William Lee Hankey, 1869-1952 British, Mother and Child, etching/drypoint, image size 7 3/4X6 inches, pencil signed and artists blindstamp
Aquatint on paper laid on board, 1924, "Le Village d'Herouville", 18 3/4 " by 24" inside the mat, and 26 1/4" by 31" framed, after an original by the famous and important French modern artist MAURICE de VLAMINCK (1876-1958), adopted for reproduction by equally noted artist Jacques Villon (11875-1963). Vlaminck is known as a Fauvist and later simply as an expressionist. At auctions, his works in oil bring from the low hundreds of thousands of dollars to the low millions...
Ernest W. Watson
Biography
Excerpted and adapted by Thomas A. D. Watson from the National Cyclopedia of American Biography
Ernest William Watson, artist and author, was born in Conway, Mass., Jan 14, 1884, the son of Daniel and Lucinda (Moody) Watson, who came to this country from England. His father was a weaver. Ernest W...
Clara Colline
1881-1945
Kansas Artist, American
This is a fine block print by Kansas artist Clara Colline (1881-1945) The title written in pencil lower left is: Wind in the Cottonwoods. THis image done circa 1920 is hand signed in pencil and has an image size of: 9X11 3/4 inches. Colline was a student of Birger Sandzen. His influence is clearly seen here.
THIRTEEN prints in total, varying in size, the largest (the set of ten) measuring 12 1/2" by 9 3/4", TWO initialed in pencil in the margins by the noted Ukrainian-born, French artist SONIA DELAUNAY (1885-1979). Ten of the prints are from the 1930 set of approximately 40 stencils "Compositions/Couleurs/Idees" published by Editions d'Art Charles Moreau. Two of those are initialed "S.D." in pencil by the artist at lower right...
Condé Nast purchased Vogue in 1909 one year before Turnure's death and gradually grew the publication. He changed it to a women's magazine, and started Vogue editions overseas in the 1910s. Its price was also raised. The magazine's number of publications and profit increased dramatically under Nast's management. It continued to target an upscale audience and expanded into the coverage of weddings...
Original lithograph print, "Six Baigneuses", circa 1925, 9 1/2" by 13 1/4" inside the mat, by the famous French modern artist RAOUL DUFY (1877-1953), the scene a number of female nudes swimming in a turbulent sea. The work, one of an edition of only 33 plus artist proofs, is pencil signed by Dufy at lower right. Raoul Dufy is a modern artist of considerable fame, his major works bringing well into six figures at major international auctions, Dufy was born in Le Havre...
For the collector of Californiana, a scarce early 20th century hand-tinted photograph of the arches at old Mission San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California, signed in the margin in pencil at lower right and titled at lower left margin "San Juan Capistrano" by noted, listed photographer JOHN M. GARRISON (1881-1964). The classic view of the arcaded breezeway at the beloved mission, still a tourist attraction today, is as California as can be...
Etching, circa 1930, "Saleswomen", 5" by 6 1/8" inside the mat (12" by 14 3/4" as framed), pencil signed at lower right "Hayes Miller" and bearing "40 - prints" at lower right, by the important American artist and teacher, KENNETH HAYES MILLER (1876-1952). Hayes Miller was a familiar figure on the New York art circuit for decades. Although he was an accomplished painter and printmaker, he is perhaps best remembered today for the influence he wielded as a teacher...
This is an antique photograph of earlier days on Charlotte Street, in the very historic town of Saint Augustine, Florida (which dates to 1565). For a long time I suspected this was Saint Augustine but recently I saw another example of this photograph, and in the margin it was titled "Charlotte Street, Saint Augustine". Charlotte Street is a block in from the ocean front road, in the old center of the town...
Antique Photograph of Egyptian Tomb Cairo 1920s Measuring 9x11”, framed size 14x16”
A vintage framed 1929 print featuring a peaceful homestead, evidently in Texas, as the scene is filled with bluebonnets in the spring. The framed work measures 13" by 17" and is in excellent condition. Perfect addition to your Texas home sweet home, or reminder of Texas if you are somewhere else and are homesick. Allow for reflections in a few images.
George O. Pop Hart, American, 1868-1933, "the Mule Car," Lithograph, image size 9 1/2 x 13 inches, 1928, pencil signed l.r. "Pop Hart".
Elyse Ashe Lord
1900-1971
British
This is a fine original hand colored etching by British artist Elyse Lord. The title is: Fantasy in Blue, created and printed circa 1925. This image is pencil signed and numbered as 39/75. The image measures 13 3/4X10 1/4 inches. Printed on a thin Japan type sheet.
Dorsey Potter Tyson
1891-1969
American
This is an original color drypoint etching by American artist Dorsey Potter Tyson (1891-1969) The title is Peacock Fan, it was created and printed in 1929 in an edition 96/100. This etching is hand signed in pencil and also signed and dated in the plate. The image measures 11X8 7/8 inches. Very fine condition printed on a light weight japan type paper...
Frederick H Swoffer, British School, early 20th century pair of prints of boys "La Guaira" plate signed on both F.H.S /25 one pencil signed below etching plate mark. Both matted. sight 5" by 6.5"
William Lee Hankey, 1869-1952 British, "Meditation", etching, image size 8 3/4X7 1/4 inches, pencil signed, artists blindstamp
Robin Tanner
1904-1988
British
This is a fine early etching by British artist Robin Tanner. The title is: The Gamekeepers Cottage, it was created and printed in 1928 in an edition of 50, this impression is numbered as XXV. The image measures 6 7/8X8 3/4 inches. The subject was thought to be made at Annie Bryant's old cottage in Kington Langley; at Rose Cottage, Corsham, the home of Heather Spackman, his future wife, and at the family house of the Spackmans...