Gargoyles.

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Albert Abramovitz. 1879-1963.

Mefisto, New York. 1932. Wood engraving. 6 9/16 x 4 1/2 (sheet 8 1/4 x 6 1/2). $2,750.

John Taylor Arms, N.A. 1887-1953.

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. $650.

A Devil of Notre Dame. 1929. Etching. Fletcher 255.ii. 7 x 4 7/8 (sheet 13 x 9). Gargoyle Series #13.Edition 255. The artist's own personal proof, apart from the edition of 100 for Churches of France by Dorothy Noyes Arms (Macmillan, NY, 1929.) An exceptionally rich impression printed on grayish laid paper with a foolscap watermark from an antique volume. Signed, dated, annotated extensively, 'Personal proof,' 'A Devil of Notre Dame', 'Frontispiece for 'Churches of France', 'Number 12 of the 'Gargoyle Series','Second (published) edition', Printed by Peter Platt at New York on old grayish paper', 'Collection "b" 'pp' [personal proof]. $1,950.

The Gothic Spirit (also called A Gargoyle, A Gothic Spirit). 1922. Etching and stipple. Fletcher 120. 11 3/4 x 7 (sheet 15 3/4 x 10 1/2). Gargoyle Series #8. Edition 130. A glowing impression printed on simili-Japan paper. Signed, dated and annotated 'I' in pencil. $2,750.

Guardians of the Spire (Amiens Cathedral Number 2). 1921. Etching. Fletcher 102. 6 3/4 x 9 7/8 (sheet 8 7/8 x 13 3/4). Gargoyle Series #4. Edition 75. Signed in pencil. Illustated in Churches of France by Dorothy Noyes Arms (Macmillan, NY, 1929), page 20. Signed in pencil. $1,750.

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. $2,750.

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.e 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. $5,500.

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. $1,750.

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. Edition 75. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $3,200.

Sir David Young Cameron, R.A., R.S.A.,R.W.S, R.E. 1865-1945.

The Chimera of Amiens. 1910. Drypoint. Rinder 415.vii. 9 9/16 x 7 3/16. Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940; Lumsden, The Art of Etching; Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: D.Y. Cameron; Hind, The Etchings of D.Y. Cameron. Signed in pencil. $1,750.

Hotel de Sens. 1904. Etching and drypoint. Rinder 363.iv. 11 3/16 x 6 1/4 (sheet 12 1/16 x 6 5/16). Paris Set, #3. A The Paris Set consisted of 6 images, printed in an edition of 35, with some additional impressions.rich impression with plate tone printed on cream laid paper. The name commemorates the fact that in the fifteenth century, when this hotel was built for the occupation of the Archbishops of Sens, Paris was under their ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Signed in pencil. $600.

Fritz Eichenberg. 1901-1990.

Nightwatch. 1952. Wood engraving. 13 x 13 (sheet 16 3/4 x 14 1/16). Edition 100, #77. A well-inked impression printed on light tan laid paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Framed. $1,250.

C. Hentschel. fl. 1850-c.1890.

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.

Auguste Lepère. 1849-1918.

Le Stryge de Notre Dame: Flecons de neige qui tombe (The Vampire of Notre Dame: Falling Snowflakes). 1890. Wood engraving. Lots-Brissonneau 212. 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 (sheet 7 7/8 x 7 3/4). Edition 35, #9. Commission for Harper's Magazine, 1890. Ex-collection the Baldwin-Wallace College Department of Art, Berea, Ohio. A rich impression printed on tissue-thin laid paper. Remnants of small paper hinges in the corners, otherwise excellent condition. Signed and numbered in ink. A rare proof of this iconic image. $1,250.

Charles Meryon. 1821-1868.

L'Abside du Pont Notre-Dame-de-Paris. (The Apse of the Pont Notre Dame, Paris). 1854. Etching, engraving and drypoint. Burty 52, Delteil-Wright 38; Schneiderman 45.viii/ix. 6 1/2 x 11 3/4 (sheet 13 x 19 3/4) Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. A rich impression printed on the full sheet of 'Hudelist' laid paper. Monogrammed in the plate. $4,000.

Le Petit Pont (Le Petit Pont, Paris). 1858. Etching and engraving. Delteil-Wright 24.v; Schneiderman 20.vi. 10 3/8 x 7 3/8 (sheet 13 x 9 1/2). Edition of 600 for L'Artiste (vol IV #14, 1858) in this state. Schneiderman writes, 'In some proofs the full inscription has not been inked but is still still discernible' (p. 38). Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. A rich impression printed on black/brown ink on cream laid paper. Monogrammed in the plate. upper right. $3,000.

Le Stryge (The Vampire). 1853 and later. Etching. Delteil-Wright 25; Schneiderman 27.vi/x. 6 5/8 x 5 1/16 (sheet 9 3/4 x 7 1/2). Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 1 (1911): 65; Leipnik, A History of French Etching; Lumsden, The Art of Etching. Monogrammed in the plate. A rich lifetime impression printed on fine 'VEGO' laid paper. Monogrammed in the plate. $6,000.

Joseph Pennell, N.A. 1857-1926.

Christ Church, St. Louis. 1919. Lithograph. Wuerth 593. 19 3/4 x 17 1/4 (sheet 24 1/2 x 18 1/2). Edition 20. Printed on the full sheet of 'Ingres' laid paper. A fine impression printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $550.

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