Miss Tate
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1921, Mason 129, edition 26. 10 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil by Bellows and also signed by the printer, Bolton Brown. This is a fine impression on thin china paper in fine condition. The margins are slightly narrow on the sides but this is probably the full sheet as printed. A drawing related to this compelling portrait is in the Wiggin collection of the Boston Public Library.
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Elsie, Figure
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph , 1921, Mason 109, edition 25. 9 x 7 1/4 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left corner. Signed in pencil and also signed by the printer, Bolton Brown. This is a superb impression printed on china paper. The margins are wide and probably full. The condition is fine apart from slight rippling showing in the corners of the sheet. The sitter is Elsie Speicher.
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Emma and Marjorie on a Sofa
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1921, Mason 102, edition 44. 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil and also signed by the printer, Bolton Brown. This is a superb impression printed on china paper. The margins are probably full and untrimmed and the condition is excellent. The sitters are Emma Bellows and Marjorie Henri.
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Married Couple
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1923, Mason 141, edition 44. 9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. Signed and titled in pencil and also signed by the printer, Bolton Brown. This is a very fine impression printed on cream wove paper. The margins are substantial and this is probably the full, untrimmed sheet. The condition is excellent. Here we have a charming yet formal portrait and their identity remains unknown.
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Nude Study, Girl Standing with Hand Raised to Mouth
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1923-24, Mason 173, edition 40. 12 x 4 7/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed, and titled in pencil. Signed by the printer, Bolton Brown. This is a fine impression printed on cream wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. A related drawing for this stellar nude study is in the Wiggin Collection of the Boston Public Library.
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Nude Study, Girl Sitting on FLowered Cushion
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1923-24, Mason 172, edition unknown. 8 x 9 5/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. Signed and titled in pencil. Signed in pencil by the printer, Bolton Brown. This is a very fine impression printed on off white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent.
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Nude Woman Seated (first state)
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1916, Mason 7 (i/III), total edition of at least 11. 15 x 10 1/8 in. Signed on the stone, upper right corner. Numbered in the lower left corner and signed "Geo Bellows" (J.B.B.) by the artist's daughter, Jean Bellows Booth. This is a superb impression of this rare early work. The paper is a thin Japanese and the margins appear to be full. The condition is fine. (We are offering the first and third states as a pair only.)
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Nude Woman Seated (third state)
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1916, Mason 7 (iii/III), total edition of at least 11. 15 x 10 1/8 in. Signed on the stone, upper right corner. Numbered in pencil in the lower left and signed "Geo Bellows" (J.B.B.) by the artist's daughter, Jean Bellows Booth. This is a superb impression on Japan paper of this rare early work. The margins are probably untrimmed but they are modest on the top and right side (about 1/2 in.). The condition is fine. This print was only known in the third state in the first edition of the Mason catalogue and it went unrecorded in the artist's record book. (We are offering the first and third states as a pair only.)
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In the Park, Dark
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1916, Mason 30, edition 81. 16 7/8 x 21 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression printed with strong contrasts and exceptional luminosity. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's a very faint suggestion of an old tape residue along the top of the upper sheet edge, verso.) This large work exists in two versions, the other being Mason 31, In the Park, Light. There are, in fact, state variations in this image and our impression is slightly different that the one illustrated in the Mason catalogue. Differences in the sky, apartment house and trees are apparent. This subject, a June day in Central Park, is the basis for an oil painting which is now in the Detroit Institute of Arts. A related ink wash drawing was exhibited in the Armory show and it's now in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY. This is a large and exceptional print by the artist.
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The White Hope
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1921, Mason 96, edition 50. 15 1/8 x 18 3/4 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil, "Geo Bellows, E.S.B." (This superb, lifetime impression is from the estate of the artist and was signed by Emma Story Bellows, the artist's widow.) The margins are full and the condition is fine. Jack Johnson was the first African American heavyweight champion and is pictured here beating Jim Jeffries in Reno.
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My Family No. 2
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1921, Mason 116, edition 56. 10 1/8 x 8 in. Signed and titled "Family Group" by the artist. Signed by the printer, Bolton Brown. This is a very fine impression printed on thin china paper. The margins are fairly modest but this is possibly the untrimmed sheet as printed. The condition is very good other than for two small old hinges at the top corners with traces of the old adhesive showing through and a soft wrinkle along the bottom edge of the sheet, well away from the image. This second version of this subject, done in reverse of the first, is more fully developed and beautifully designed.
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The Life Class, First Stone
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph printed on Japan paper, 1917, Mason 43 (ii/II), edition 49. 13 7/8 x 19 1/2 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a very fine impression with substantial and possibly the full margins. The condition is very good apart from a thinning of the paper in the lower center margin and also on the right lower corner. Bellows arrived in New York in 1904 and studied at William M. Chase's New York School of Art under Robert Henri. Henri moved on in 1909 and set up classes at 1947 Broadway which is the building Bellows occupied. This is an evening life class and Bellows was omnipresent working to improve his great skills as a draughtsman. Impressions of this outstanding print are found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Blanton Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art among others.
$5,000

The Tournament
GEORGE BELLOWS
American, (1882-1925)
Lithograph, 1920, Mason 72, edition 63. 14 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Signed in pencil by the printer, Bolton Brown. This is a fine impression with wide and probably the full margins. The condition is very good apart from slight discoloration in the margins an a few subtle wrinkles to the chine appliqué. This is the better of the two tennis prints Bellows created in 1920, both depicting tennis scenes in Newport, RI. (He and his family spent two summers in Middletown, RI.) There's an oil painting which relates to this stellar lithographic image.
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After Sunset
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Etching, 1917, Paff 113, edition 152. 6 x 7 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. A fine impression with full margins. Very good condition apart from the faintest trace of mat discoloration along the edge of a early mat opening. Ex-collection: "E.C.C." (Not in Lugt).
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Cloudy Dawn
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Etching, 1922, Paff 215, edition 150. 9 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. Signed in pencil lower left. This is a fine impression printed with plate tone. The margins are wide and probably full. The condition is good apart from a skillfully repaired tear in the upper left corner margin just outside the image.
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The Long Journey
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Etching, 1926, Paff 254, edition 150. 9 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. Signed in pencil, lower left. Here we have a fine impression printed with nicely inked plate tone. The paper is a fine off-white laid with full margins. The condition is excellent. This is a perfectly fine example of Benson's sporting art.
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Migrating Geese
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Drypoint, 1916, Paff/Ordeman 106 (ii/III), total edition 162. 10 x 7 7/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on cream-colored Japanese paper. The margins are full. There are three published states of this print and each impression is numbered. This is Benson at his best working with drypoint as an almost painterly medium.
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Two Canoes
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Etching, 1927, Paff 266, edition 150. 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. Signed in pencil, lower left. This is a fine impression printed on light cream laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Benson did a few other canoe related prints including, "Running the Rapids," (P269), "Riverman," (P195) and "Canoeman" (P161).
$2,600

The Darkening Sky
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Drypoint, 1925, Paff 253, edition 150. 4 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower left. This is a superb impression printed on J WHATMAN watermarked paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent.
$900

Yellowlegs in Sunlight
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Drypoint, 1928, Paff 285, edition 150. 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. Initialed and dated in the plate. Signed in pencil, lower left. This is a superb impression rich with burr. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's an ever so slight suggestion of toning within an early mat opening.) This beautiful print shows Benson as a master of the drypoint medium. He was a gifted watercolorist and this print displays the painterly characteristics of a Japanese brush painting.
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