Interior of Ferry
LEONARD PYTLAK
American, (1910-1998)
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.
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Seining
LEONARD PYTLAK
American, (1910-1998)
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.
$1,300

Figures
CHARLES QUEST
American, (1904-1993)
Wood engraving, 1948, edition 25. 12 x 9 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from two old hinges at the top of the sheet. Quest grew up in St. Louis and studied at the Washington University School of Fine Arts. he later taught there from from 1944 to 1971. His work is represented in numerous museums including the British Museum, Philadelphia Museum, MOMA and the Metropolitan Museum. This is a fine example of his work.
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Boogie Woogie
MILDRED RACKLEY
American, (1906-1992)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1940, edition 25. 5 x 6 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with rich colors. The paper is Japanese and there's a paper imperfection or small repair on the right side, outside of the image. Rackley was born in New Mexico and studied at the University of Texas and also in Germany. Her married name was Simon and she eventually settled in California. She moved to New York in 1935 and became active in the WPA program.
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Jumping Jives
MILDRED RACKLEY
American, (1906-1992)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1940, edition unknown. 5 x 6 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This impression bears the New York City WPA Art Project stamp. Here we have a color and state variation for the print "Boogie Woogie", also shown on this site. The title is also different. We don't know if this is part of the edition of 25 or from a separate WPA edition which is usually about that number of impressions. The impression is rich and the condition is good other than for spots of foxing in the lower margin well away from the image. These are the full margins.
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Boogie Woogie
MILDRED RACKLEY
American, (1906-1992)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1940, edition probably about 25. 6 x 5 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with vibrant colors. The paper is a thin Japanese with full margins. The condition is good part from foxing in the margins, mostly in the lower right corner. This impression bears the New York City WPA Art Project stamp.
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Boogie Woogie
MILDRED RACKLEY
American, (1906-1992)
Screenprint, circa 1940, edition 86. 10 3/8 x 14 3/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. Rackley actively exhibited during the 1930s and 1940s and she was a member of the National Serigraph Society. She moved to New York in 1935 and worked for the the American League Against War and Fascism's magazine called "Flight." She was born in New Mexico and later taught in Taos. She was quite the traveler and an activist. Her work is in the National Gallery and she was active with the New York WPA program.
$2,850

War Bulletins
CHARLES F. RAMUS
American, (1902-1979)
Lithograph, 1939, edition unknown. 10 1/8 x 12 1/4 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. The print is also inscribed, "1st state... Harold Keeler, imp." This is a fine impression of this compelling work. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from a small stain in the upper right corner of the margin and some small rippling along the top margin edge. Ramus was a Colorado artist who studied at the Denver Academy of Fine Arts. He was active as a block printer, illustrator, lithographer, painter and teacher. His work is in the National Gallery in Washington and an impression of this print is in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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California Landscape
AUGUSTA RATHBONE
American, (1897-1990)
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, circa 1940, edition probably 15. 8 x 9 1/8 in. Signed in pencil and also inscribed by the artist, artist's proof. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine apart from modest old tape hinges on the verso. Rathbone was a California artist who studied in France. Her work is included in A Spectrum of Innovation: Color in American Printmaking 1890-1960, by David Acton (1990). Provenance: Annex Galleries, CA.
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Oklahoma Barn
DOEL REED
American, (1894-1985)
Etching and aquatint, 1939, Cohen/Rogers 36, edition 50. 10 3/4 x 12 7/8 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. Signed, dated, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from very slight toning within an earlier mat opening and a small piece of paper tape attached to the top right corner away from the image. This early work is rare. Reed studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and was essentially self-taught as a printmaker. He later taught at what is now Oklahoma State University and was often inspired by the landscapes of the American southwest. He was elected to be a member of the National Academy of Design in 1942 and when he retired he moved to Taos, NM.
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San Franciso '34 Waterfront Strike
ANTON REFREGIER
American, (1905-1975)
Screenprint, 1949, edition 75. 11 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. Signed in the image, upper right. Signed and numbered in ink. The title is printed as part of the silkscreen process in the lower left. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from a soft cease on the right side just outside of the image and two other creases of minor consequence, outside of the image. This print replicates one of his murals for the Rincon Post Office in San Francisco. Refregier came to New York from Moscow and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. He was active with the WPA project and lived in Woodstock, NY during this period and beyond. He died in Moscow at the age of 75.
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The Degas Portrait
GRANT REYNARD
American, (1887-1968)
Etching, undated (probably 1930s), edition 100 9 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with probably full margins. The condition is very good other than for three old hinges at the top edge. Reynard was born in Nebraska and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was also a painter and eventually settled in New York where he became a member of the National Academy of Design. The exact date of this print is unknown to me. I've seen dates ranging from 1925-1947.
$650

Alley Cats
GRANT REYNARD
American, (1887-1968)
Drypoint, probably 1933, edition 50 8 x 10 3/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression of this uncommon print. The margins appear to be full. The condition is very good apart from three old hinges at the top of the sheet. (There are also two ink stamps on the verso edges with a date of 1933, possibly added by a gallery when they took the print in from the artist for inventory.)
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Alviso Farmyard
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1925, edition fewer than 15. 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This fine impression is printed on a fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine. The colors are fresh. Provenance: Annex Galleries.
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Snowed In - Calaveras Big Tree Hotel
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1930, edition probably about 15. 8 3/4 x 12 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression in very good condition. The margins are substantial and probably untrimmed. This print came to us in the original mat and there is just a faint trace of discoloration within the old opening and old paper tape hinges at the top corners, recto. The outstanding California woodcut is exemplary of Rice's best work in the medium.
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Primroses
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1920, small edition. 9 x 12 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression of this rare print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Rice produced several floral images with a dark background as we have here. Rice was born in Pennsylvania and later moved to California where he taught printmaking at the Alameda and Oakland public schools. Rice was a true craftsman and he authored two books on the subject of block printing.
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Alviso Slough
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1920, Treseder plate 20, edition fewer than 15. 9 1/8 x 12 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a very fine impression printed on sturdy, fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine other than for two subtle stains in the upper left and upper right margin corners, away from the image. The scene is near San Jose, CA. Provenance: Annex Galleries.
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Ships of Yesterday
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1926, edition probably about 15. 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on wove paper. The margins are modest but this appears to be the full sheet as printed. The condition is fine apart from two old paper hinges at the top corner margins. There's a very similar image by Rice bearing the same title. It's illustrated on page 69 of William S. Rice, California Block Prints by Roberta Rice Treseder (2009). The location for this print is most likely the Oakland Estuary.
$1,800

Yellow Calla
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
White line woodcut printed in colors, circa 1925, from a very small edition. 9 1/4 x 6 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression printed on fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (The original paper tape hinges are at the top corners, recto.) Rice was born in Pennsylvania and later moved to California where he taught printmaking at the Alameda and Oakland public schools. Rice was a true craftsman and he authored two books on the subject of block printing. The white line technique, which he used for making this print, originated in Provincetown, MA. Only one block is needed to make the print.
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Pink Orchids
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1927, edition about 15-20. 9 1/16 x 12 1/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression on Japanese paper. The condition is fine apart from a small paper loss at each corner of the top margin, away from the image. This is a stellar example of Rice's work. He designed, cut and printed his own blocks without assistance.
$3,800