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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Christmas Trees. 11940. Etching. G 220. 9 1/4 x 12 3/4 (sheet 12 x 15 3/4. Edition 100. Signed in pencil. A rich impression with plate tone, printed on white wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. The scene is probably the artist's house in Westport, CT. $950.
The Cow Shed. 1946. Etching, aquatint and sandpaper ground. G 211. 9 5/8 x 15 1/8. Edition 100. $825.
Dead Pine Tree. 1910. Etching. G10. 9 7/8 x 7 7/16. Ed. 25. $225.
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. $400.
The Fish Weir. 1921. Etching. G 46. 4 5/16 x 7 5/8. Edition 50. $250.
Goatherd, Algeria. 1922. Etching. G 80.ii. 5 1/2 x 6 2/3. Edition about 50. $225.
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" in pencil. $$1,250.
High Land, Cape Cod. 1921. Etching. G 54. 6 x 10 1/16. Edition of 90. A fine impression with plate tone, on cream-colored laid paper. $175.
Little Franklin. 1937. Etching and sandpaper ground. G192.vi. 8 1/2 x 14 5/8. Edition 100. Little Franklin is a ledge located off the coast of Friendship, Maine. $450.
Little Hall's Island. 1940. Etching and sandpaper ground. G199. 10 x15. Edition 100. Little Hall's Island is located off the coast of Friendship. Maine. Signed in pencil. $450.
Lobster Fleet. 1937. Etching and sandpaper ground.G193. 9 5/16 x 11 5/8. Edition 100. The scene is the on the Maine coast. Ilustrated: Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress, p. 142. $950.
The Medway. 1929. Etching. G143.iv. 9 7/16 x 14 3/16. Edition 90. Rochester, a cathedral city near the mouth of the River Medway in southeast England, is visible in the background. $250.
Megavissey. 1925. Etching. G100.iv. 10 x 14 1/8. Edition 90. Megavissey is a fishing village on the coast of Cornwall. Signed in pencil. $275.
Mist on the Agawa. 1928. Etching. P134. 10 x 11 7/8. Edition 90. Illustrated: Flint, Contemporary American Etching, 1930. $650.
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 in pencil. $1,500.
Nomads 1922. Etching and drypoint. G79.ii. 9 7/16 x 13 3/8. Edition 30. $250. The scene depicts a Bedouin tent in the Algerian desert.
The Old Orchard. 1922. Etching. G 84.ii. 7 x 9 1/8. Edition. The scene is probably in Connecticut. $225.
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. Printed on cream laid by the artist. The scene is Pouldavid, a small town in Brittany, France. $275.
The Fleischmann Estate: The Polo Field. c. 1920-25. Pencil study for G114. 8 x 13 (sheet 9 1/2 x 14 1/2). Signed in pencil. $650.
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.
Porthleven. 1925. Etching and drypoint. G104. 9 x 14 1/8. Trial proof, apart from the edition of 90. Porthleven is a port in Cornwall, England. $250.
Sand and Sea, Cape Cod. 1921. Etching. G52. 7 x 13 1/2. Edition 90. $225.
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 by the artist himself on hand-made laid paper. Signed in pencil. $750.
Spring in Cornwall. 1925. Etching. G 106.ii/iii. Trial proof, before the edition of 90. This Cornwall is in England, not Connecticut. $350.
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 in pencil. $275.
Street Cafes 1922. Drypoint. G82. 11 x 6. Edition 25. The print was based on Eby's visit to Algeria during 1920-21. $275.
Street of the Red Sea. 1922. Etching. G76. 10 7/8 x 4 11/16. Edition 50. The print was based on Eby's visit to Algeria during 1920-21. $275.
A Summer Day. c. 1922. Etching. G88.ii. 5 5/8 x 9 5/8. Unpublished; a small number of proofs printed. Very rare. The scene is probably in Connecticut. Signed in pencil. $450.
Surf Fishing. 1929. Etching. Giardina 137.iii. 7 7/16 x 15 1/8 (sheet 11 x 7 1/4). Edition 90. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1929. Signed and annotated in pencil. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Ex-collection Dr. Eugene A Noble. $750.
Turkey Hill. 1932. Etching. G74.ii. 9 3/4 x 16 3/8. Edition 100. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 26 (1939): 94. Signed in pencil. A tonal impression printed on laid paper with a crown and shield watermark and wide margins. Printed by the artist. $1,150.
White Tails in the Morning. 1935. Etching. G183.ii. 8 1/4 x 12 1/2. Edition approximately 100. The scene is probably Connecticut. $375.
White Water. 1929. Etching and sandpaper ground. G135.vi. 8 13/16 x 14 1/4. Edition 90. Illustrated: American Etchers: Kerr Eby. $450.
Winter Wheat. 1933. Etching. G 176. 6 3/8 x 11 5/8. Edition 100. The scene is probably Connecticut. $400.
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