Albert Abramovitz, Latvian/American, 1879-1963, "The Family," etching, 10 1/2 x 8 inch linocut on wove-type paper. Pencil signed and titled. C. 1932. Plate initialed in the lower right corner.
Harold Kerr Eby, American, 1889-1946, "The Lobster Fleet," etching, 9 3/8 x 11 1/2 inch etching and sandpaper ground on wove type paper, ed. 100. Cat: Giardina 193. Printed in 1937. Pencil signed "Kerr Eby imp", the "imp" indicating that Eby printed this impression himself.
Kerr Eby was a remarkable printmaker and a member of the Cos Cob Art Colony and friends with many of the important artist of the day, including Childe Hassam and John Taylor Arms...
This, like many of his research notes, was an addendum to his book, The Life and Works of Haku Maki, which he published in 2007. He wrote an Appendix to the book called Chasing Maki. It is his story of buying prints and collecting images of Maki prints. This research note, written 10 years later, is about one of his chases, a chase that failed. Dan wrote: Please enjoy.
View of the Capitol at Washington in 1892
Studio Antiques has found the original engraved copper printing plate of the “Capitol at Washington” done by Max Franke in 1892. We are offering a limited edition re-strike engraving of this print, handpulled from the original plate by master printmaker Roger Bailey. It will be limited to a numbered edition of only 350 and will not be republished...
Mortimer L. Menpes, English, 1860-1938, "Goring Church, Goring-on-Thames". Printed on laid-type paper. Pencil signed with an "imp" after his name indicating he was the printer. Inscription in the lower left says "Rose." Image is 11 2/8 x 12 3/8 inches on 11 3/4 x 14 1/2 paper. c. 1910.
Tavik Simon, Czech, 1877-1942, Color etching printed in 1925 on watermarked laid-type paper. Ed 280, cat: Novak 437. Artists' cipher in two places. Pencil signed and titled. Measures 17 x 22 inches.
T.F.Simon was born in Bohemia, now the Czech Republic. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and traveled extensively throughout Europe, as well as Asia and the U.S. He lived in Paris from 1905-1913, then returned to Prague to teach at the Academy of Fine Arts...
Julius Komjati, English, 1894-1958, "Woodcutter". Etching, image size 15 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches. Pencil titled and signed. Printed on watermarked medium weight laid type paper.
James McBey, Scottish, 1883-1959. Etching from his Venice series of etchings. Done in 1925. Number 21 out of the edition of 80, this etching appears in the Hardie catalog as image number 250. The image measures 7 1/8 x 15 3/4 inches. J Whatman watermark laid-type paper. Collector's annotations in pencil at the lower edge of the sheet.
Kaiko Moti, Indian, 1921-1989. Original color aquatint etching. This is hand signed and editioned as Eprevues d'artist, artist proof. EA, lower left. The image measures 17 3/4 X 25 1/4 inches. Printed on wove-type paper.
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.
Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand, French, 1863-1951. Etching printed November 1st, 1911.
Plate signed and pellet stamped, print 56 of an edition of 60. State 2. Printed on velin. Image measures 7 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches. Catalog reference: Arwas 429.
Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand, French, 1863-1951. Drypoint from May 25th, 1909. Pencil signed and editioned, with pellet stamp. Plate signed in the upper right corner. Print 22 of an edition of 50. Image measures 8 1/4 5 3/4
Catalog reference: Arwas 379. 4th state, printed on velin.
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.
Rare oversize original etching by Frank Brangwyn (England-Wales, born in Belgium, 1867-1956) of Notre Dame De Paris. Signed in pencil by the artist lower right. This work is #231 in the Catalogue Raisonne, and dates from 1914. 22" by 29" etching alone, 35" by 42" in its period frame. Brangwyn is an important artist of the Arts and Crafts period.
This research note looks at rarely seen Maki prints including early ones like Work Mu 2, done in 1961, and Symbol 2 from 1957.
Large extremely rare oversize woodcut by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). This is a rare proof printed and signed by the artist himself. It is illustrated in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre, Figure 9. Laid down, presumably by the artist, to safeguard its integrity. This work measures 46" by 22". It is titled in pencil by the artist's hand lower left, and is signed and dated lower right...
Original intaglio by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition, and a rare example of a work actually printed and signed by the artist (This first edition was later completed posthumously by Berkley Chappell.) Titled "S/P '50-'55" lower left, numbered 4/25 center, and signed W. Black '55 lower right. In a period mid-century frame. 22 by 15 image alone, 33 by 24 in the frame. Provenance available.
This 1927 etching by the American artist Roland Clark measures 7 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches, pencil signed and titled. Roland Clark studied at The Art Students League with J. Carroll Beckwith in New York. An avid outdoorsman he combined his love of the outdoors into his many paintings and etchings. Selected to do the 1938 Federal Duck Stamp Design, he also wrote and illustrated books about his hunting experiences.
Original etching by Stephen Parrish, "Low Tide Bay of Fundy", 1881, 3rd state of 3. Image size is 12 X 19 inches, hand signed in pencil lower right border. Catalog: SP64. Printed with sepia toned ink on wove type paper. Sheet size is 14 1/4 X 21 inches.
Original deep etching on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell. 18 1/2 by 27 image alone. In excellent original condition. Titled and inscribed a/p in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '51 by Elaine" l.r. Also inscribed "Berk Chappell Imp" bottom right of the sheet. A wonderful allegorical portrait of Elaine Black. Plate 21 in "The Lost Works of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
Original deep etching on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In original unframed condition. 17 by 23 3/8 image alone. Titled and numbered 7/25 in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '52 by Elaine" l.r. Plate 15 in "The Lost Works of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
Original etching by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In original unframed condition. Titled and numbered 7/25 in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '56 by Elaine" l.r. Plate 14 in "The Lost Works of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
Original light etch on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972). First edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In original unframed condition. 17 1/2 by 23 3/4 image alone. Titled and numbered 7/25 l.l. Signed "Wendell Black '50 by Elaine l.r. Plate 20 in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre
Original drypoint engraving on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In original unframed condition. Titled and numbered 7/25 in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '51 by Elaine" l.r. 12 1/2 by 23 1/2 image alone. Plate 2 in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
This Warren Davis etching measures 7 7/8 x 6 inches, pencil signed, label from Kleemann-Thorman Galleries, New York included, c.1928. This delicately rendered etching is a great example of Davis's images of graceful female nudes, many of which were used for Vanity Fair and Life magazines in the very early 1900s.
This color aquatint etching by the French Expressionist Georges Rouault measures 12 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches, plate signed, from the "Circus of the Shooting Stars" series, a group of eight color aquatints created in 1930, on Rives BFK laid type paper, initialed and dated in the plate, lower right, edition of 270, cat: Wofsy-212.
Original engraving, deep etching, salt ground, and drypoint on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In excellent condition. 17 1/2 by 23 5/8 image alone. Titled and marked a/p in pencil l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '56 by Elaine" l.r. Also inscribed bottom right of the sheet "Berk Chappell-IMP". This is plate 18 in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre. Provenance available.
Original deep etching on zinc by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell. In excellent condition. 11 1/2 by 19 1/4 image alone. Titled and numbered 7/25 in pencil l.l. Signed "Wendell H. Black '61 by Elaine" l.r. Plate 9 in The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black by Henry Sayre. Provenance available.
Original intaglio by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition posthumously printed by Berkley Chappell. In excellent original condition. 16 by 23 1/2. Titled and marked a/p l.l. Also signed "Wendell H. Black '52 by Elaine" l.r. Also inscribed bottom right of the sheet: "Berk Chappell-imp". Provenance available.
Original intaglio by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In excellent original condition. Titled and marked A/P l.l. Also signed "Wendell H. Black '54 by Elaine" Also inscribed bottom right of the sheet "Berk Chappell-imp" 12 by 23 1/2 image alone. Provenance available.
Original copper engraving by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell. In excellent original condition. Titled "Predella" and inscribed a/p l.l. Also signed "Wendell H. Black '54 by Elaine" l.r. Also inscribed bottom right of the sheet "Berk Chappell-imp". Provenance available.
Original intaglio by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell (Since Black never issued a complete edition in his lifetime, and only printed a few prints, the edition was completed after his death.) In original unframed condition. Titled "Self-Portrait '50-'55" and marked A/P l.l. Also signed "Wendell H. Black '55 by Elaine." Also inscribed at the bottom right of the sheet "Berk Chappell-imp". 22 by 15 image alone. Provenance available...
Original etching, drypoint, and engraving on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), first edition printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell (Wendell Black never issued an edition in his lifetime). In original unframed condition. Titled and inscribed a/p l.l. Also signed "Wendell Black '56 by Elaine" l.r. 16 1/2 by 23 1/2. Plate 17 in "The Lost Prints of Wendell H. Black" by Henry Sayre.
Internationally acclaimed artist Bruce Onobrakpeya (b. 1932 ) produced this expressionistic image of a black fishes during one of his earlier periods of artistic expression in 1963. The serigraph depicts gold fish swimming in a pond or lake expressing, perhaps, the beauties of African natural life. Onobrakpeya has a wide following, including Prince Phillip of the United Kingdom from whom Nigeria, Onobrakpeya's native country, gained independence in 1960...
Original etching, drypoint, aquatint, and engraving on copper by Wendell H. Black (American, 1919-1972), printed posthumously by Berkley Chappell (inscribed bottom right in pencil "Berk Chappell imp.") Titled and marked a/p in pencil l.l. Signed "Wendell H. Black '58 by Elaine" l.r. 18" by 24" image alone. In excellent original condition.
Rare original lithograph by Franz Bernheimer (Germany, USA, Israel, 1911-1997). Signed in pencil l.r. and dated 1958. Also numbered No35 in pencil l.l. Bernheimer was born in Germany. He studied art in Munich and Zurich before WWII. He escaped Nazi Germany and emigrated to the USA via Cuba. He taught at Brooklyn College, at Sweet Bryar College, and eventually moved to Israel where he taught at Haifa University.