Harold Kerr Eby, N.A. 1890-1946.
Reference is made to the catalogue raisonne by Bernadette Passi Giardina, Kerr Eby: The Complete Prints Bronxville, New York: M. Hausberg, 1997.
All works are signed in pencil unless indicated.
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Connecticut
The Cow Shed. 1946. Etching, aquatint and sandpaper ground. Giardina 211. 9 5/8 x 15 1/8. Edition 100. A rich impression printed on white wove paper with full margins. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $825.
A Summer Day. c. 1922. Etching. Giardina 88.ii. 5 5/8 x 9 5/8. Unpublished; a small number of proofs printed. Very rare. The scene is probably in Connecticut. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $450.
Turkey Hill. 1932. Etching. Giardina 74.ii. 9 3/4 x 16 3/8. Edition 100. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 26 (1939): 94. A rich tonal impression printed on laid paper with a crown and shield watermark and wide margins. A rich impression printed on white wove paper with full margins. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $1,150.
White Tails in the Morning. 1935. Etching. Giardina 183.ii. 8 1/4 x 12 1/2 (sheet 10 5/8 x 14 7/8). Edition approximately 100. A rich impression with subtle plate tone, printed by the artist on cream wove paper. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. The scene is probably Connecticut. $325.
Winter Wheat. 1933. Etching. Giardina176. 6 3/8 x 11 5/8. Edition 100. The scene is probably Connecticut. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $400.
Maine
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.
Digging Clams. 1931. Etching. Giardina 163. 8 3/8 x 12 5/8 (sheet 11 3/4 x 15 7/8). Edition 350 for the Chicago Society of Etchers.A rich impression printed on 'France' cream wove paper with full margins. Brown paper tape along three edges. Signed in pencil. The scene is Maine. $450.
The Fish Weir. 1921. Etching. Giardina 46. 4 5/16 x 7 5/8. Edition 50. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $250.
Hatchet Cove. 1937. Etching, aquatint and sandpaper ground. G194. 9 x 13 7/8 (sheet 11 3/4 x 16 5/8). Trial proof, apart from the edition of about 100. A very rich impression with atmospheric tonal wiping, printed by Eby. Signed and annotated "trial proof" and 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $1,250.
Little Franklin. 1937. Etching and sandpaper ground. Giardina 192.vi. 8 1/2 x 14 5/8. Edition 100. Little Franklin is a ledge located off the coast of Friendship, Maine. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $550.
Little Hall's Island. 1940. Etching and sandpaper ground. Giardina 199. 10 x 15. Edition 100. Little Hall's Island is located off the coast of Friendship. Maine. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $450.
Night, High Island, Maine. 1928. Etching. Giardina 131. 12 5/8 x 6 7/8 (16 3/4 x 10 5/8). Trial proof, apart from the edition of 90. Illustrated: American Etchers: Kerr Eby. A rich impression printed on cream wove paper., Signed annotated 'trial proof' and 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $325.
North Country. 1929. Etching. 12 1/8 x 9 1/16 (sheet 14 3/8 x 10 5/8). Edition of 90. Printed on cream laid paper. Printing folds; weak areas in the paper, visible from the back. Slight mat stain. Printed by the artist. Signed and annotated 'Ed 90' in pencil. $125.
The Schooner Sintram. c.1920-21. Pencil drawing on buff wove paper. A study for the etching, (Giardina 46). 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 (image and sheet). Signed in pencil. $850.
Shadows on the Agawa, No. 2. 1929. Etching. Giardina 139.iii. 11 1/16 x 10 3/4 (sheet 16 5/8 x 13 7/8). Edition 90. A rich impression, printed on hand-made laid paper. S Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $750.
White Water. 1929. Etching and sandpaper ground. Giardina 135.vi. 8 13/16 x 14 1/4. Edition 90. Illustrated: American Etchers: Kerr Eby. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $500.
Massachusetts
High Land, Cape Cod. 1921. Etching. Giardina 54. 6 x 10 1/16. Edition of 90. A fine impression with plate tone, on cream-colored laid paper. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $175.
New York
No. 1 Wall Street. 1930. Etching and sandpaper ground. Giardina 148.iv. 16 x 10 3/8. Edition 90. No 1 Wall Street, the former Irving Trust Company headquarters, is located at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in Manhattan's financial discrict. Trinity Church is in the background. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $1,500.
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.
Pennsylvania
Moravian Home for Old Ladies. c. 1919. Pencil drawing. 6 1/2 x 8 1/8. Unsigned; titled 'Moravian Home for Old Ladies' lower right. $500.
The South
Oaks and Moss. 1931. Etching. Giardina 166. 9 5/8 x 13 7/8 (sheet 11 1/4 x 15 1/2). Unpublished etching, only a small number of proofs printed. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. with the pencil study Oaks and Moss. c. 1931. Pencil drawing. 9 5/8 x 13 7/8 (sheet 11 3/4 x 16). Drawin on white wove paper. Titled lower left; unsigned. $1,250 the pair.
The East
Edge of the Sahara. 1922. Etching. Giardina 78. 4 9/16 x 12 3/8 (sheet 6 11/16 x 14 1/16). Edition 75. Illustrated: Anderson, American Etchers Abroad. 1880-1939. A rich impression with subtle plate tone printed on cream Van Gelder paper by the artist himself. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $200.
Goatherd, Algeria. 1922. Etching. Giardina 80.ii. 5 1/2 x 6 2/3. Edition about 50. $225.
Nomads 1922. Etching and drypoint. Giardina 79.ii. 9 7/16 x 13 3/8. Edition 30. $250. The scene depicts a Bedouin tent in the Algerian desert. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby.$250.
Steps and Doorways. 1922. Etching. G75. 9 7/8 x 4 11/16. Edition 50-90. The print was based on Eby's visit to Algeria during 1920-21. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $275.
Street Cafes 1922. Drypoint. Giardina 82. 11 x 6. Edition 25. The print was based on Eby's visit to Algeria during 1920-21. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $275.
Street of the Red Sea. 1922. Etching. Giardina 76. 10 7/8 x 4 11/16. Edition 50. The print was based on Eby's visit to Algeria during 1920-21. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $275.
Europe: England and France
Porthleven. 1925. Etching and drypoint. Giardina 104. 9 x 14 1/8. Trial proof, apart from the edition of 90. Porthleven is a port in Cornwall, England. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $250.
Spring in Cornwall. (Surrey). 1925. Etching. Giardina 106.iii. 11 3/8 x 8 1/4 (sheet 16 3/8 x 10). Edition 90. Some inking traces in the margins; otherwise fine condition. A fine impression printed by Eby on cream 'Van Gelder Zonen' laid paper. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. $175.
Pauldavid. 1927. Etching. Giardina 119.iii. 7 7/8 x 12 7/8 (sheet 11 1/8 x 16 5/8). Edition 90.A rich impression with atmospheric tonal wiping. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil, indicating a proof printed Eby. The scene is Pouldavid, a small town in Brittany, France. $275.
Saint Agricol Church, Avignon. c. 1919. Pen and ink drawing. 10 3/8 x 7 (sheet 11 1/4 x 8 3/8). Titled 'St. Agricol' , lower left; unsigned. $650.
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