Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand, French, 1863-1951, "Frio," Etching, aquatint and drypoint, image size 7 1/2 x 12 inches, 4th state, "Louis Legrand" pencil and plate signed l.r., Arwas A74.
A large and beautifully painted portrait miniature by Aimee Thibault. Done in watercolor on organic wafer, the work shows a distinguished older gentleman of serious mien, set against a dark background, in a black tie and jacket with a white shirt and collar. The size of the miniature is due to Thibault having worked in France for a large part of her life, where such portraits were often done on a much grander scale than miniatures in the U.S...
Anders Zorn
1860-1920
Sweden
This is an original etching by well known Swedish artist Anders Zorn. The title is: Dal River, created and printed in 1919. This impression measures 7X4 5/8 inches, printed on a medium weight laid type sheet. hand signed in pencil lower right. This image appears in the Asplund catalog as image number 284. One of his series of nude bathers that he is well known for.
Arthur J.T. Briscoe
1873-1943
British
This is a fine original etching by British marine artist Arthur Briscoe. The title is: The Main Brace, created and printed in 1929. The image measures 13 11/16X9 15/16 inches, printed on an antique wove type sheet. It is hand signed with pen and ink and also numbered 39/75. " This view of men hauling in on the brace while at the same time keeping their balance in the heeling ship as a spray sweeps over the weather rail."
Peggy Bacon
1895-1987
American
This is a fine original etching by American artist Peggy Bacon. This image was one of six etchings from the New Republic Portfolio created and printed in 1924 in an edition of 500. Other artists were, John Sloan, Edward Hopper and of course Peggy Bacon. The title is: The Promenade Deck, the image measures 6X8 1/2 inches. Pencil signed in the lower margin. This image appears in the Flint catalog as image number 47.
A nicely done watercolor in natural material portrait of a young woman. Complementing the blue background, the sitter is presented with blue eye shadow and a blue ribbon and bow in her hair. The glazed reverse of the gold filled case is covered with a nice display of woven hair plaits.
Condition is excellent, with a case size of 1 7/8" by 1 5/8".
Dorsey Potter Tyson
1891-1969
American
This is a very fine original hand colored drypoint etching by American artist Dorsey Potter Tyson. The title is: Dragon Boat Festival, this etching was created and printed in 1929 in an edition of 100, this one is numbered as 42/100. This pencil signed etching measures an image of 11 7/8X9 7/8 inches. It is nicely framed in an orientalist frame with french matting.
Arthur Bowen Davies, American, 1862-1928, "Maenads," Etching with aquatint, image size 7 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches, 1918-1919, state VII/VIII, cat: Czestochowski-69, alternate title "Far Prospect," pencil signed, framed. Davies was a truly remarkable artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries known for his dreamlike etchings and lithographs...
Anders Zorn
1860-1920
Sweden
This is a fine portrait etching by European artist Anders Zorn. This pencil signed etching titled Guill II was created and printed in 1918. The image measures 7 3/4X5 3/4 . This pencil signed impression is lightly evenly toned and archivally framed. This image appears in the zorn catalog as image number 165.
Stanley Anderson
1884-1966
British
This is a fine line engraving by British artist Stanley Anderson. The title is The Old Tinker. This pencil signed impression measures 7 X5 1/2 inches, created and printed in 1933. This image appears in the Anderson Catalog as image number 208. The tinker is depicted soldering a patch to a leaking kettle while his wife is about to renew the cane seat of an old chair...
Stanley Anderson
1884-1966
British
This is a fine line engraving by British artist Stanley Anderson. The title is: The Reading Room. This image was created and printed in 1931 and appeared in the 1931 edition of Fine Prints of the Year. This pencil signed impression has an image size of 6 1/2X8 1/2 inches. Printed on a medium weight laid type paper.
A watercolor portrait, on natural wafer, of a handsome gentleman attired in a black jacket and vest with a pale pink cravat. Housed in a very heavy and well-made brass case with the reverse side being fully glazed over fabric.
The condition of the painting and the case is excellent, with no flaws. The white dots and background color variations are just due to exterior dust and light reflections. Overall size is 2 7/8" by 2 3/8".
Sir Frank Short
1857-1945
British
This is an original pencil signed mezzotint by British artist Sir Frank Short. The subject is Sir Francis Seymour Haden aged 74. Haden was the "Father Figure of the British etching Revival". This image measures 11 1/8X14 1/4 inches. This mezzotint was created after the painting by G.P. Jacomb Hood. This mezzotint is in perfect condition, nicely framed with archival materials.
Jackson Lee Nesbitt
1913-2008
American Regionalist
This is a fine regionalist etching by American artist Jackson Lee Nesbitt. The title is: Evening in March, it was created and printed in 1942. The image measures 11 3/4X8 5/16 inches. Hand signed and titled in pencil. Printed on a medium weight wove type sheet.
An extremely fine depiction of an older woman, attributed to Charles Jagger, done in watercolor on natural wafer. Jagger was known to draw with a high degree of accuracy and talent, especially in the faces of his subjects, and that is certainly the case here. Also note the way the lace edges and the satin dress are highlighted...
Sir Frank Brangwyn, British, 1867-1956, "Scaffolding, No. 1 (L`Échafaudage)," etching, plate measures 19 x 20 3/4 inches on 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 inch wove type paper. A richly inked drypoint from 1919. Catalog reference: Gaunt 245. Edition of 54. Pencil signed in the lower right. Sir Frank Brangwyn was one of the most important British artists of the early 20th century. A member of the Royal Academy, the Royal Watercolor Society, and the Royal Society of British Artists, he was knighted in 1924.
Eugene Carriere
1849-1906
French Symbolist
This is a fine original lithograph by French artist Eugene Carriere. The title is Homage to Tolstoy (Consolation) Created and printed in 1901. This impression is hand signed lower right border. The image measures 9X6 inches, printed on a Hand made Japan type laid sheet. This lithograph is nicely framed with archival materials. "Eugène Anatole Carrière was a French Symbolist artist of the fin-de-siècle period...
Alessandro Mastro-Valerio
1889-1953
American
This is an original pencil signed mezzotint by American artist Allesandro Mastro-Valerio. This study of two bathers at the ocean has an image size of 7X6 3/4 inches. Numbered as 20/35. A scarce image by this well known artist and master of the modern mezzotint. Printed on a heavy weight wove type sheet. He was a member of the Chicago Society of Etchers, He is best known for his mezzotint* prints, particularly his female nudes...