John Taylor Arms, N.A. 1887-1953.
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Gargoyles
Une Chimère. 1947. Etching. Fletcher 408.ii. 3 x 2 3/8. Edition 201 in this state (total edition 226). Miniature series #38. Gargoyle series #14. Awards: Miniature Print Purchase Prize, 5th Annual Exhibition, Boston Printmakers, Boston, MA. Signed, dated and annotated 'II' in pencil. $850.
The Gargoyle and His Quarry, Notre Dame. 1920. Etching.Fletcher 90. 7 1/8 x 5 1/5 (sheet 9 5/8 x 7 3/4). Gargoyle series #1. Artist's proof aside from the edition of 75. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed and annotated in pencil. $2,850.
Le Penseur de Notre Dame (The Thinker of Notre Dame Cathedral). 1923. Etching. Fletcher 136.ii. 12 1/2 x 10 1/15 (sheet 17 x 12 3/8). 'Private collection b I' apart from the edition of 185. Gargoyle series #11. A very rich impression printed in cream laid paper. Signed, titled, annotated and initialed 'SP' in pencil. $6,000.
Plumed Serpent, Chichén Itzá. 1940. Etching. Fletcher 344.ii. 1 15/16 x 2 1/2. Miniature series #27. Yucatán series #1. Edition 250. Signed, dated, titled and annotated in pencil. $150.
Sentinnels (Sentinnels in the Night). 1922. Etching and aquatint. Fletcher 123.ii. 4 3/8 x 7 3/8 (sheet 7 7/8 x 9 7/8). Annotated 'Private collection cI' apart from the edition of 135. Gargoyle series #9. A fine impression printed on blue-green laid paper. Signed in pencil. $2,250.
Watching the People Below, Amiens Cathedral. 1921. Etching. Fletcher 101. 4 7/8 x 8 (sheet 7 11/16 x 9 1/2). Gargoyle series #3. Edirion 75. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $3,200.
The Dragon Ship. 1922. Etching and aquatint printed in colors. Fletcher 121.iii. 13 x 10(sheet 19 1/8 x 14 1/16). Edition 150 in color in this state (10 printed in black and white). Total edition 154. Printer: Frederick Reynolds. Based on a watercolor by Arms in the Library of Congress. A rich impression printed on Japanese vellum. Signed in pencil. $1,450.
Italy
Dawn, Lake Como. 1920. Etching and aquatint printed in colors. Fletcher 53.ii. 7 1/8 x 5 1/8(sheet 11 9/16 x 9 1/16). Edition of 150 in color in this state and 75 printed in black and white (total edition 179). Printer: Frederick Reynolds. Illustrated: Print Connoisseur vol. 1, #2 (December 1920): 110. Printed on cream laid on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. $2,250.
Enchanted Doorway,Venezia (La Porta della Carta, Venezia '29). 1930. Etching. Fletcher 227.ii. 12 3/8 x 6 9/16 (sheet 15 13/16 x 10 1/16). Edition 148 in this state. Italian Series #15. Illustrated: Cortissoz, Contemporary American Prints, 1931; Anderson, American Etchers Abroad 1880-1930. A rich impression on white laid paper from an antique volume. Signed, dated and annotated 'Edition 100' in pencil. $2,200.
Palazzo Dell'Angelo, Venice. 1931. Etching. Fletcher 233.iii. 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 (sheet 13 3/8 x 8 3/4). Edition 137. Italian series #19. Illustrated: Anderson, American Etchers Abroad 1880-1930. Italian series. Award: Member's Prize, 22nd Annual Exhibition, Chicago Society of Etchers, Art Institute of Chicago, 1932 A rich impression printed on cream laid paper from an antique volume. Signed, dated and annotated 'Ed. 100' in pencil. $2,750.
From the Ponte Vecchio, Florence. 1925. Etching and aquatint. Fletcher 159.ii. 11 1/8 x 15 1/4(sheet 13 3/8 x 18 1/4). Edition 160 in this state (total edition about 165). Italian series #1. Illustrated: American Etchers: Kerr Eby. A rich impression on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $2,250.
Awards: 1925. The Mr. and Mrs. William Alanson Bryan Prize, Seventh Annual Exhibition, Print Maker Society of California at Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art.
Shadows of Venice. (also called Il Ponte de Rialto, Venezia.) 1930. Etching. Fletcher 229. 10 1/8 x 12 (sheet 3 1/4 x 15 5/8). Italian Series, plate #16. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1931. A fine impression on cream laid paper. Signed,dated and annotated 'Edition 100' in pencil. $2,500.
Venetian Filigree (Cà d'Oro Venetia). 1931. Etching. Fletcher 235.ii. 10 3/4 x 11 (sheet 16 1/4 x 13). Edition 150 in this state (total edition about 160). Italian Series #20. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1932. A rich impression on subtle blue/green laid paper. Signed, dated, titled inscribed 'II' and annotated 'sp' and dedicated 'To Dicky from Johnny, 1957' in pencil. With the artist's stamp 'collection John Taylor Arms'. $7,500.
Venetian Mirror (The Grand Canal, Venice). 1933. Etching. Fletcher 289.ii. 6 1/4 x 14 1/4. Edition 169 in this state (total edition unknown). Italian Series #27. Printer: David Strang. A rich impression on cream laid paper with full margins. Signed, dated 1935 and annotated 'II' in pencil. $7,000.
Other European Images
Cavendish Common.. 1938. Etching. F 370.ii. 6 1/2 x 14 19/16. English series #16. Edition 50. A glowing impression on white wove paper with full margins. Printed signature. $750.
In Memoriam. The North Portal of Chartres Cathedral. 1938. Etching. Fletcher 317. 14 5/8 x 12. Edition 312. French Church Series #40. Winner of the Artist Member Prize, Annual Exhibition, Baltimore Water Color Club, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1939. Illustrated: Albert Reese, American Prize Prints of the Twentieth Century, 1949 Print Collector's Quarterly 26 (1939): 368. Printer: David Strang. It took Arms about a thousand hours to etch th extraordinary detail. Signed in pencil. $4,500.
Normandy Noon. 1936. Etching. Fletcher 304.iii. 2 1/2 x 7 3/16 (sheet 9 1/16 x 11 3/8). Edition 250 in this state (total edition 519). Printed by David Strang. An atmospheric proof printed on 'J. Whatman' cream wove paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed and annotated 'Ed. 250 III' in pencil. $375.
Puerta del Obispo, Zamora (The Bishop's Door, Zamora). 1933. Etching. F 266. 12 1/x x 7 1/8. Trial proof, apart from the edition 160. Spanish Church series, #9. Signed, and annotated "trial proof xxv.III." and "Bon à tirer. No. III. J.T.A." A beautifully printed trial proof. $750.
Stockholm. 1940. Etching and aquatint. Fletcher 95.III. 7 1/2 x 13 1/2 . Edition 395 in this state (total edition approximately 413). Scandinavian Series #1. A glowing impression on blue-green laid paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. $2,250.