Man Harvesting
JAN ALTINK
Dutch, (1885-1971)
Etching with drypoint, 1931, from a very small edition. 7 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression with probably the full margins. The condition is fine. (The two edges of the platemark, verso, are professionally reinforced due to the intense pressure of the plate from printing.) Altink was born, raised and studied in Groningen and this is a view of the countryside where he lived. He was a founding member of the Dutch expressionist group called "de Ploeg" which means both "plow" and "team". The subject of this print is very appropriate given the meaning of "de Ploeg." In fact, most of Altink's etchings show a deeply bitten plate and his lithographs are consistently dark and dramatic. Provenance: C.J.M. Rolink.
$1,650

A Few Ideas
PEGGY BACON
American, (1895-1987)
Drypoint, 1927, Flint 71, edition unknown. 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate, lower right. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression of this uncommon and entertaining print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Left to right, around the table: Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Mrs. George Biddle, John Carroll, Louise Hellstrom, George Biddle and and Mrs. Kuniyoshi. Left to right, across the back: Henry Billings, Alexander Brook, Pat Riley, Peggy Bacon, Inez Carroll and Mrs. Riley. The scene is George Biddle's livingroom at their home in Croton-on-Hudson. This outstanding print is in the collection of: The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum and the National Gallery among others. Provenance: Hirschl & Adler, New York.
$5,000

From Hillside Gardens
GUSTAVE BAUMANN
American, (1881-1971)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1941-46, Chamberlain 162, edition 83. 12 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine, vibrant impression of the second of two printings. The margins are wide. The condition is fine apart from a very faint suggestion of toning in the margins. The first printing (1941) was generally with a silver leaf background and here in the second printing (1946), the background color is silver ink. The inspiration for this lovely print was a garden at Hillside, Lydia Coonley Ward's home in Wyoming, New York. (Note: This is a Baumann replica frame of exceptional quality. We had it made up for this print.)
$16,500

Self Portrait
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1972, Fath 84, edition 300. 19 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression of this large work. The margins are full and the condition is excellent.
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La Fête Nationale au Boulevard Clichy
FELIX BUHOT
French, (1847-1898)
Etching, drypoint and aquatint, 1878, Bourcard-Goodfriend 127 (v/VIII), edition unknown. 12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. Signed and dated in the central plate, lower left. Signed with the artist's red owl stamp (Lugt 977) at bottom center. This is a fine impression printed on a sturdy laid paper. The margins are wide and probably full. This is acompelling and joyous record of the first Bastille Day celebration on June 30, 1878.
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Stewart's
PAUL CADMUS
American, (1904-1999)
Etching, 1934, Davenport 35, Johnson & Miller 78; edition 50. 8 x 11 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's a tiny speck to the left of the platemark which does not show when matted.) This great, early work relates closely to a painting which is now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. That work has the title "Greenwich Village Cafeteria."
$8,500

Underground
LETTERIO CALAPAI
American, (1902-1993)
Etching and aquatint, 1946, edition 30. 17 5/8 x 11 3/4 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression of this extremely rare work. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This dramatic, modernist view shows the subway station at 42nd Street and Times Square in New York. Calapai was active with the WPA program from 1935-1943. He worked with Stanley W. Hayter at his studio in New York from 1946 to 1949. This outstadning print is in the National Gallery, the Art Institute of Chicago and Boston University, among others. We have had this print custom framed and that cost is included in the price.
$14,000

The Promenade (Le Promenoir)
EDGAR CHAHINE
French, (1874-1947)
Etching, drypoint and aquatint printed in colors, 1903, Tabanelli 110, edition 50 plus proofs. 11 5/8 x 18 1/4 in. Signed in the plate, upper left corner. Signed in pencil and inscribed "epreuve," lower left. This is a fine impression printed on a cream Japan paper. The margins are substantial but somewhat trimmed. Fine condition. Along with Jacques Villon, James Tissot, and Toulouse-Lautrec, Chahine was one of the best portrayers of the images associated with la belle époque. (More than half of Chahine's prints were destroyed in a 1926 studio fire and even more were destroyed in a 1942 flood.) The print was published by Sagot but their blindstamp is not showing here.
$1,800

Woman at a Window
GUSTAVE DE SMET
Belgian, (1877-1943)
Woodcut printed in color, circa 1920, Boyens 517, from a very small edition. 9 x 8 1/2 in. Signed in ink, lower right. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The paper is a thin light tan wove. The condition is fine. This is a rare print as are all of de Smet's woodcuts. Along with Constant Permeke and Fritz van den Berghe, de Smet is one of the preeminent Belgian expressionist painters. This print relates closely to a painting done in 1920.
$2,500

Man at Arms (Un Homme d'Armes)
EUGENE DELACROIX
French, (1798-1863)
Etching, 1833, Strauber/Delteil 17 (i/IV); edition unknown. 4 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. Signed in the plate, upper right. This is a superb impression of the rare first state before all letters. This is the full sheet printed on laid paper with a J WHATMAN watermark. The condition is fine apart from a tiny hole in the margin at left and an old narrow hinge running the length of the edge of the sheet at right, verso. Ex-collection: J. Michelin (Lugt 1490).
$1,400

Spruce Trees (Sparrenbomen)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 2007, RKD CD 06-5, edition only 10. 9 3/8 x 7 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. Here we have a fine, rich impression of this rare print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. We have a large selection of Donker's etchings currently available.
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Winter Landscape with a Large Tree (Winterlandschap met en Grote Boom)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 1978, RKD CD 77-22 (iii/III), edition 50 plus proofs. 9 x 11 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This impression is from the collection of Ton and Dobs van Dijk, the now deceased owners of Galerie Petit in Amsterdam. For many years, they offered a remarkable collection of contemporary Dutch printmakers and sculptors. Sadly, the business is no longer.
$900

Trees and Shrubs, Rhijnaumen (Bomen en Struiken)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 1982, RKD CD 82-5 (v/V), edition 50. 10 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression of this large and exceptional work. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. The name Rhijnaumen is used to denote a forest that separates Bunnik from Utrecht. Donker did much of his work in this area as it is close to where he lives.
$1,200

House of the Barn Owl (Het Huis van der Kerkuil, Groningen)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 1977-1981, RKD CD 77-28 (iv/VII); edition 40. 8 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from very slight light toning around the image. As outlined in the online catalogue raisonne, this plate went through some dramatic state changes. Note: The RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History has published online a series of catalogues including this one. https://rkdstudies.nl/
$850

Young Walnut Tree between Elderberry and Beech Tree (Jonge Notenboom tussen Vlierstruik en Beukenboom)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 1981, RKD CD 80-11 (iii/III); proofs only. 7 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil and inscribed, "proefdruk." This is a fine, total impression of this rare print. The margins are full and the condition is fine. The work was based on sketches done in Rhijnaumen.
$1,100

Tawney Owl on a Wall (Bosuil opeen Muurtje)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 1969, RKD CD 69-7, edition only 20. 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. PMZN is etched in the lower left corner of the plate. This is a fine, delicate impression of this rare, early print. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's a tiny circular spot to the left of the platemark.) Owls are a favorite subject of the artist throughout his career.
$1,100

Derelicts, New York
MABEL DWIGHT
American, (1875-1955)
Lithograph, 1931, Robinson/Pirog 61 (ii/II); edition 40. 9 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, dark impression of this compelling print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. The scene is along the East River below the steelwork and tower of the Manhattan Bridge. This print relates to a watercolor in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
$2,500

November Textures
FRANCES GEARHART
American, (1869-1959)
Block print printed in colors, 1933, Pasadena catalogue page 96; edition unknown. 10 x 11 3/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression with fresh colors. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This print is the cover illustration for the first major retrospective of Gearhart's work. "Behold the Day, the Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart" was published in conjunction with the 2009-2010 exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of Art. Authors include Susan Futterman, Victoria Dailey and Nancy Green.
$9,000

Serenity (Serenità)
GIOVANNI GUERRINI
Italian, (1887-1972)
Lithograph, 1919-20, edition unknown. 17 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are wide and the condition is quite good. (There's just a bit of light toning within an early mat opening and a small repair in the lower left margin well away from the image.) Guerrini was a painter, printmaker and a designer/architect. He was a student of Antonio Berti in Florence. He made his debut in 1907 and regularly took part in the Venice and Rome Biennales. This large, stunning print is quite atmospheric and technically refined. Thematically, this lithograph is reminiscent of the work of Giovanni Segnatini. This is a major work and it's quite rare.
$2,200

Weltschmertz
ROCKWELL KENT
American, (1881-1940)
Lithograph, 1947, Burne Jones/Rightmire 141, edition 100. 13 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with wide and possibly the full margins. There are preliminary sketches and a tracing in the Kent collection at Columbia University. Weltschmertz translated from the German means "world weariness." It's about melancholy and pensive thoughts. Impressions are cited in five museum collections.
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