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Updated December 26, 2023

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Fine Prints: Alphabetical by Artist

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Alphabetical by Artist: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

 

WAYMAN ADAMS (Amer. 1883-1951)

FIGURES IN A DOORWAY, NEW ORLEANS, lithograph, c. 1930, ed. small, 14 x 7 1/2.” Signed in pencil. $695. Inscribed “New Orleans” in left margin. There is also an impression of this image in the collection of Cassilhaus in Durham NC. I have found no other impresssions.

WAYMAN ADAMS (Amer. 1883-1951)

"THE OFFERING," lithograph, c. 1931, ed. 100, 10 x 8 3/4.” Signed in pencil. $695. An Impression of this print was exhibited at the Printmakers Society of California exhibit in 1931 and also in 2005 at the Spartanburg (SC) Museum of Art’s “Southern Masters of Printmaking” exhibit.

FRANK HARTLEY ANDERSON (Amer. 1890-1947)

"CHURCH SUPPER," woodcut, 1936, LC2, 10 1/2 x 12 3/8.” Signed and titled in pencil. $975. Presentation print of the Southern Printmakers Society 1936. Another impression of this print is in the collection of the Library of Congress. Professional repair of tear in center image that is virtually undetectable.

PEGGY BACON (Amer. 1895-1987)

"THE SIGHTS OF TOWN*," lithograph, 1946, F151, ed. 250, 8 1/4 x 10 3/8.” Signed in pencil.  $175. *A view on Cape Cod--either Provincetown or Wellfleet--exhibiting Bacon’s wry humor. (That's the flash from the camera in the left side of the image).

CYRUS L. BALDRIDGE (Amer. 1889-1975)

"A TURN TO THE EAST," with "PEKING"(aka "CHINA GATE"), color woodcut, 1925, 9 1/2 x 14 1/2.” Signed in pencil. $295. Cyrus Leroy Baldridge and Caroline Singer’s "Turn to the East" portfolio with original color woodblock titled “Peking” plus 8 photo offset color lithographs. Pristine condition. Published by Shozaburo Watanabe. In original portfolio. From the estate of publisher William Edwin Rudge.

LOVIS CORINTH (Germ. 1858-1925)

"SAINT MICHAEL" ("DER HEILIGE MICHAEL"), drypoint, 1923, M672, 8 7/8 x 6 3/4.” Signed in pencil. $325. From the portfolio “Die Kunst der Gegenwart” Plate 1. With the blindstamp of publisher Marées-Gesellschaft. Slight cockling to the thin paper.

LOVIS CORINTH (Germ. 1858-1925)

"SALOME," etching, 1919, S367, ed. 150, 7 7/8 x 9 7/8.” Signed in pencil. $325. Published within the portfolio “Jahrbuch der Originalgraphik.” (”Yearbook of Original Graphics”) edited by Hans W. Singer.

WERNER DREWES (Amer. 1899-1985)

"CRESCENDO," drypoint, 1975, R242, ed. 17/xx, 12 x 8.” Signed in pencil.  $950. Another impression of this image is in the Collection of the Smithsonian. Uncommon.

EMIL GANSO (Amer. 1895-1941)

"STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT," color lithograph, 1935, S-L102b, ed. 35, 12 x 15 7/8.” Signed in pencil.  $375. Slight cockling to sheet.

MARION GREENWOOD (Amer. 1909-1970)

"HONG KONG GIRL," lithograph, 1948, AAA ed. 250, 12 3/8 x 8 7/8.” Signed in pencil.  $150. With original AAA label.

MORRIS HENRY HOBBS (Amer. 1892-1967)

"CABILDO ALLEY, OLD NEW ORLEANS," etching, 1946, 8 3/4 x 6.” Signed in pencil. $225. Titled in pencil and inscribed to a Calhoun Johnston.

 

EDNA BOIES HOPKINS (Amer. 1872-1937)

"PETUNIA,," color woodcut, 1907-8, V51ii, 7 x 4 1/2." Signed with chop mark in block only. $750.

Signed with the artist’s chop mark only. This original woodcut was bound into a high quality short-lived literary publication in 1908. It was printed “from the original blocks by careful working on a hand press.” There was also a “very limited” number of this image that was hand printed and signed in pencil (I have seen only one of those in 25+ years).

NORMAN KENT (Amer. 1903-1972)

"ONE O'CLOCK," woodcut, c.1931, ed. 22/50, 7 x 5 3/8.” Signed in pencil. $325. Pictured in The Prints of Norman Kent, catalog #14, for an exhibit and sale at Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York, April 24-May 12, 1987. An impression was in the exhibition of woodblocks by the artist held at the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY in May 1931. Framed.

ALEXANDER Z. KRUSE (Amer. 1888-1972)

"KINGSBRIDGE LOCAL," etching, c. 1935-45, ed. 75, 7 7/8 x 10.” Signed in pencil. $350. Another impression is in the collection of the Wichita Art Museum..

BLANCHE LAZZELL (Amer. 1878-1956)

ABSTRACT ART EXHIBIT POSTER, HERRING GALLERY, woodcut, 1925, small ed.--rare, 8 1/4 x 5.” Unsigned. $525. Lazzell and Jesse Freemont Herring met during a sketching tour in Italy in February 1913. They reunited in Provincetown in 1915, Herring had returned to her artistic endeavors and where Lazzell moved (from Morgantown, WV) to pursue a career in the fine arts. In the mid-1920s, Herring became the curator of the Berkeley League of Fine Arts, where in 1925 Lazzell was honored with a one-woman exhibition of her woodcuts. Slight time toning to the lower sheet edge.

HOWARD LEIGH (Amer. 1896-1981)

“BOWERY, NEW YORK," lithograph in black & tan, c. 1930, ed. 20, 20 1/4 x 16 1/4.” Signed in pencil. $595. Arguably the artist’s finest print. Uncommon.

MARTIN LEWIS (Amer. 1881-1962)

“BOSS OF THE BLOCK,” etching & aquatint, c. 1939, M128, ed. c. 212, 10 7/8 x 7 5/8.” Signed in pencil. $1250.

LUIGI LUCIONI (Amer. 1900-1988)

SLEEPING DOG, etching, 1951, E165??, ed. small,* 4 x 5.” Signed in pencil. $295. *Lucioni’s etchings of dogs were intended as Christmas cards and were not printed in large number. Uncommon.

LUIGI LUCIONI (Amer. 1900-1988)

"SLEEPING DOG," etching, 1949, E111, ed. small,* 4 5/8 x 6 1/2.” Signed in pencil. $295. *Lucioni’s etchings of dogs were intended as Christmas cards and were not printed in large number. Uncommon.

HELEN MALTA (Amer. 1912-1975)

CARD PLAYERS, etching, 1930's, ed. 20, 5 x 7.” Signed in pencil. $195. Helen Wagner Malta worked in New York City in the 1930s, teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working in the New York branch of the WPA graphics division. Some of her works were shown at various WPA shows in New York during the 1930s. Her work is included in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art. Malta was mentioned in the Appendix of of Dave and Reba Williams’ landmark catalog American Screenprints (1987).

HELEN MALTA (Amer. 1912-1975)

"WORKERS," lithograph, 1930's, ed. 8, 6 1/4 x 8 1/4.” Signed in pencil. $225. Helen Wagner Malta worked in New York City in the 1930s, teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working in the New York branch of the WPA graphics division. Some of her works were shown at various WPA shows in New York during the 1930s. Her work is included in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art. Malta was mentioned in the Appendix of of Dave and Reba Williams’ landmark catalog American Screenprints (1987).

SAMUEL MARGOLIES (Amer.1897-1974)

"IDLE COLOSSUS," soft-ground etching & roulette, c.1935-39, ed. c. 20, 14 3/4 x 11 3/4.” Signed in pencil. $1650. A rare image. I have seen a reference to another impression that had the Federal Art Project, WPA, New York ink stamp. Noted '’Pure’ soft ground” in lower margin. Tape stains upper margin edge, verso.

 

JACK MARKOW (Amer. 1905-1983)

"STREET IN MANASQUAN (NJ)," lithograph, c. 1935-4 ed. small, 8, 9 1/2 x 11 1/2.” Signed in pencil. $425. Stamped “FEDERAL ART PROJECT NYC WPA.”

WILLIAM C. MCNULTY (Amer. 1889-1963)

"TOWERS IN THE SUN," drypoint, 1946, , R242, ed. 75, 11 1/8 x 13.” Signed in pencil. $1200. Light creasing in margins.

GLADYS WILKINS MURPHY (Amer. 1907-1985)

"CIGARETTES," woodcut, 1938, ed. 50, 10 x 8.” Signed in pencil. $525. This image was reproduced as one of 12 images for the AMERICAN BLOCK PRINT CALENDAR of 1938, published by Gutenberg Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Murphy was a student and teacher at the Rhode Island School of Design. She exhibited with the Boston Art Club, the Society of American Etchers, the Philadelphia Print Club and the National Academy of Design among others. Another impression of this print is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

LOUIS ORR (Amer. 1879-1961)

PORTFOLIO: "DARTMOUTH COLLEGE: 10 ETCHING BY LOUIS ORR" etchings, 1928,ed. 100, Signed in pencil. $1200. Folio measures 18 x 13.” Rare to find original portfolio complete. Fine condition with tissue guards. Frontispiece had been removed and framed but is back in the portfolio. It has some hinge remnants, verso and a short margin tear at the bottom. Other prints fine. A few light scattered spots of foxing on a few sheets. **Ask for photos of all**.

JOSEPH PENNELL (Amer. 1860-1926)

"EDGAR THOMSON WORKS, BESSAMER," etching, 1909, W517, 10 7/8 x 7 7/8.” Signed in the plate only.  $175. Unsigned. From the estate of publisher William Edwin Rudge. Full margins.

JOSEPH PENNELL (Amer. 1860-1926)

"ON THE WAY TO BESSAMER," etching, 1908, W520, 11 x 7.” Signed in the plate only. $175. Unsigned. From the estate of publisher William Edwin Rudge. Full margins.

VOJTECH PREISSIG (Czech. 1873-1944)

5 ORIGINAL PRINTS*, various media, 1929, ed. c. 1000, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2’ (volume). Unsigned as usual. $1250. Published in The Print Connoisseur, Vol. IX, No. 2, April 1929. *Contanins: “Snow,” aquatint; “The House” [cover], linoleum cut in 3 colors; “Manhattan,” original mezzotint; “St. Nicholas Church,” 4 color linoleum cut; “Slovak Trumpeter,” 4 color linoleum cut, as well as other Preissig images. Rare to find the intact volume. Some chipping and edge tears to paper cover; internally fine. See one print below, ask to see others.

VOJTECH PREISSIG (Czech. 1873-1944)

"MANHATTAN," mezzotint from The Print Connoisseur.

MABEL PUGH (Amer. 1891-1986)

“HOUSETOPS--ITALY,” wood engraving, 1919, ed. 100, 10 x 6 7/8.” Signed in pencil. $350. Aka, “Housetops--Perugia.”

PIERRE-AUGUST RENOIR (Amer. 1879-1961)

"CLAUDE RENOIR, FILS DE L'ARTISTE, DE PROFIL," etching, 1908, D17, S17, 6 1/8 X 3 5/8.” Unsigned as usual. $750. On laid paper with blossom (?) watermark. Provenance: Far Gallery, NYC and with their label.

FERMIN ROCKER (Brit./Amer. 1907-2004)

Rocker was born in London in 1907, son of the famous anarchist, Rudolph Rocker. He settled in New York in 1929 where he worked as a commercial artist, illustrator and printmaker. he lived in New York City and, for a time, on an agricultural commune up the Hudson River from New York City. He returned to London in 1972. Four graphic images are offered below. I also own 2 paintinsg by Rocker: a view of the Alamo and a scene of a ski train disgourging passengers, likely a scene up the Hudson or in Vermont. Please inquire if any might be of interest.

 

FERMIN ROCKER (Brit./Amer. 1907-2004)

“HUDSON PANORAMA," etching, 1940, 8 x 11 7/8.” Signed in pencil. $595. An impression of this print was exhibited at the Society of American Etchers exhibition in 1940.

 

CHARLES W. SMITH (Amer. 1893-1987)

ABSTRACTIONS, [Book w/ 6 orig. color woodcuts], ed. 250, 10 x 8 1/2.” Unsigned as issued. $1,800.

The artist’s landmark book, published in 1939 by the Johnson Publishing Company, New York. With 6 original abstract color woodcuts bound in. Prints are unsigned, as usual. Another copy of this work is in the collection of the Library of Congress.

WILLIAM STRANG (Scot. 1859-1921)

“THE WORSHIPPERS," drypoint & sandpaper tone, 1890, S189, OC155, 8 x 6." Signed in pencil. $250. AKA “Adoration.” Noted lower left margin, “David Strang imp.” Slight crease near signature.

CARL THIEMANN (Aus. 1881-1966)

"SAN GIORGIO, VENICE," color woodcut, 1925, M348, 5 7/8 x 8 5/8.” Signed in pencil. $325. Another impression of this image is in the collection of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. Stamped “Printed in Germany” on the reverse.

ROY VANDAM (Amer. 20th c.

CITY RAILYARD, lithograph, 7 1/4 x 10 3/4.” Signed in pencil. $275. Small stain upper margin out of matting area.

HYMAN WARSAGER (Amer. 1909-1974)

"PROSPECT PARK" (Brooklyn), woodcut, c. 1935-43, ed. small, 7 3/4 x 9 3/4.” Signed in pencil.  $750. Stamped FEDERAL ART PROJECT NYC WPA.” Other impressions of this print are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art. Few chips to sheet edge far from image.

JAMES A.M. WHISTLER (Amer 1834-1903)

“WHISTLER WITH THE WHITE LOCK," etching & drypoint, 1876-79, K172, G162, ed. small, 4 5/8 x 3 1/8.” Unsigned as usual. $1950.

 

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