'Let It Snow!' Snowscapes: East and West
Greetings from icy, snowy Connecticut! To commemorate the record snowstorm of January 12-13, here is a file commemorating the beauty of snow. To view the effect on the storm on Allinson Gallery, please click on the image above.
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Snow in the City.
Ellison Hoover. 1888-1955.
Washington Arch in Snow (with traveller and bus). c. 1930. Lithograph.11 1/4 x 9 7/16 (sheet 16 x 12). Illustrated: Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress, page 220. A tonal impression printed on off-white wove paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. Hoover has captured a charming winter scene. $1,750.
Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.
Stoops in Snow. 1930. Drypoint and sandpaper ground. McCarron 89.ii. 10 x 15 (sheet 13 1/2 x 18 1/2). Edition 115 recorded impressions. Illustrated: American Etchers: Martin Lewis. A fine impression printed on Whatman white paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
John Sloan, N.A. 1871-1951
Girls Sliding. 1915. Etching. Morse 171.iv. 4 1/4 x 5 7/8 (sheet 8 3/4 x 11 7/8). A fine impression on cream wove paper. Annotated "Peter Platt imp" in pencil (Platt printed 30 of the total edition of 100). Signed, titled and annotated "100 proofs" in pencil. $2,500.
Washington Arch. 1923. Etching. Morse 212.v. 8 x 5 (sheet 10 7/8 x 7 5/8). One of 20 proofs printed by Ernest Roth, from the total edition of 100 in this state. There were no editions of previous states, as the etchings were used as Christmas cards. A fine impression on cream laid paper with wide margins. Roth used selective plate tone in the sky to suggest a grey day, and cleanly wiped the snow, leaving plate tone to suggest the shadows of the children playing, lower right. Signed, titled and annotated "100 proofs" by Sloan in pencil. Annotated "Ernest Roth imp" by Roth. $2,750.
Stow Wengenroth, N.A. American. 1906-1978.
Lower Fifth Avenue. 1960. Lithograph. Stuckey 256. 10 1/8 x 15 3/4 (sheet 13 1/8 x 19 1/4). Edition 40. A fine impression printed on cream-colored wove paper. Signed and annotated in pencil. Price upon request.
From the Weather Bureau. New York, New York. February, 1940. Lithograph printed in black and cream. Stuckey 106.ii. Two stone printing. 10 1/8 x 17 (sheet 16 x 21 5/8). Edition 40 in this state (total edition 43). Wxcellent condition. Signed and annotated 'Ed/40' in pencil. $9,750.
Snow in the Country
William Harry Warren Bicknell. 1860-1947.
Edge of the Woods. 1916. Drypoint. 7 7/8 x 9 3/4 (sheet 10 7/16 x 13 1/8). A rich impression in printed on Japanese paper with an oak leaf watermark. Signed and annotated '3rd state' in pencil. $530.
David T. Darling. Active c. 1920-1950.
Snowscape. c. 1930. Watergraph in purple, blue, green and mauve. 11 x 14 x 8 (sheet 13 1/42 x 17 3/8). Signed in pencil. $325.
Harold Kerr Eby, N.A. 1890-1946.
The Cow Shed. 1946. Etching, aquatint and sandpaper ground. G 211. 9 5/8 x 15 1/8. Edition 100. $825.
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.
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 (it looks like our pasture). $325.
Emil Ganso. 1895-1941.
Metropolis, Union Square. 1938. Etching and aquatint. Smith I-83. 11 7/8 x 15. Edition 35. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly 24 (December, 1937): 338; Salpater, Handy Artist, page 58. $1,750.
David Hockney. Born 1937.
Snow 1973. Lithograph and screenprint in colors, from 6 stones, 1 aluminium plate, two screens. Scottish Arts Council 140. 34 1/4 x 28 1/2 (sheet 40 x 33 1/2). Edition 98 (plus 12 artist's proofs), #32. 'Weather' series. Printed on Arjomari mould-made paper, with the Gemini G.E.L. blindstamps, Los Angeles. A fine impression with fresh colours in pristine condition. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in green crayon. Price upon request.
Charles H. Joslin. 1922-2001.
Back of Main Street, Charlemont. 1995. Wood engraving printed on a Christmas card. 3 11/16 x 5 7/16 (sheet 4 5/8 x 6 1/4). Printed on white wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil; signed in ink inside the card. $75.
Birches in Winter. 1990. Wood engraving printed on a Christmas card. 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 (sheet 6 1/4 x 4 5/8). Printed on white wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil; signed in ink inside the card. $75.
Frost Patterns. 1986. Wood engraving printed on a Christmas card. 3 9/16 x 5 5/8 (sheet 4 1/2 x 6 1/4). Printed on white wove paper. Signed and dated in pencil; signed in ink inside the card. $75.
Norman Kent. 1903-1972.
A Bend in the Road. c. 1934. Linocut. 4 1/2 x 4 (sheet 7 x 4 7/8). A strong impression printed on hand-made paper. Engraved on the block by the artist himself. Signed and dedicated "my grateful appreciation of Carl Fro Kallog and all his family" in pencil. $225.
[Winter Storm]. c. 1934. Linocut. 3 13/16 x 3 1/8 (sheet 7 x 4 7/8). A strong impression printed on hand-made paper. Engraved on the block by the artist himself. Signed in pencil. $175.
William MacLean. 1890-1946.
Silent Night. 1945. Etching with drypoint and aquatint. 8 5/8 x 11 13/16 (sheet 12 x 15). A rich impression with plate tone, printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Commissioned by W.C. Hamilton and Sons, paper manufacturers in Miquon, PA, as a Christmas Greeting. Signed and titled in pencil. $350.
Robert Hogg Nisbet, N.A. 1879-1961.
[Kent Hills, CT]. c. 1930. Soft ground etching. 4 x 4 3/4 (sheet 9 1/4 x 11 3/8). Printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $75.
Ernest David Roth, N.A. American. 1879-1964.
The Alps in Spring. Oil on canvas. 20 x 24. Signed, lower right. This is possibly a view from the Lötschen Valley (Lötschental) near Kandersteg in the Swiss Alps. $2,500.
Levon West. 1900-1968.
Canadian Riders. 1939. Drypoint.10 1/8 x 14 3/8. Trial proof, apart from the edition 100. An extremely rich impression on light greenish-toned paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. $650.
Ronau W. Woiceske. 1890-1946.
Brookside. c.1935. Etching, drypoint and aquatint. 11 7/8 x 10 (sheet 15 x 13). Edition 75. A rich atmospheric impression printed on 'France' countermarked cream wove paper with full margins. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $950.
Reflections. c.1935. Etching, drypoint and aquatint. 12 3/4 x 7 1/4 (sheet 15 3/4x 10 7/8). Edition 60. A rich atmospheric impression printed cream wove paper with full margins. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $950.
Refuge. c.1935. Etching, drypoint and aquatint. 9 1/4 x 14 1/8 (sheet 13 x 17 1/2). Edition 50. A rich atmospheric impression printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $875.
Silent Night. c.1935. Etching, drypoint and aquatint. 10 x 14 3/4 (sheet 13 1/8 x 17 7/8). Edition 60. A rich atmospheric impression printed on wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $1,250.
Snowstorm. c.1935. Etching, drypoint and aquatint. 10 1/4 x 12 1/8 (sheet 13 3/8 x 15 7/8). 2nd state, trial proof. A rich atmospheric impression printed on 'France' wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed, titled and annotated '2/1' in pencil. $975.
Symphony in White. c.1935. Etching, drypoint and aquatint. 11 1/2 x 9 3/8 (sheet 15 3/4 x 12 5/8). Edition 50. A rich atmospheric impression printed on 'Arches' wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $1,100.
Two Trees. c.1935. Etching, drypoint and aquatint. 11 3/4 x 9 7 /8 (sheet 14 3/4 x 12 1/2). Edition 50. A rich atmospheric impression printed on cream 'Rives' wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $950. Another impression on cream wove paper, with a faint mat line. $750.
The Veteran. c.1935. Etching, drypoint and aquatint. 9 7/8 x 11 1/4 (sheet 13 1/8 x 16 7/8). Edition 56. A rich impression printed on 'Rives' wove paper. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $1,150.
Winter Forage. c.1935. Etching, drypoint and aquatint. 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 (sheet 11 3/8 x 14 3/4). Edition 50. A rich impression printed on 'France' wove paper. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $900.
Oriental Snowscapes
Inagaki Nenjiro (Inagaki Toshijiro). 1902-1963.
Zen Garden. 1965. Stencil. 16 1/2 x 21 3/8. On the full sheet with deckle edges. Sealed in the margin. $300.
Eika Kato. 1869-1942.
Yuki no yougure - Snow at Dusk. c. 1900. Watercolor on Japanese paper with a chrysanthemum watermark. 37 1/2 x 25 1/4. Signed "E. Kato" lower right. The shop on the right sells cigarettes. An extremely large and dramatic image in fine condition. $2,000.
Ohara Koson (Shoson). 1877-1945.
Carrion Crow on a Snow-covered Branch at Dawn. c. 1930. Otanzaku: 14 9/16 x 6 5/8 (sheet 14 15/16 x 6 3/4). Publisher: Watanabe Watanabe Shozaburo. Illustrated: Crows, Cranes & Camellias S5.5. Signed and sealed Shoson. $975.
Eagle in Flight against a Snowy Sky 1933. Oban: 14 3/16 x 9 7/16 (sheet 15 3/8 x 10 3/8). Signed and sealed Shoson. Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo. Illustrated: Crows, Cranes & Camellias, S13.2, p. 197. Signed Shoson. An early printing in pristine condition. Extremely subtle shading, and striking colors. Printed with gauffrage (embossing) in the eagle's feathers and on the snow-covered trees. $500
Goose and Reeds. Otanzaku: 13 1/2 x 7 1/4. Illustrated: Newland, Crows, Cranes & Camellias, K11.9, catalogue 41, pages 66, 174. Signed and sealed Koson. An excellent impression with subtle bokashi shading througout, and gauffrage on the birds' feathers and on the snow-covered reeds. $750.
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