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Conductor I: Rehearsal. c. 1933. Pencil study for the drypoint, Morning Exercises. Flint 117. 12 1/2 x 9. Signed, lower right. $1,750.
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Studî della piccola Simonella (Sketches of little Simonella). August 28, 1942. Pencil drawing. 5 1/8 x 7 13/16. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. A charming set of studies of a sleeping child. $550.
Illustrations for "The Paradise Crater," Blue Book Magazine, (August 17, 1945).
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[Futuristic Helicopters.] Conte crayon. 9 3/4 x 7. Initialed, lower right. Framed and glazed. $425.
[Futuristic Aircraft.] Conte crayon. 11 1/4 x 7. Initialed, lower center. Framed and glazed. $425
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Devil's Back or The Breakers. 1938. Charcoal drawing. A study for the aquatint (Giardina 197). 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 (sheet 15 1/4 x 22 3/4). The aquatint is illustrated in the Print Collector's Quarterly 26 (1939): 502. Signed and dated, lower right. The scene is on the Maine coast. $2,500.
The Fleischmann Estate: The Polo Field. c. 1920-25. Pencil study for the etching, Giardina 114. 8 x 13 (sheet 9 1/2 x 14 1/2). Signed in pencil. $450.
The Fleischmann Estate, also known as the Lindens, was built in 1910 in Sands Point, Long Island, New York, by Julius Fleischmann, Sr., son and nephew of the founders of the well-known yeast and margerine company. He died playing polo in Miami in 1925. Eby made a series of five etchings depicting the estate. This drawing is the study for the etching of the polo field on the estate.
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Anotated 'Nov. 1980' on the mat. $475.
Cityscape Reflections - Study No. 1. 1980. Pastel and pencil drawing. 8 x 4 15/16. Signed and dated in ink, lower right. Anotated 'Nov. 1980' on the mat. $475.
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Nude. c. 1950. Drawing. 14 x 9 1/2 (sheet 15 3/4 x 11 3/4). Signed in pencil, lower right. Lansky ws a friend of Yasuo Kuniyoshi at the Woodstock art colony. This drawing is an elegant study in pure line. $500.
Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.
Shadows -- Garage at Night. c. 1928. Conte crayon drawing. Study for the drypoint, McCarron 69. 10 1/8 x 12 3/4 (the drypoint measures 9 7/8 x 11 7/8). The drypoint is illustrated in Fine Prints of the Year, 1928. The catalogue raisonne mentions this study: "There is a preparatory drawing for this print in charcoal, pencil and brown crayon on gray brown paper (LDL-323, 255 x 330 mm), signed by Patricia Lewis after the artist's death. " (p. 130). Small paper losses at top sheet edges, backed with mulberry paper; otherwise fine condition. Estate stamp verso: Lucille Deming Collection. Signed and initialed by Patricia Lewis, the artist's daughter-in-law. The image is not reversed in the etching, as is often the case. $9,500.
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Ericsson's Day, No. 1. 1914. Etching. 6 x 9 (sheet 7 3/8 x 11). Printed on cream wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Proof with subtle plate tone in sepia ink, printed by the artist himself. Accompanied by the pencil study, with a drawing of ships on the verso. 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 (sheet 7 3/16 x 12 5/16). The drawing unsigned; the etching signed in pencil. $1,750 the pair.
John Ericsson (1803-1889 invented the ship propeller and incorporated the landmark device into his design for the Civil War ironclad the Monitor. He was buried in New York. Ericsson's Day was a celebration of the centenary of his birthday on July 31, 1803.
Two pencil and ink drawings for the two-volume book by Francis Marion Crawford, Salve Venetia: Gleanings from Venetian History )NY and London: MacMillan, 1906).
Ponte Canonica. c. 1902. Pencil and ink drawing. 11 1/4 x 9. Signed and titled, lower left. Volume 1, page 356. Laid onto board as done for publication. $1,750.
Via Garibaldi. Pencil and ink drawing. c. 1902. 11 1/2 x 8. Signed and titled, lower center. Laid onto board as done for publication. Volume I, p. 318. $1,750.
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Alley Cats. 1933. Etching and drypoint. 8 x 10 3/8. Edition 50. Signed and titled in pencil. Sold with the pencil drawing. $1,750 the pair.
Back of the Billiard Hall. Orange, Virginia. November 7, 1931. Ink study for the etching. 7 1/2 x 10 3/4 (sheet 9 7/8 x 14 1/16). Signed, dated and titled in pencil. Drawn on fine off-white laid paper with a sketch of a cat in the right-hand margin. Sold with the etching.
Continental
Gentleman Wearing a Jacket. c.1969. Pen and ink drawing. 11 5/8 x 9 (sheet 13 3/4 x 11). Drawn on wove paper from a spiral bound drawing pad. Ex-collection of Eugene A. Noble. Signed and dated in pencil. $300.
[Portrait]. c. 1969. Pen and ink drawing. 12 5/8 x 10 (sheet 13 3/4 x 11). Drawn on white wove paper from a spiral bound drawing pad. Ex-collection of Eugene A. Noble. Signed and dated, lower right. $300.
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German World War I Officer. c. 1914. Charcoal drawing. 18 1/3 x 6 5/8 (sheet 18 7/8 x 7). Drawn on cream laid paper watermarked "France". Signed lower left; estate stamp verso. The soldier is wearing a spiked helmet. $500.
British
Self Portrait. 1916. Pencil drawing. 8 x 5 1/2 (12 3/4 x 9 7/16). Drawn on cream wove paper. Unsigned. $650.
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Study I for The Carousal (A Carouse). c. 1936. Drypoint. Appleby 134. Conte crayon drawing on wove paper. 11 x 14 3/4 (sheet 13 x 15 15/16). Unsigned.
Study II for The Carousal (A Carouse). c. 1936. Drypoint. Appleby 134. Conte crayon drawing on 'Castle Linen/Tollit & Harvey Ld/London' countermarked wove paper. 11 1/2 x 15 1/4 (sheet 13 x 15 7/8). Unsigned. $1,850 the pair.
Horses in a Meadow. Pencil drawing. 1c. 1914. 7 3/4 x 8 (sheet 10 x 15). Study for the etching, In a Meadow (first plate). Signed in pencil. $2,500.
Drawing
Amey's Eating House, Winchester. 1916. Pencil drawing.13 x 7 1/2 (sight size). One pinhole on the right-hand edge of the drawing, 3 inches from the top; otherwise fine condition. Provenance: Fine Art Society, with their label, verso. Framed and glazed. Signed, dated and annotated 'Winchester', lower right.
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Ex libris John Vernon. Front: Design and Greek lettering. Verso: Even if this doesn't show 2 squares there's no reason why it shouldn't be better drawn" Monogrammed and dated 30.7.36. Two-sided drawing. Pencil recto and ink verso. 1936. 2 1/8 x 1 1/2. $1,750.
Avenue Cremorne Gardens. Pencil, ink and watercolor. 7 7/8 x 10 3/4 (sheet 10 1/2 x 12 3/4. Exhibited at the Parkin Gallery. Signed in the image; titled beneath the image, lower left, in the artist's hand. The image appears to depict Whistler and his wife, Beatrix. $3,500.
Gargoyle of Paris. c. 1890. Original pen-and-ink drawing. 11 x 8 (sheet 18 7/8 x 12 5/8). Drawn on 'Japanese vellum. Signed 'C. Henscehel sc' (drew) in ink. $850.
Hentschel did original and reproductive work. Hentschel was an illustrator for Scribners and the London Illustrated News. The Hentschel Company issued Some Illustrations of Process Printing: with a Few Practical Remarks. London: C. Hentschel [circa 1890]. to show off the various printing techniques that could be produced by the company. Included are individual prints, reproductions of photographs, book illustrations, and advertising material. Hentschel also engraved process blocks for Joseph Pennell's Modern Illustration.
Greetings from 1. Holland Park Avenue, London. 1931. Ink and wash on tan wove paper. 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 (sheet 6 1/8 x 4 7/8 - visible in mat area). Signed, dated, titled and annotated 'XMas 1931' in ink. $850.
The Cello Player. Conte crayon and charcoal drawing on toned paper. 9 x 6 1/4. Provenance: The Drawing Room Gallery; William E.Fischelis Collection. Unsigned. Housed in a gold leaf frame with a toned blue-green French mat. $375.
Russell studied at Westminster School of Art under Fred Brown. His subjects range from landscape and maritime views to portrait and genre works. Russell's fluid and instinctive technique is native to the Modern British school, whilst his traditional compositions acknowledge the previous generation. He exhibited five works at the Royal Academy and was Assistant Professor at the Slade School, 1895-1927, and Keeper of the Royal Academy, 1927-42.
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Barge. Blue ink drawing. 4 1/2 x 7. Drawn on cream wove paper. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Unsigned. $95.
Barge Along the Thames. c. 1950. Blue pencil drawing. 5 9/16 x 9 1/16 (sheet 7 3/8 x 11 1/16). Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Drawn on cream laid paper. Unsigned. $125.
Caister Castle (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk). Watercolor and pencil. 14 x 18 1/8. Painted upon heavy cream wove paper. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Titled in pencil, verso. Monogrammed in pencil, lower right. $175.
{A Country Road}. c. 1921. Pencil drawing. 5 3/16 x 6 11/16. Drawn on watermarked laid paper from a sketchbook. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Signed in pencil, lower right. $125.
Lowtide Bosham. c. 1918. Crayon drawing. 5 7/16 x 7 3/8. Drawn on cream watermarked laid paper. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Unsigned. $85.
Smart exhibited an etching of this title at the Royal Academy in 1918.
{Moored Boats}. c. 1935. Pencil drawing. 5 1/8 x 6 3/4. Drawn on tan watermarked laid paper. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Unsigned. $125.
Repairs to S.T. John Wilson.(London) c. 1912. Crayon drawing. 7 13/16 x 8 3/4. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Sketch of a trawler, verso. Signed and titled in ink. $175.
Richmond, Yorkshire. c. 1900. Ink drawing. 10 3/8 x 14 15/16 (sheet 11 x 15 1/2). Drawn on heavy cream wove paper. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, lower right. $125.
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Octagon Gallery on Ludgate Hill. (London). Pencil drawing. 9 15/16 x 7 1/8 (sheet). Drawn on cream laid paper. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Titled in pencil, upper right and lower right. $175.
St. Martin's Church, Ludgate Hill. (London). Pencil drawing. 10 x 9 7/8 (sheet 14 7/8 x 11). Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Drawn on cream wove paper. There is a horizontal fold in the center, and there are tack holes in ther four corners from exhibition. Unsigned. $175.
The Octagon Gallery is located on Ludgate Hill in London. The main building in the Gallery is St. Martin's Church, which was designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
Thames Barge. c. 1915. Russet pencil drawing. 10 3/4 x 14 3/8. Drawn on cream wove paper with deckle edges on two sides. There is a vertical center fold in the paper. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Annotated 'all lower deck grey hull brown deck houses' in brown pencil, lower right. $100.
Thames Shipping. c. 1935. Blue ink drawing. 5 3/4 x 8 15/16. Drawn on tan wove paper from a sketchbook. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Writing and tugboat dawing in pencil, verso. Monogrammed, titled and dated lower left. $125.
At Granville. (France). c. 1937. Ink and watercolor. 6 1/2 x 11 1/4. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Painted on laid paper with partial 'Britannia' watermark. Signed and titled in pencil, verso. Dated in pencil, lower right. $200.
Smart made an etching of Granville Harbour: Low Tide.
La Chantre. Pencil drawing. 8 3/16 x 9 1/2. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Titled in pencil, lower left. Signed in pencil, lower right. $125.
Le Château Gaillard, from across the Seine. (France). c. 1908. Pencil drawing. 6 1/2 x 10 7/8 (sheet 7 x 11 5/16). Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Drawn on tan wove paper. Signed and titled in pencil, lower right. $175.
The Harbour, Fécamp. c. 1929. Pencil drawing. 6 1/4 x 10 9/16. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Signed and titled in ink; dated in pencil, lower right. Excellent condition. $100.
{Provins}. (France). Pencil Drawings. 11 3/8 x 9. Drawn on wove watercolor paper. Provenance: a collection of Smart etchings, drawings and watercolors. Titled and numbered in pencil, verso. Signed in pencil, lower right. $125.
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