Samuel Margolies. 1897-1974.
Incalculable Forces. c.1936. Etching and aquatint. 14 x 8 1/4 (sheet 16 3/8 x 10 3/8). Edition 100, #18. Executed for the Treasury Relief Art Project. A richly-inked impression on pale cream-colored paper watermarked. Pristine condition. Signed,annotated "S.A.E." [Society of American Etchers], titled and numbered in pencil.. A dramatic view of the Manhattan Skyline with Empire State building seen from the Brooklyn Bridge. P.O.R. A dramatic view of the Manhattan skyline with Empire State building seen from the Brooklyn Bridge. P.O.R.
Man's Canyons. 1936. Etching and aquatint. 11 3/4 x 8 7/8 (sheet 17 1/4 x 12 7/8). Edition 100. Signed and titled in pencil. A glowing impression on pale cream-colored paper watermarked "Rives." Pristine condition on the full sheet with deckle edges. This is an exciting Modernist view of the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings. The top of the Empire State Building is decapitated visually, to create a startling effect. P.O.R.
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