1902
French
Original etching and drypoint by French artist of the Belle Epoque era, James Jacques Tissot. The title is: L'Ete, this image was created and printed in 1878 in an edition of 100 unsigned proofs. The image measures 14 3/4X8 3/8 inches. Printed on a cream toned laid paper. The sitter is Kathleen "Kate" Newton (1854-1882), Tissot's Irish muse and mistress from 1871-82. Tissot portrayed her as a personification of summer in this etching...
A rare opportunity to own something once handled by one of America's most famous artists, THOMAS MORAN (1837-1926). Some years ago, one of his oils brought over $17 million at auction. His paintings of the American West and Long Island are highly sought after and he is considered an iconic American artist. Much more affordable yet relatively scarce are his handful of etching images, and chromolithographs after his work...
Reginald Cleveland Coxe, American, 1855-1926, "Home Again". This is an atmospheric scene of a ship coming into port, pulled by a tugboat; it is rendered with remarkabley delicate lines and a rich yet quite subtle tonal range, giving a strong sense of a soft morning fog over calm waters. The canvas sails of the ship beautifully contrast with the steam of the tug as is dissipates into the misty air. The image measures 19 x 23 inches, published in 1887, pencil signed on the lower right margin...
Thomas Hovenden, American, 1840-1895, "The Old Shaver". This 1887 etching by the Irish American artist, Thomas Hovenden, measures 19 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches, pencil signed, remarque on l.l. of shaving mug with brush, copyright info on l.c. Thomas Hovenden was born in Cork, Ireland, studying at the Cork School of Design before emigrating to the US at age 23, enrolling at the National Academy of Design in NYC and working as an illustrator for Harper's magazine...
Johan Barthold Jongkind, Dutch, 1819-1891, "Moulins en Hollande". This 1861 etching by Johan Barthold Jongkind measures 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches, plate signed, framed. D-14, early proof before letters, I/III.
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, 1796-1875, French, "Paysage d'Italie," Etching, image size 6 x 9 1/8 inches, cat: Melot- C.7, later printing without Cadart lettering, possibly after it was removed. This is a very nice impression with wide borders, printed on a medium weight cream colored laid type paper. This atmospheric image from Corot's series of Italian landscapes is a great example of his ability to capture the life and movement of the scene with loose spontaneous lines and rich tones.
Stephen Parrish, American, 1846-1938, etching, "Port of Nice", image size: 3 7/8 x 5 inches, 1888, cat. Schneider-145, pencil signed lower right