Interior of Ferry
Lithograph, 1936, edition 14. 10 x 13 1/2 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression of this rare print. The margins appear to be full and the condition is fine apart from slight discoloration in the upper right corner margin, not affecting the image. Pytlak studied at the Art Students League and was active in the NY WPA program. This print is also referred to as Staten Island Ferry. We are offering the print along with a small framed (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; sight measurement) pencil study of the interior of the ferry showing the figures in reverse.
$1,500

Seining
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1936, small edition. 8 x 11 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Here we have a fine, rich impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is generally fine. (There's a little soiling here and there in the margins.) This is a WPA print and there's an impression in the Metropolitan Museum of Art donated by the New York Works Projects Administration in 1943.
$1,500

Underground
Lithograph printed in colors, 1935-40, edition probably about 25. 11 x 15 1/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a very fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This is a stellar WPA print and this impression bears the stamp of the NYC WPA on the back of the sheet. Pytlak studied at the Art Students League and was one of the foremost lithographers of this era. This lithograph is located in the Library of Congress, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others.
SOLD