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Mefisto, New York. 1932. Wood engraving. 6 9/16 x 4 1/2 (sheet 8 1/4 x 6 1/2). $2,750.
Evening. East River. New York. (East River, Night and Evening, East). 1919. Etching and aquatint printed in colors. Fletcher 41.vi. 3 7/16 x 5 1/4 (sheet 6 1/4 x 9 5/8). Edition of 50 in color in this state (there were 25 in black and white in this state. Total edition 28 known in black and white and 54 in color. Printed on cream laid paper with a partial Ar[ches] countermark. Printed by the artist himself. A rich, well-inked impression of this scarce image. Signed, titled and annotated 'sixth state' in pencil. $2,250.
New York from Staten Island Ferry (New York Skyline). 1917. Etching. Fletcher 14. 1 3/8 x 13 3/4 (sheet 6 3/8 x 10). Miniature series #1. Edition 20 printed in 1917 (total 26 proofs). Printed in black ink on the full sheet of 'hand made' bluisté laid paper made by the artist. A rich impression with plate tone, printed by Arms himself. Stamp lower left 'Collectione E John Taylor Arms' indicating a proof reserved by Arms for his own collection. Signed, dated and annotated 'I' in pencil and 'sp' in the lower right-hand margin. A choice impression of this tour-de-force image. $750.
West Forty-Second Street. (Corner of Fifth Avenue toward Sixth). 1920. Etching. Fletcher 41. 13 x 10 1/2 (sheet 9 3/8 x 15 3/4). Edition 75. Printed in black ink on the full sheet of cream wove paper. Printed by Frederick Reynolds, New York. A rich, well-inked impression of this dramatic image. Signed in pencil. $9,750.
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Leaning on the Wall. 1927. Etching. Teller 4. 4 x 3 (sheet 11 x 8 7/8). Edition 100, #18 from the lifetime edition printed in 1967; there were only proofs earlier. A rich impression with plate tone printed on cream wove paper. Signed and dated in ink verso, possibly in another hand. Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. $550.
Book Stalls. c. 1931. Wood engraving. Duffy 100. 3 11/16 x 5 3/16 (sheet 5 3/4 x 6). Proof apart from the signed edition of 100. Published in 1931 by the Weyhe Gallery in The Checkerboard: Cook Number. Unsigned. $175.
Skyscraper #2. c. 1930. Wood engraving. Duffy 141. 4 1/8 x 3 1/16 (sheet 8 x 4 5/8). Proof apart from the signed edition. Published in 1931 by the Weyhe Gallery in The Checkerboard: Cook Number. Unsigned. $250.
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No. 1 Wall Street. 1930. Etching and sandpaper ground. Giardina 148.iv. 16 x 10 3/8. Edition 90. No 1 Wall Street, the former Irving Trust Company headquarters, is located at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in Manhattan's financial discrict. Trinity Church is in the background. $1,500.
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End of the El. (End of the Bowery) 1933. Lithograph. 9 3/8 x 13 1/8. Edition 50, #25. Signed and numbered in pencil. A fine impression of this scarce lithograph. $1,750.
Evening, Fifth Avenue. 1965. Lithograph printed in colors. 22 5/8 x 18 (sheet 25 1/2 x 19 3/4). Edition 50. A fine impression printed on "BLK Rives" watermarked paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. A pristine impression of this imposing image. $950
St. Michael's Church in Brooklyn. 1947. Lithograph. 9 1/2 x 12 1/3 (12 x 16). Edition 250 for Associated American Artists. Winner of the Library of Congress Prize, National Print Competition. St,. Michael's Church is located at 352 42nd Street in Brooklyn. A fine impression on wove paper with full margins. Fiene has captured a charming winter scene. $225.
Plaza Group -- Towers of Manhattan. c.1930. Etching. 10 x 5 5/16 (sheet 11 7/8 x 7 3/16). A rich impression on pale cream-colored wove. Pristine condition. Signed in pencil. A stunning view of the Plaza, the Sherry Netherland Hotel and the surrounding buildings. $500.
During the etching revival of the 1930's, Flanagan produced, ddramatic renditions of the ever-changing New York skyline.
The Earl Horter etching below pictures the old entrance to the hotel.
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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.
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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. $1,950.
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. $1,950.
Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.
Bay Windows. 1929. Drypoint and sandpaper ground. McCarron 80. 11 3/4 x 7 7/8 (sheet 15 7/8 x 10 3/8). Edition 104. A fine impression printed on white laid paper with a cross watermark, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed and annotated "imp" in pencil, indicating a proof printed by the artist himself. Price upon request.
The Glow of the City. 1929. Drypoint. McCarron 77. 11 1/4 x 14 1/4 (sheet 14 1/8 x 18 3/4). Edition of 110 recorded impressions, including 4 trial proofs. Illustrated: American Etchers: Martin Lewis; Fine Prints of the Year, 1930. A rich impression printed on Kalmer Swedish paper, with full margins. Signed and annotated "imp" in pencil, indicating a proof printed by the artist himself. Price upon request.
Shadow Dance. 1929. Drypoint. McCarron 88. 9 1/2 x 10 7/8 (sheet 13 x 14 7/8). Illustrated: American Etchers: Martin Lewis; Fine Prints of the Year 1931; Edition 109 recorded impressions. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
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.
[Rainy Afternoon]. c.1928. Conte crayon drawing. 8 3/4 x 7 1/16. Drawn on tan wove paper from a small notebook. The drawing has overtones of Wet Saturday (McCarron 81). Unsigned. Estate seal verso: Lucille Deming Lewis Collection; estate inventory number LDL-794. $1,250
[The Roustabout]. c. 1916. Pencil drawing. 4 7/8 x 8 7/16. Drawn on tan wove paper from a small notebook. The drawing has overtones of The Roustabout (McCarron 14). Signed 'Martin Lewis P.L.' Patricia Lewis was the artist's wife.. Estate seal verso: Lucille Deming Lewis Collection; estate inventory number LD847. $750.
The Empire State Building. 1930. Etching. 19 x 8 (sheet 2 5/8 x 11 9/16). A rich, well-inked impression printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Signed and dated in pencil. $2,500.
New York from Weehauwken. 1941. Etching. Hardie 277. 7 7/8 x 14 7/8. Edition 60, #2. With an unsigned proof from the cancelled plate. $1,750.
Sub-Treasury Building, New York. March 10, 1930. Ink and watercolor on paper. 15 1/2 x 9 1/2. Signed, dated and titled in ink, lower right. The lower mat bevel is decorated to emulate cobblestones -- a charming touch. An elegant watercolor with bright, unfaded colors, in pristine condition. $3,500.
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Incalculable Forces. c.1936. Etching and aquatint. 14 x 8 1/4 (sheet 16 3/8 x 10 3/8). Edition 100, #18. Signed and titled in pencil. 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. $9,000.
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Beach Picnic. July 11, 1939. Engraving. Sasowsky 182.iii. 5 x 7 (sheet 7 1/2 x 10). Edition 20. Printed on china paper affixed to a sturdy white wove support sheet. A rich impression of this very rare image. Signed in pencil. $3,500.
Coney Island Beach #1. 1939. Engraving. Sasowsky 191.ii. 9 3/4 x 12 (sheet 11 1/2 x 13 7/8). Edition 17 printed by Marsh in 1939 as noted by Sasowsky; there were 110 posthumous impressions. Printed on toned J Whatman laid paper with irregular margins. Signed, dated, titled and annotated '[$]25.00 Ed. 40' in pencil. Signed in pencil. $5,500.
The Bowery. 1928. Lithograph. Sasowsky 16. 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 (sheet 11 13/16 x 14 3/8 at the top and 15 5/8 at the bottom of the sheet. Irregularly trimmed). Edition 31 according to Marsh's notebook; however, the lithograph is annotated "30 proofs" in Marsh's hand. An excellent impression on china paper affixed to a sturdy white wove support sheet. Signed and annotated in pencil. $7,500. ession, printed with plate tone on cream laid paper with deckleedges. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
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Snow and Lights (The New York skyline from Brooklyn Heights). c. 1920. Watercolor on brown paper. 10 3/8 x 12 7/8. Signed, lower left; titled verso. $4,250.
The Biggest of All; Telephone and Telegraph Building. 1925. Etching. Wuerth 853. 9 7/8 x 11 7/8 (sheet 11 3/4 x 17 1/4). Edition probably 35. An atmospheric impression with plate tone, printed on antique laid paper from an old book. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $850.
The Elevated. 1921. Etching. W 789. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8. Edition probably 50. $950.
Madison Avenue. 1923. Etching. Wuerth 11. 12 x 9 1/8. Edition probably 50. Illustrated: Bryant, Joseph Pennell's New York Etchings. $850.
Montague Terrace, Children Skating. 1924. Etching. W 832. 8 x 9 7/8. Series: Brooklyn Heights. Edition about 75. Illustrated: Bryant, Joseph Pennell's New York Etchings. $500.
Nassau Street. 1904. Lithograph. W 158.10 11/16 x 6 1/4.. New York series. Commission for the Society of Iconophiles. $225.
Orgy of Building, An. 1923. Etching. W 808. 12 1/4 x 9 1/4. Edition about 50. llustrated: Bryant, Joseph Pennell's New York Etchings. $850.
Sunset from Williamsburg Bridge. 1915. Etching. W 674. 8 1/2 x 11. Edition 100. $2,000.
The Telephone and Telegraph Foundation. 1924. Etching. Wuerth 827. 12 7/8 x 8 7/8 (sheet 15 3/16 x 9 7/8). Private plate, etched for McKenzie, Vorhees and Gmelin.An atmospheric impression with plate tone, printed on antique laid paper from an old book. Printed by the artist. Signed in pencil. $950.
The Woolworth Building. 1915. Etching. Wuerth 675. 11 7/8 x 7 3/8 (sheet 15 x 9 1/4). Edition about 100. Signed in pencil. A rich, tonal impression printed on antique laid paper from an old volume. The inking and wiping suggest a misty morning. $1,500.
New York World's Fair. 1939-40. Watercolor. 19 1/8 x 24. Signed, lower left; dated, titled and annotated 'No 215 N.F.S. title -- option only --' verso. $800.
Peck Slip. (East River, New York). 1935. Wood engraving. 8 15/16 x 11 7/8 (sheet 11 1/2 x 16). A fine impression printed on the full sheet of cream wove paper with deckle edges. Signed and titled in pencil. $650.
Harvard Hall N.Y.C. 1931. Etching and drypoint. 8 7/8 x 6 1/2 (sheet 13 x 9 7/8). Trial proof of the final state. Edition 100. A rich impression on simili-Japan paper, printed by Charles White, ther master printer. Pristine condition. Light mat toning, otherwise excellent condition. Signed, dated, annotated and titled in pencil. $225.
Pony Cart. c. 1930. Color woodcut. 10 3/4 x 14 5/8. New York Public Library 29. Edition 20-30. Stamped "New York City W.P.A. Art Project." Signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression of this scarce image. $575.
Waterfront. c. 1930. Waterfront. Etching. 3 1/8 x 16 3/4 (sheet 6 3/4 x 18 7/8). Edition 250, #42. Printed for Associated American Artists. A rich impression with plate tone. Signed in pencil. $275.
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The Plaza View from Central Park South. Oil drawing on panel. 9 x10. Unsigned. $950.
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Calf Love. 1916. Etching. Morse 182. 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 (sheet 5 1/2 x 4 7/8). Signed and titled in pencil. Edition 100. A rich impression printed in black/brown ink on cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. $1,150.
Girls Sliding. 1915. Etching. Morse 171.iv. 4 1/4 x 5 7/8 (sheet 8 3/4 x 11 7/8). Signed, titled and annotated "100 proofs" in pencil. Annotated "Peter Platt" in pencil (Platt printed 30 of the total edition of 100). A fine impression on cream wove paper. In 1945, Sloan wrote of the image, "Happy healthy girls putting on a floor show for appreciative bums in Washington Square. There are some battles in these things, but they are pretty well eliminated." $2,750.
Hell Hole. 1917. Etching and aquatint. Morse 186.ii. 7 3/8 x 9 3/8 (sheet 11 5/8 x 13 3/4).Printed on cream wove paper countermarked 'USA', on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed, title and annotated '100 proofs' in pencil by Sloan. $5,500.
The Show Case. 1905. Etching. Morse 129.iii. 5 x 6 15/16 (sheet 9 3/4 x 12 1/2). Annotated "Peter Platt" in pencil (Platt printed part of the total edition of 100). Series: New York City Life. A fine impression on cream wove paper, printed on the full sheet with deckle edges. Tack holes from drying in the outer margin edges, as usual. Signed, titled and annotated "100 proofs" in pencil. $3,250.
Washington Arch. 1923. Etching. Morse 212.v. 8 x 5 (sheet 10 7/8 x 7 5/8). Signed, titled and annotated "100 proofs" by Sloan in pencil. Annotated "Ernest Roth imp" by Roth. One of 20 proofs printed by him, 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. Sloan wrote "A simple and telling design which would have been weakened by a more delicate technical approach" Morse p.237. $3,250.
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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.
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