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The Dutch Door CHILDE HASSAM American, (1859-1935) Etching, 1915, Cortissoz/Clayton 49, edition unknown. 8 3/8 x 10 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, luminous impression of this exemplary American impressionist print. The margins are full. The condition is good apart from professionally reinforced splits along the plate mark on two sides, and, one repaired split from the upper right corner to the margin edge. The scene is the Bush- Holly House at Cos Cob, Ct. The model here is Miss Helen Burke. This structure was built in 1730 and is a National Historic Landmark. It was the center of activity for Connecticut's first Artist Colony. SOLD |
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The Arsenal-Central Park CHILDE HASSAM American, (1859-1935) Etching, 1932, Cortissoz/Clayton 354, edition unknown. 11 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate, lower right. Signed in pencil and inscribed, "proof selected for Mrs. Lowinson by Childe Hassam."
Here we have a fine impression of this very rare print. The margins are small but appear to be full. The condition is very good other then for two small brown paper hinges at the top and a small, subtle smudge or stain below the signature. The Arsenal Building is one of two buildings to predate Central Park. It's located on 64th Street off of Fifth Avenue. It was built between 1847 and 1851. Mrs. Lowinson was a major collector of Hassam's work and her stamp is on the verso (not in Lugt). $2,800 |
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The Old Mumford House CHILDE HASSAM American, (1859-1935) Etching, 1926, Cortissoz-Clayton 264, edition unknown. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed in pencil. This is fine, luminous impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's a trace of an old adhesive at the top corners from earlier hinges.) The scene of this charming print is Easthampton, NY. Provenance: M. Knoedler & Co., NY. SOLD |
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House on Main Street, Easthampton CHILDE HASSAM American, (1859-1935) Etching, 1922, Cortissoz/Clayton 213; edition unknown. 6 x 12 1/8 in. Signed, dated and titled in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a very fine impression of this stellar American impressionist print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. SOLD |
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Fruit Forms ALBERT HECKMAN American, (1893-1971) Lithograph printed in colors, circa 1935, edition probably 100. 9 3/4 x 16 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is fine impression in fine condition with wide margins.
Heckman taught at Teachers College in New York and later settled in Woodstock, New York. He was active with Gustave van Groschwitz and the WPA printmakers in the 1930s. This is an exemplary color lithograph of the period and a fine example of his work. $900 |
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Old Locks at Eddyville (NY) ALBERT HECKMAN American, (1893-1971) Lithograph, circa 1928, edition 25. 10 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from a couple of soft wrinkles in the upper right corner of the sheet. Heckman taught at Hunter College from 1930-1958. He spent his time between NYC and Woodstock, NY. This print is illustrated in the Clinton Adams book, American Lithographers 1900-1960, page 124. $800 |
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The Letter RIVA HELFOND American, (1910-2002) Screenprint printed on brown paper, 1946, edition 40. 17 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. Signed, titled and number in pencil. This is a fine impression of this compelling print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Helfond was born in Brooklyn and studied at the Art Students League with Kuniyoshi and Sternberg. She taught printmaking at the Harlem Arts Community Center when she developed an expertise in the screenprint medium. Many of her subjects related to the coal miners of Pennsylvania during her stint with the WPA program. $2,000 |
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Coffee JOSEPH HIRSCH American, (1910-1981) Lithograph, 1961, Cole 38, edition 250. 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The condition is excellent. Hirsch was born in Philadelphia and studied in New York with George Luks. He was involved with the WPA program in Philadelpia as a muralist. In 1941, he signed on with Associated American Artists which published most of his prints. Coffee is a nice example of his work in lithography. $750 |
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Evening Wind EDWARD HOPPER American, (1882-1967) Etching, 1921, Levin Plate 77, edition unknown. 6 7/8 x 8 5/16 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a superb impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This iconic American etching is in the collection of multiple museums including the Whitney, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art and the British Museum, among others. A drawing study for the etching is located in the Whitney Museum of Art. PRICE ON REQUEST |
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Approaching New York VICTORIA HUTSON HUNTLEY American, (1900-1971) Lithograph, 1933, Newsom pg. 31, edition unknown. 7 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil "Victoria Hudson." This is a fine impression printed on BFK RIVES watermarked paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Hutson was her last name at this time and she married Ralph Huntley in 1934. During this period in New York she was employed by the WPA program. SOLD |
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Texas Nomads PETER HURD American, (1904-1984) Lithograph, 1937, Meigs 41, edition 40. 12 x 16 1/2 in. Initialed in the stone, lower right. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression of this large and uncommon print. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from minor wrinkling along the top margin edge and two small repaired tears at the top edge as well. Hurd studied with N.C. Wyeth and later married the painter's eldest daughter, Henriette. He was also a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. This is a superb example of his work. $3,500 |
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Superstition Mountain JOSEPH IMHOFF American, (1871-1955) Lithograph, 1942, edition unknown. 11 3/4 x 16 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine, atmospheric impression of this uncommon print. The margins are full and the condition is very good. There's slight rippling along the upper top margin and slight yellowing on the side margins mostly near the top. Imhoff was born and raised in New York and studied art abroad. He had a chance meeting with Buffalo Bill Cody in Antwerp and this inspired him to pursue Native American subjects and western landscapes. In 1929, he moved to Taos with his wife and there they stayed. Imhoff excelled in lithography as well as painting and drawing. $1,750 |
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Edgar Allan Poe HORST JANSSEN German, (1929-1995) Etching and aquatint, 1983, Griffelkunst 67, edition unknown. 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left, and with "Nevermore, Griffelkunst, Langenhorn." Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Janssen produced many portraits of Poe, an author he admired and was fascinated by. This work is exemplary. SOLD |
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Beyond the Gobi YNEZ JOHNSTON American, (b. 1920) Etching and aquatint printed in colors, undated (probably 19, edition 200. 17 3/4 x 11 3/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression in very good condition. Minor trace of stain in the lower left corner, outside of the image. Full margins. The work of this California artist is discussed in A Spectrum of Innovation by David Acton (1990). $900 |
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Fishing Fun LAWRENCE A. JONES African American, (1910-1996) Woodcut, 1971, edition 25. 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression of this rare print.
The paper is a thin Japanese and the margins are full. The condition is fine. (There's a small stain in the lower left corner of the margin and a few traces of wrinkles in the margins only.) Jones was born in Lynchburg, VA and was the oldest of twelve siblings. Due to Jim Crow laws, Jones was not able to attend art school in Virginia and instead went to the Art Institute of Chicago to study. He was supported financially as an upcoming artist by the community and studied in Chicago from 1934-36. There he met Charles White and Eldzier Cortor. Jones was active in creating the first black art center in Chicago called the South Side Community Art Center. in 1949, Jones moved to Georgia to start a new art department at Jackson State University. He remained there working until the 1970s. SOLD |
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A Woods Road JANE BERRY JUDSON American, (1865-1935) Woodcut printed in color, circa 1920, edition 100. 6 x 8 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. this is a superb impression with rich colors. The margins appear to be full and the condition is fine. Judson was from New York and studied at Pratt Institute. She studied block printing with Allen Seaby in England. Many of her landscape woodcuts were done in rural New York. $1,400 |
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The Huckster JACOB KAINEN American, (1909-2001) Lithograph, 1937, Flint 16, edition about 25. 10 x 15 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This impression was part of the NYC Federal Art Project and bears that stamp in the lower left margin. The margins are full and the condition is very good. Kainen joined the New York Graphic Arts Project in 1935 at the beginning of the program. This fine early work shows his great skills as a draughtsman. $1,400 |
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Builders, Wall Street ANDREW KAROLY Hungarian/American, (1893-1978) Etching, circa 1935, edition unknown. 10 x 12 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on a cream wove paper. The margins are wide and the condition is fine apart from a very faint suggestion of toning within a previous mat opening. Karoly studied in Budapest and after WWI, he produced paintings and etchings of France,Italy and Germany. He moved the the US around 1920 and later worked for the New York WPA producing several murals. This is an uncommon print and one of his best. $800 |
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Open Cut - 6th Avenue Subway (New York) CHARLES KELLER American, (1914-2006) Lithograph, 1938, edition 20. 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil.
This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from a small repaired tear at the top of the sheet and a soft wrinkle along the lower right side of the margin. Keller studied at the Art Students League with with Harry Sternberg and Will Barnet. "Open Cut" is one of his finest lithographs and it's from the series Sandhogs which shows builders working on the 6th Avenue subway. Keller was active politically and helped to run the left-wing Artist's League of America. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell organized a retrospective of his work in 1976. $3,000 |
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Weltschmertz ROCKWELL KENT American, (1881-1940) Lithograph, 1947, Burne Jones / Rightmire 141; edition 100. 13 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed on wove paper. The margins are wide and the condition is fine. 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. SOLD |
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