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The Shadowed Valley FRANK SHORT British, (1857-1945) Mezzotint, 1927, Hardie 128, edition unknown. 14 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression of this outstanding print. The margins are trimmed and it's printed on a chine applique;
otherwise in fine condition. The drawing study for this print is in the collection of the Fogg Art Museum in Cnambridge, MA. $2,200 |
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Girl and Cat BENTON SPRUANCE American, (1904-1962) Lithograph, 1935, Fine/Looney 121, edition 33. 10 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. The edition was supposedly printed by Theodore Cuno. This is an uncommon print. $3,500 |
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Woman and Child MAUD HUNT SQUIRE American, (1873-1954) Etching and aquatint printed in colors, 1907, from a very small edition. 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. Dated in pencil and inscribed "Paris." This is a fine impression printed on a wove paper. The margins are wide and appear to be untrimmed. Fine condition. Squire met Ethel Mars in Cincinnati and the couple went to Paris in 1903. They remained there together until the start of WW1. From there they went to Provincetown, MA and became active in the art scene there. The couple eventually returned to Paris and became great friends of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. They remained in France for the rest of their lives. $3,500 |
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Sweet Peas 2 YOSHIJIRO URUSHIBARA Japanese, (1880-1953) Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1913, Chapman/Horner F41, edition probably 83. 12 x 7 7/8 in. Signed in the block with the artist's seal. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression with rich colors. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This is one of many exemplary floral woodcuts done by Urushibara. Color variations exist of this print. Ex-collection: the artist's estate via Ichiro Urushibara, the artist's son. The artist rarely dated his prints. $1,500 |
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Old Dutch Towns on the Zuiderzee (Oude Hollandsche Steden aan de Zuiderzee) JACOBUS G. VELDHEER Dutch, (1866-1954) Woodcut, 1900, Braches 971109; one of a few proofs. 9 7/8 x 7 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from a subtle stain in the lower right margin. This wonderful Dutch art nouveau woodcut is the cover design for the book of the same title. It was published in Haarlem by Erven F. Bohn, 1900. Veldheer was a masterful woodblock artist who spent considerable time in France and was influenced by Japanese prints as well as by Paris art dealer, Samuel Bing. $950 |
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Egret HENRI VERSTIJNEN Dutch, (1882-1940) Woodcut, circa 1929, Hansen / Drents Museum/Museum Mesdag catalogue page 47; edition unknown. 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil; also inscribed 'houtsnede handdruk." This is a fine, delicate impression printed on very thin Japanese paper. The margins are wide and the condition is very good. (There's a tiny hole in the right margin and some subtle wrinkling in the image most likely a result of the printing process. Verstijnen had a flair for the exotic and this is a favorite subject of his. $1,250 |
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Old Birch Tree (Oude Berk) HENK (HENDRIK) VOSKUYL Dutch, (1893-1980) Lithograph, 1930, edition unknown. 19 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Initialed and dated in the lower left corner. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression printed on a light cream wove paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine. Voskuyl lived and worked in the Hague where he was a member of the Pulchri Studio. He was a remarkable draughtsman as well as a painter. His work is found in the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen and the Rijksmuseum. $800 |
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Brooklyn Bridge in Winter STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1959, Stuckey 255, edition 60. 10 1/2 x 15 7/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression of this iconic American print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This print is located in multiple museum collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum. SOLD |
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New York Nocturne STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1945, Stuckey 146, edition 85. 9 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression with probably the full margins. The condition is excellent. This outstanding nocture is one of Wengenroth's finest prints. The view is from Columbia Heights, Brooklyn looking across to lower Manhattan. SOLD |
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Lower Fifth Avenue STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1959, Stuckey 256; edition 40. 10 1/8 x 15 7/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. Here we have a superb impression with wide margins. The condition is fine apart from some irregularity along the margin edges. According to Stuckey, the view is looking west on Eleventh Street. This is one of the artist's finest prints. SOLD |
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Roadside Garden STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1965, Stuckey 298, edition 50. 10 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This beautiful print was done in Port Clyde, Maine. $1,200 |
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Maine Evening STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1945, Stuckey 147, edition 65. 11 1/2 x 16 5/8in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. (The print is titled in ink at the lower margin edge, apparently by the artist.) The view depicted here is Port Clyde, Maine. $1,000 |
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Miller's Wharf STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1931, Stuckey 16, edition 54. 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression of this large, early work. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from a slight suggestion of toning along the extreme right edge of the sheet, mainly verso, and along the extreme top edge, verso. This nicely designed print conveys some of the geometric thinking of Louis Lozowick. The scene depicted is Eastport, Maine. $1,200 |
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Coast of Maine STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1957, Stuckey 237, edition 55. 9 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. Signed in pencil and inscribed, "artist's proof". This is a very fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine. The exceptional print was done in Port Clyde, Maine. It shows Marshall's Point Light. $1,400 |
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Ruffed Grouse STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1942, Stuckey 117, edition 60. 11 3/8 x 17 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. The print is also signed with the collector's mark of Edith Wengenroth, the artist's wife. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. $1,400 |
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Northern Coast STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1937, Stuckey 63, edition 65. 9 7/8 x 16 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. The location for this dramatic print is Rockport, MA. $850 |
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Cottage Window STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1970, Stuckey 334, edition 50. 15 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression of this large, lovely print.
The margins are full and the condition is excellent. The location for this work was Greenport, New York, which is an historic village on the north fork of Long Island. $1,000 |
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Victorian Era STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1947, Stuckey 167, edition 50. 12 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression of this stellar print. The margins are full and the condition is fine. The location for this print is Noank, CT. Noank is a village in the town of Groton. $1,100 |
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Housewife's Garden STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1931, Stuckey 9, edition 54. 9 5/8 x 12 1/8 in. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine, luminous impression of this rare, early work.
The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Like so much of his early work,
Eastport, ME is the location he chose for inspiration. $800 |
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Fog STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1942, Stuckey 114, edition only 20. 8 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This impression bears the Edith Wengenroth collectors mark; a lighthouse with her initials. This rare print was done in Castine, ME. Note: this work was printed with two stones, one being a tint stone. The catalogue lists an edition of 20 but this impression says "ed 22." $1,100 |
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