I've Been Framed: Framed Fine Art.
All works are signed in pencil or ink or paint unless indicated otherwise.
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Cityscapes
Otto Kuhler. 1894-1977.
Mighty Metropolis (as seen from the Staten Island Ferry). 1930. Etching. 9 3/8 x 13. Edition 30. A fine impression printed with plate tone and atmospheric wiping to suggest clouds. Signed in pencil. Elegantly framed. $975.
Spires of Manhattan. c. 1930. Etching. 9 3/8 x 12 3/4. A fine impression printed with plate tone and atmospheric wiping to suggest clouds. Signed in pencil. Elegantly framed. $975. <
Louis Lozowick. 1892-1973.
Hudson Bridge (George Washington Bridge). 1929. Lithograph. Flint 30 14 1/4 x 8 3/4 (sheet 16 x 11 5/16). Edition 15, #8 (Flint states that the edition was probably 25-50 proofs). A rich tonal impression printed on the full sheet of 'Rives' wove paper. Housed in a silver leaf frame. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. $6,500.
Subway Construction. 1931. Lithograph. Flint 86. 16 5/8 x 12 3/4 (sheet 11 1/2 x 15 7/8). Edition 50, #3. A rich tonal impression printed on the full sheet of 'BFK' (Rives) wove paper. Housed in a silver leaf frame. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. $7,500.
Theodore Casimir Roussel. 1847-1926.
The Steam Launch, Chelsea Embankment. 1888-89. Etching. Hausberg 18. 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 (image and sheet). Edition about 30. Agnew's label verso. A rich impression with plate tone, printed by Roussel himself on off-white paper. Signed on tab "Theodore Roussel imp" in pencil. Housed in a reproduction frame that adapts part of Roussel's Stag and Flower Pattern Frame, Hausberg 164. Total frame size: 9 x 11 3/16. $1,250.
Landscapes
Sir David Young Cameron, R.A., R.S.A., R.W.S, R.E. 1865-1945.
Glen Orchy. Watercolor over pencil on paper. 9 1/4 x 13 (sight size). Ex-collection L.Gl Duke. Signed and titled in pencil, lower right. $2,250.
Childe Frederick Hassam, N.A. 1859-1935.
Old Lace. 1915. Etching and drypoint. Clayton 56. 7 1/2 x 7 1/4 (sheet 10 5/8 x 9 1/2). Printed on cream wove paper, with deckle edges and drying tack holes in the margins as usual. Signed "Cos Cob CH 1915" in the plate; monogrammed with the cypher in pencil and annotated 'imp' indicating an impression printed by the artist. Reproduction silver Hassam-style frame. $4,750.
David Hockney. Born 1937.
Serenade from The Blue Guitar. 1976-1977. Scottish Arts Council 217. Color etching with aquatint. 16 5/8 x 13 1/2 (framed 26 1/4 x 22 1/2). Edition of 200 plus 37 proofs. Printed on Inveresk mould made paper. Printed at Petersburg Press, London. Signed David Hockney and numbered "40/200" in pencil. Housed in a gold leaf frame. $4,750.
Lithograph of Water Made of Lines with Two Light Blue Washes. 1980. Lithograph printed in colors. Tyler 206; TAG 4951. 20 x 28 (sheet 26 x 36). Edition 25, #35. Published by Tyler Graphics with their blindstamp. Printed on white TGL handmade paper. Signed,dated and numbered in pencil. Price upon request.
Wilson Irvine, N.A. American. 1869-1936.
Summer Landscape. c. 1920. Aqua-print (monotype). 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 (framed 24 x 27). Signed, lower left. Housed in a gold-lipped silk mat and gold leaf frame. $1,950.
Thomas Moran, N.A. 1837-1925.
An Apple Orchard, Easthampton, L.I. (Mulford's Orchard, East Hampton, Sept. 21st, 1883). 1883. Etching. Klackner 36, Gilcrease 45. 11 5/8 x 17 1/2 (sheet 14 3/8 x 21 15/16). A rich impression printed on chine mounted on simili-Japon. Signed, titled (written in reverse) and dated in the plate; also signed in pencil. Klackner quotes Moran, "Etched directly from nature. A close study of the peculiarly distorted and picturesque forms of fruit trees warped by the sea winds." Original carved wood frame. $2,500.
Ernest David Roth, N.A. American. 1879-1964.
[Poplars, Gubbio]. c. 1924. Oil sketch for the etching of the same title. 20 x 16. Reproduction period frame. Unsigned. Provenance: Roth's studio. $1,125.
Roth Home, West Redding, Connecticut. c. 1920. Oil on canvas. 20 x 24 (framed 26 3/8 x 30 3/8). Signed, lower right. Reproduction period frame. Provenance: Roth's studio. $5,000.
The Plaza View from Central Park South. Oil drawing on panel. 9 x10. Unsigned. $950.
"A Fair Field Full of Folk"
Children and Pets
Helen Hyde. 1868-1919.
Her Bit. 1918. Color etching. Mason and Mason 140. 6 7/8 x 4 7/8 (sheet 10 3/4 x 7 13/16). Signed numbered '34.' in pencil. A rich impression with glowing colors, printed on Japanese mulberry paper with full margins. Housed in a frame with patriotic motifs of an eagle with shield and American flags. A unique presentation of a child doing 'her bit' by knitting for the soldiers. $1,750.
Eileen Soper. 1905-1990.
Blowing Bubbles. 1924. Etching. Beetles 67. 4 1/2 x 7. A fine impression with plate tone. Printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. Framed. $550.
Follow My Leader. c. 1923. Etching. Beetles 63. 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 . Printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. Framed. $550.
Tragedy. 1922. Etching. Beetles 31. 6 x 4. A fine impression with plate tone. Signed in pencil. Framed. $550.
Tug of War. 1923. Etching. Beetles 61. 4 x 7. A fine impression with plate tone on laid paper. Signed in pencil. Framed. $550.
Ladies
Edwin Austin Abbey. 1852-1911.
'Ha! Ha! Ha! Was there ever such a sober sentimental interview?' 1887. Etching after the drawing by Abbey. 9 7/8 x 8 5/8. As published in SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER: A Comedy by Dr. Goldsmith with drawings by Edwin A. Abbey Harper & Brothers, New York, New York, 1887, deluxe edition, folio. Unsigned proof on tissue. Housed in an elegant gold leaf and black frame.$175.
Robert Sargent Austin, R.A., P.R.E., P.R.W.S. 1895-1973.
A Woman of Scanno. 1926. Line engraving. 7 7/8 x 6 1/8 (sheet 12 3/4 x 10 3/8). Edition 50. Published by the Twenty One Gallery. A very rich impression printed on 'Charles I' laid paper. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching; Fine Prints of the Year, 1927; Print Collector's Quarterly 16 (1929): 342. Signed and dated in pencil. $450. Another proof framed, $525.
Robert Anning Bell, R.A. 1863-1933.
Battledore (Girls Playing Tennis). 1896. Lithograph. 10 1/2 x 6 5/8 (sheet 10 3/4 x 7 1/2). Printed in sanguine ink on cream wove paper, as published in The Studio volume 10, 1896, with their blindstamp. Signed and titled in the stone. Housed in a handsome gold leaf frame. A charming tennis image. $325.
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, R.A. 1890-1978.
Malvina (Anaïs). 1929. Etching. Fletcher 64. 7 3/4 x 5 7/8. Edition 111. Signed in pencil. Framed. $650.
Arthur Paine Garratt. Born 1875.
The Feathered Hat. c. 1900. Drypoint.10 7/8 x 7 3/4. A rich impression printed with drypoint burr on cream paper with full margins. Unsigned. The elegant hat is decorated with tulle and peacock feathers. The print is housed in a burled wood frame with a gold beaded lip. $275.
The Plumed Hat. c. 19p0. Drypoint. 10 7/8 x 7 7/8. A rich impression printed with drypoint burr on cream paper with full margins. Extensive pencil additions. Unsigned. The brimmed hat is decorated with plumes at the back. The print is housed in a black wood frame with a silver beaded lip. $275.
Käthe Kollwitz. German. 1867-1945.
Maria und Elisabeth (Mary and Elisabeth). Version III. 1928. Woodcut. Klipstein 234,Vb; von dem Knesebeck 249.vi.a. 14 1/4 x 13 3/4. Edition 150 in this state. A glowing impression on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed in pencil. Housed in an elegant black and silver frame. $9,750.
Sir Walter Westley Russell, C.V.O., R.A. 1867-1949.
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.
Jacques James Joseph Tissot. 1836-1902.
Printemps (Spring). 1878. Etching and drypoint. Tissot 30, Béraldi 27, Wentworth 34. 15 5/8 x 6 (sheet 24 x 10 1/8). Edition about 100. Slight mat stain; otherwise fine condition. A rich impression printed on cream 'Van Gelder Zonen' laid paper, onthe full sheet with deckle edges. Kathleen Newton, the artist's muse, wearing a ruffled muslin dress, is framed by flowering apple blossoms and rhodedendrons. Housed in a gold-leaf Whistler-style frame with a silk mat (Frame size 31 1/2 x 18). Signed in the plate, upper right. $7,500.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. 1864-1901.
Jane Avril. 1899. Brush lithograph printed in four colours from three stones. Delteil 367, Adhémar 323, Adriani 354.iii, Wittrock P29 B. 22 x 14 7/8 (image and sheet). Provenance: Far Gallery, New York; estate of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (née Braman) Grasso, Essex, Connecticut. Mounted on Green's Lens Tissue Japanese paper. The red is attenuated; the other colors are bright. A three-inch profrssionally-repaired diagonal tear just to the left of the skirt; the lower right-hand corner repaired. With name of the printer, 'H. Stern, Paris'. Titled, dated and monogrammed in the stone. Price upon request.
Gentlemen
James McBey. 1883-1959.
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. $1,500.
Georges Rouault. 1871-1958.
Qui ne se Grime Pas?(Who Does Not Wear a Mask?) A Self Portrait. 1923. Original etching with aquatint and mixed techniques over heliogravure in black ink. Chapon/Rouault 61c. Series: Miserere, plate 8. 22 3/16 x 17 (sheet 25 5/8 x 19 3/4). Intended for issue by Vollard c.1930 but not in fact issued until 1948. Printed by Jacquemin, published by Édition de L'Étoile Filante, Paris. in an edition of 425 (there were also 25 hors commerce copies). Printed on Arches laid paper, with the watermark Ambroise Vollard, with full margins and deckle edges. Signed and dated in the plate lower left. (No impressions in the published edition were pencil signed). Illustrated: Passeron, French Prints of the Twentieth Century; Hults The Print in the Western World. $9,750.
"Nous...c'est en sa mort que nous avons été baptisés." Romans 6:3. ("We...it is in His death that we have been baptized.") 1923. Original etching with aquatint and mixed techniques over heliogravure in black ink. Chapon/Rouault 83e. 22 3/16 x 17 (sheet 25 5/8 x 19 3/4). Series: Miserere, plate 30. Intended for issue by Vollard c.1930 but not in fact issued until 1948. Printed by Jacquemin, published by Édition de L'Étoile Filante, Paris. in an edition of 425 (there were also 25 hors commerce copies). Printed on Arches laid paper, with the watermark Ambroise Vollard, with full margins and deckle edges. Unsigned, as issued. $3,500.
"Obéissant jusqu'&à la morte et à la morte de la croix." (Phillippians 2.8). ("Obedient unto death, and to death on the cross.") 1923. Original etching with aquatint and mixed techniques over heliogravure in black ink. Chapon/Rouault 110b. 22 3/16 x 17 (sheet 25 5/8 x 19 3/4). Series: Miserere, plate 57. Intended for issue by Vollard c.1930 but not in fact issued until 1948. Printed by Jacquemin, published by Édition de L'Étoile Filante, Paris. Paris. in an edition of 425 (there were also 25 hors commerce copies). Printed on Arches laid paper, with the watermark Ambroise Vollard, with full margins and deckle edges. Signed and dated in the plate lower left. (No impressions in the published edition were pencil signed). $4,000.
William Strang, R.A, R.E. 1859-1921.
Portrait of Dr. Thomas Graham Balfour. c. 1883. Etching. 8 3/4 x 6 1/4. One unobtrusive foxing spot; otherwise fine condition. Printed with plate tone printed on cream wove paper. Signed in the plate. Housed in a handsome black frame with gold. $175
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