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Picket Line HERMAN VOLZ American, (1904-1990) Lithograph, 1938, edition 40. 10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil and inscribed "artist proof." This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from a tiny pinhole near the "proof" inscription. Volz was born in Zurich and came to the US in 1933. He was living in the San Francisco Bay area and became a citizen in 1938. This stellar print was done along the San Francisco docks and impressions are located at the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art. $1,000 |
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Brothel Scene LYND WARD American, (1905-1985) Wood engraving, 1929, edition unknown. 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is very good other than for two soft creases in the lower right corner; one touching the image. This engaging print is an illustration for Madman's Drum, one of Ward's novels without words, this one published in 1930. SOLD |
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Beach Scene (Coney Island) HYMAN WARSAGER American, (b. 1909) Screenprint, circa 1940, edition probably about 25-50. 14 x 20 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a very good impression in good condition. The margins are full. There's a suggestion of toning within an earlier mat opening, a few small stains in the upper right margin corner well away from the image and a couple of printing wrinkles which are not really that noticeable. Warsager was an active member of the New York City WPA Graphics Arts division. He worked closely with Anthony Velonis in developing the silkscreen process as a fine arts medium. This is a large print and a great subject for the period. An impression is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection with the title, Beach Scene at Seagate. $1,400 |
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Locomotive Shops REYNOLD WEIDENAAR American, (1915-1985) Etching and aquatint, 1947, Buckner 101, edition 75 plus nine trial proofs. 12 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. Initialed and dated in the plate, lower left.
Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression printed in rich black ink. The margins are full and the condition is very good apart from slight light discoloration within an earlier mat opening. This masterpiece of etching took the artist about six months to complete and he spent a week making sketches at the locomotive shop which inspired the print. The time he spent making the plate is dated in the upper left corner of the image. This uncommon print is illustrated on the cover of the catalogue raisonné. SOLD |
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Picnic STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1938, Stuckey 81, edition 50. 12 1/8 x 15 5/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from a modest handling wrinkle in the top margin away from the image and a tiny smudge on the right margin, upper right. This charming early work was done in Port Clyde, Maine. $650 |
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Day's End STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1937, Stuckey 69, edition 30. 7 3/8 x 13 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good. (There's some rippling along the top margin.) This print was done at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. $900 |
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Fog from the Sea STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1951, Stuckey 193, edition 50. 10 3/8 x 15 7/8 in. Signed, numbered and titled below in pencil. Here we have a superb, atmospheric impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. The location of this print is Ogunquit, ME. SOLD |
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Forest Shade STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1945, Stuckey 149, edition 75. 11 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression of this lovely print. The margins are wide and the condition is fine. This print was done in Port Clyde, ME. Notice the two deer lurking in the shadows near the center. $1,500 |
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Deserted House STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1931, Stuckey 13, edition 54. 9 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a superb impression of this early work. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This Hopperesque image was done in Eastport, Maine. SOLD |
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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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(Untitled) Owl STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1973, Stuckey 351, edition 135. 9 x 7 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This print was published as the frontispiece of a limited edition of the Lithographs of Stow Wengenroth, 1931-1972 as published by the Boston Public Library in 1974. This impression has large margins with a deckle edge on all sides and was not part of the book edition. Rare as such. $850 |
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Brooklyn City STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1932, Stuckey 24, edition 25. 11 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. Signed in pencil and titled below. This is a superb impression of this rare, early print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Wengenroth was born in Brooklyn in 1906. He studied at the Art Students League from 1923-27 and later at the Grand Central School of Art with Wayman Adams. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1938 and became a full Academician in 1941. This large work was his first recorded lithograph of New York and befittingly, an impression is owned by the Brooklyn Museum. SOLD |
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Gloucester Evening STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1976, Stuckey 367, edition 75. 9 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. Signed, titled and with the edition written in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent.
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Three of a Kind STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1967, Stuckey 310, edition 75. 9 x 15 in. Signed in pencil and inscribed "artist's proof." This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. $800 |
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Wild Coast STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1973, Stuckey 349, edition 60. 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. Here we have a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This compelling image was done in Ogunquit, ME. SOLD |
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Matriarch STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1974, Stuckey 355, edition 100. 13 1/4 x 11 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression of this large, beautifully rendered print. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from light discoloration along the left edge of the sheet, verso. This is one of several owl lithographs created by Wengenroth. SOLD |
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Little One STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1975, Stuckey 359, edition 100. 9 3/8 x 13 1/2 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from a soft crease in the upper right corner of the sheet. SOLD |
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The Third Sea STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1931, Stuckey 21, edition 54. 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from a tiny stain on the verso which is barely discernible from the front. The print was done in Eastport, ME. $1,200 |
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Window in Wicasset STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1946, Stuckey 155, edition 65. 9 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is good apart from a small circular spot to the left of the image which is covered by the mat. Wicasset is a small Maine town in the mid coast region. SOLD |
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Lobsterman STOW WENGENROTH American, (1906-1977) Lithograph, 1934, stuckey 46, edition 25. 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression of this rare early print. The margins are full and the condition is good. (There's some very light foxing in the image.) This is a shack on Bearskin Neck in Rockport, MA. SOLD |
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