Augustus Edwin John, R.A. 1878-1961.

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A Girl's Head - J. Wearing a Hat. 1919. Etching. Dodgson 134.i/ii. 5 15/16 x 3 15/16 (sheet 10 7/8 x 8 1/8). Edition 3 in theis state (total 53 proofs). A rich impression with tonal wiping, printed on Strathmore cream laid paper with a partial watermark. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 18 (1931): 279. Annotated in ink 'Plate N^o. 136. A Girl's Head (J). 1919. First state 2/3' and signed 'Aug E. John' in pencil. An extremely scarce proof in this state. $1,500.

Old Arthy. 1902. Etching. Dodgson 30. 7 7/8 x 5 3/16 (sheet 11 1/2 x 8 1/8). Edition 25, #24. A rich impression with plate tone, printed on cream laid paper. Numbered and signed "Aug E. John" in pencil. $950.

Portrait of the Artist (Tête Farouche). 1906. Etching. Dodgson 10.ii. 8 1/2 x 6 11/16 (sheet 10 3/4 x 8 9/16). Edition 25, #25. A brilliant, rich impression with plate tone, printed on cream laid paper with a partial Fortune figure watermark. Illustrated: Lumsden, The Art of Etching. Ex-collection Daniel and Rosalyn Jacobs, with their blinsdtamp, lower right margin corner. Titled, numbered and annotated 'plate No 87' in ink; signed in pencil. $13,500.

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