Edgar Chahine, French, 1874-1947. Framed etching on laid paper, image size 10 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches, 1904, cat: Tabanelli-135, plate signed, pencil signed and titled. An early signed proof, which was later published in "Revue de l'Art," 1905. From an edition of 50. Provenance Gerhard Wurzer Gallery.

For the collector of Ashcan School/The Eight, or early 20th century American art, here is a special work: a pencil signed print by JOHN SLOAN (1871-1951), titled "Man Monkey", and inscribed "100 proofs". This special piece, which dates to the year 1905, came from the personal collection of Peter Morse, who wrote the catalog raisonne of Sloan's graphic work. There is a charming typed letter in a sleeve on the reverse side, on the letterhead of Morse in Washington, D.C., dated Christmas 1966...

Peter Moran, American, 1842-1914, etching, "Church of San Miguel, Santa Fe", image size 4 15/16 x 6 3/4 inches, plate signed lower left

An original etching made on a zinc plate, 5 3/4" by 6 1/2" inside the present mat (14 1/4" by 18 1/2" in simple black frame), signed in pencil at lower right margin by important 19th century Italian artist GIOVANNI FATTORI (1825-1908). The title of the print is "Strada dei dintorni Fiorentini". Affixed to the backing is a charming old,early 20th century note handwritten in English...

Joseph Pennell, American, 1857-1926, etching, "New York, from Brooklyn Bridge", image size 11 x 8 3/8 in, 1908, signed and inscribed "JoPennell imp" in pencil, edition of about 150 (Wuerth, 490)

Paul Cesar Helleu 1859-1927 French This is a fine Belle Epoque portrait in drypoint by French artist Paul Cesar Helleu. The subject is: Madeleine Chéruit. This image measures 15 1/2X11 1/2 inches, hand signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right border. This drypoint is housed in a Foster Brothers period gilt frame.. Madeleine Chéruit was one of the most fashionable French dressmakers of her time. Her house of courture took inspiration from the Belle Epoque through to the Jazz Age...

Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand 1863-1951 French This is an original etching and aquatint by French artist Louis Legrand. This image from his La Petite Classe series created in 1908 is titled Premiere Danseuse. This impression is the 4th state of 6. It is numbered as 1/100. The image measures 15 3/4X11 1/4 inches. Hand signed in pencil lower right, This etching is nicely framed with archival materials. Published by G. Pellet, Paris, red stamp lower right border.

An etching on paper, measuring 14 1/2" by 10 1/4" inside the mat (21 1/2" by 16 1/2" as framed), signed in pencil at lower left margin and numbered 29/150 at lower right margin, with a dedication (in the plate) at upper left and date 5 November 1906, by the noted German Jewish artist HERMANN STRUCK (1876-1944). The subject is a bearded man wearing a yarmulke. Struck was born in Berlin of Orthodox Jewish parentage...

Drypoint etching print "Chattes" (Cats) published in Paris in the year 1909 by Gustave Pellet, 8 3/4" by 12 1/4" inside the inner fillet, 17 3/4" by 21 3/4" as nicely framed, numbered in pencil 38/50 (and faint red cypher stamp) at lower right margin, and pencil signed by the artist at lower center right margin. There is a crease in each lower corner that I believe likely dates to the time of printing, and there are a few foxing spots, but the overall appearance is excellent...

Biography Samuel Arlent Edwards was born in 1862 in Somerset, England. He studied art and architecture at the Kensington Museum Art School from 1877 to 1881, and then continued studies in engraving with Appleton, Josey & Alais in London. He achieved early success in making mezzotint reproductions of well-known paintings, a path he was to follow all his life...

Manuel Robbe French This is an original aquatint etching by French artist Manuel Robbe. The title is; Fleur d'Automne, created and printed in 1903 in an edition of 65, this one is numbered as 55/65 lower left border and hand signed in pencil lower right border. The image measures 19 1/2X14 7/8 inches. Printed on a medium weight laid type paper. This image appears in the Merrill Chase catalog as image number 46. Fine rich impression.

William Lionel Wyllie, British, 1851-1931, "Departure of the Fishing Boats". This is a remarkable original etching by William Lionel Wyllie, image size 9 1/4 x 14 inches, c. 1900, pencil signed, titled on the lower edge of the sheet. Wyllie was a well known marine painter and printmaker in early 20th century London. He studied at the Heatherley School of Fine Art, then at the age of 15 began his studies at the Royal Academy...

Sir Frank Brangwyn, 1867-1956, British, etching, plate measures 19 x 20 3/4 inches in a 26 3/4 x 28 inch frame. The plate was etched on the spot. C 1906. Catalog: FASL 65. A somber and well inked print with a rich drypoint burr. A rare print!

Etching on paper laid on card, the subject a marketplace in the Jewish Quarter of Amsterdam, signed with "ML" initials and "927" as if a date (not the typical signature of the artist, apparently added later either by him or some other party). This is a work "Judenstrasse in Amsterdam", 1909, by famous German artist MAX LIEBERMANN (1847-1935)...

An antique colorized engraving (after Jean Honore Fragonard) by Jacques Couche. Housed in an ornate a gold gilt period frame.Height including bonnet 22-1/4" x 13-3/4".

A PAIR of very clean French artist 19th century etchings, the subject of both upper class women, one by CHARLES WALTNER (1846-1925), the second by ERNEST JOSEPH LAURENT (1859-1929). They are also very nicely (identically) framed in tasteful black and silvery framing, including silk mat and inner fillet; the frames also in excellent condition. The combination of art and quality framing makes for a most handsome decorative addition to your traditional interior...

Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand, French, 1863-1951. Etching printed on May 6th, 1908. 2nd state. Pencil signed and pellet stamped. Plate signed and dated. Large remarque of a beetle in the right corner. Image measures 11 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches. Catalog reference: Arwas 353.

Max Libermann, 1847-1935, German, "Simson und Delila," etching and dry point, image size 8 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches, 1906, cat. Schiefler- 55, pencil signed.

Mary Stevenson Cassatt 1844-1926 American This is an original drypoint etching by American artist Mary Cassatt. The title is Denise holding her Child, created in 1905, this image is the first state of two, printed on an Ivory laid type sheet. The image measures 8X5 3/4 inches. Unsigned as issued. This image appears in the Breeskin catalog as image number 204.

Alphonse Legros, French, 1837-1911, etching, "Les Bords De La Liane", image size: 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches, c. 1900, pencil signed lower right. This airy, impressionistc etching depicts a man fishing in a forested landscape. Provenance: Baldwin-Wallace College.

Edgar Chahine, French, 1874-1947, drypoint etching, "Elvira," image size 14 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches, 1906, ed. of 50, cat. Tabanelli-165, pencil signed, framed.

A fine example of the Drypoint work of French artist Jacques VIllon. The title of this work is :"L'Epingle A Chapeau", the hat pin. This image was created and printed in 1909. The image is editioned lower left as 12/20. A rare image. The drypoint measures 15X12 inches, printed on a medium weight, watermarked, laid type paper. very fine condition, a rich impression showing a velvet burr of ink throughout the figure. This drypoint is clearly signed in pencil by the artist lower right border.

**ONE OF TWO OF THIS PRINT IN MY SHOP (this one in better condition). **Etching of Victorian children playing in an interior, 10 1/2" by 8 1/4" inside the mat, 16" by 13" framed, pencil signed "R. Ernst" at lower right. This is an unusual medium for the artist, best known for his highly finished and detailed oil paintings of Orientalist subjects of North Africa and the Middle East. These oils regularly bring hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction...

Manuel Robbe, French, 1872-1936, "La Parisienne". A beautiful subtly colored etching and aquatint, image size 19 1/4 x 13 5/8 inches, 1907, pencil signed in the lower left corner of the image...

Mary Stevenson Cassatt 1844-1926 American This is a fine original etching by American Ex Pat, Mary Cassatt. The title is: Looking into the Hand Mirror, No. 3. It was created and printed in 1905, done in drypoint on an antique thin laid type paper, unsigned as typical of this image. The image measures 8 3/4X5 1/4 inches. This image appears in the Breeskin catalog as image number 202. Very light toning to the sheet, some imperfections in the paper from when it was produced, unobtrusive . ...

Joseph Pennell, American, 1857-1926, etching, "The Foreign Office", image size: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches, 1904, edition of probably 25, cat. Wuerth-297, pencil signed lower center, framed

This is a very fine etching with drypoint by French artist Edgar Chahine (1874-1947) The title of this work is: "Mademoiselle Delvair de la Comedie Francaise,", it was created and printed in 1901, pencil signed lower left border. The image measures 18X11 1/2 inches. Printed on a medium weight wove type paper. This image appears in the Tabanelli catalog as image no. 73. It also appeared in the Holme's book, Modern Etching and Engraving, published 1902.

Manuel Robbe, French, 1872-1936, "Le Bouquet de Violettes," etching, plate measures 7 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches on 22 3/4 x 16 1/4 inch watermarked arches laid type paper. Colored etching and Aquatint. C. 1903. 1st state, edition of 65. Larger edition of 100 after signature was added to plate. Pencil signed in the lower right. Catalog: P-K 105. An intimate portrait of a young woman in her dressing room affixing flowers to her dress.

Clifford Addams, American, 1876-1942, "Dreamer by the Thames". This is a great London etching by American artist Clifford Addams, image size 8 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches, c. 1902, edition of 75, inscribed in the plate, "Loci dulcedo nos attinet" (the sweetness of the place holds us), pencil signed and numbered. Clifford Addams grew up outside Philadelphia and studied art in the U. S. before leaving to further his studies in Europe. He traveled extensively throughout Holland, France, Spain, Italy and Bri...

Mortimer Menpes, English, 1860-1938, "Interior of St Maclou, Rouen". This etching by Mortimer Menpes measures 12 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches, pencil signed, c. 1902, edition of 50, looking towards the Gothic Baldachin. Menpes attended the School of Art in London in 1878 and started exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1880. He became a major figure in the etching revival, producing more than seven hundred different etchings and drypoints, which he usually printed himself.

Original scarce to rare etching of the year 1910, "The Avenue, Valenciennes", signed at lower right margin in pencil by the important American etcher, illustrator, critic, author and teacher JOSEPH PENNELL (1857-1926). The print measures 10" by 13" inside the mat (12 1/2" by 15 1/2" in the framing). After the signature, the "imp." indicates that Pennell would have printed this himself. The artist needs little introduction, as he was one of America's most prolific graphic artists, having produce...

Manuel Robbe, French, 1872-1936, "Claudine," colored etching and aquatint, plate measures 12 x 9 3/4 inches on 24 x 17 3/8 inch arches laid type paper. Print 26 in an edition of 65. C. 1903. Published by Sagot, Paris. Robbe studied at the Academie Julien and the Ecole des Beaux Artes, becoming a master of the aquatint medium. He developed much of his own aquatint techniques, which enabled him to create his uniquely painterly, richly colored images.

A Fine Etching on wove paper "Fruhlingsabend" (Spring Evening) by the well regarded Art Nouveau artist, Heinrich Vogeler (1872-1942). Image size about 4 3/8" by 7 3/8", overall paper about 7 1/2" by 10 1/4". Pencil signed lower right and monogrammed in print. Rare and beautiful.

Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand, French, 1863-1951, "Première Danseuse (Soloist)" etching, aquatint, and drypoint. Image size measures 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches on 20 1/4 x 14 1/4 inch wove type paper. IV/VII state. April 1st, 1908. Catalog: Arwas 363. Seven states. Plate signed in the upper right, pencil signed and numbered in the lower right. Collector's stamp in the lower right. Numbered 89 in an edition of 100. A dramatic, ethereal print with a wide tonal range, using light to convey that the da...

An etching titled at lower left margin "A View of Rotterdam", signed with initials in the plate at right and dated there 1910, and pencil signed by the artist at lower right margin. The panoramic view would have been created when the artist was in his early 30's. The well-educated Gleeson studied at the Art Students League in New York with William Merritt Chase and Francis Mora, at the Saint Louis School of Fine Arts, at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris. He exhibited at the Chicag...

Manuel Robbe French This is an original color aquatint etching by French artist Manuel Robbe. The title is: Femme A L'Estampe, Woman with Print. It was created and printed circa 1906 in an edition of 100. The image measures 21X14 7/8 inches. It is editioned lower left and signed in crayon lower right. A beautiful French style gilt frame. Beautiful condition.