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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.
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Bridge Silhouette. 1982. Aquatint. 7 7/8 x 10. Edition 250, #60. Signed in pencil. $750.
Greetings from the House of Weyhe, 1929. 1929. Woodcut. 8 x 4 1/2 (sheet 9 x 5 1/2). Proof aside from the edition of 100. Printed on heavy wove paper. Signed in the block. $850.
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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. A fine impression of this scarce image. $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. $2,750.
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Mighty Metropolis (as seen from the Staten Island Ferry). c. 1927. Etching and aquatint. 9 3/8 x 13. A fine impression printed with plate tone and atmospheric wiping to suggest clouds. Signed in pencil. Elegantly framed. $1,950.
Spires of Manhattan. c. 1927. Etching and aquatint. 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.
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Arch, Midnight. 1930. Drypoint. McCarron 84. 8 1/8 x 11 5/8 (sheet 10 1/4 x 15 1/2). Lifetime edition 100. This is a posthumous impression printed on 'DE 1977' countermarked laid paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed 'Martin Lewis P.L.' [Patricia Lewis] in pencil. $3,500.
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. $4,500.
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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. P.O.R.
Man's Canyons. 1936. Etching and aquatint. 11 3/4 x 8 7/8 (sheet 7 1/4 x 12 7/8). Edition 100. A rich impression in pristine condition on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed, titled and annotated )etching & aquatint) 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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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.
The Cliff Dwellers of New York. Alternately titled, A Renaissance of Shanty Town. 1881. Etching. Klackner 14. 8 1/8 x 11 7/8. Illustrated: Prints of Nature. Poetic Etchings of Mary Nimmo Moran; Bruhn, American Etching: the 1880's. One of the artist's two urban scenes. Thomas Moran wrote to the publisher, Koehler, regarding the print: "Mrs. Moran has lately made a pretty large plate of 'The Cliff Dwellers of New York.' Shanties on the rocks in our street which were removed a few days after she had finished her etching. As you can see, it is a good field, and would have an historic value in time to come. " $2,500.
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On the Roof Garden. 1919. Mezzotint. L 53, G32. 8 1/4 x 4 5/8 (sheet 13 15/16 x 11 1/16). Edition 50. New York set. A richly inked impression printed on "F J Head" watermarked paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Nevinson made only 6 mezzotints. A superb impression of this rare print. Nevinson captures the essential spirit of the flapper. $9,500.
Temples of New York. 1919. Drypoint. L 44; G 26. 7 3/4 x 6 (sheet 11 3/8 x 9 1/8). Edition 50. New York set. Trinity Church facade from the back, which faces Wall Street. Illustrated: Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 138. Pristine condition apart from remnants of brown paper hinges in the top mrgin, verso. A rich impression, with burr, printed with plate tone on cream wove paper. $8,500.
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The East River from the Brooklyn Waterfront. Watercolor on grey paper. 10 x 12. Signed, upper right. $3,500.
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.
Foundations at the Saks Building, The. 1923. Etching. W 820. 12 1/4 x 9 1/4. Printed on laid paper from an old tome. Pennell, the master printer, used a sheet that was barely larger than the plate. Illustrated: Bryant, Joseph Pennell's New York Etchings, plate 70. Edition c. 60. Small margins. One of Pennell's most dramatic night scenes. St. Patrick's Cathedral is in the background. Signed in pencil. $850. Proof with white watercolor highlights (illustrated) $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.
Standard Oil: Staten Island. 1909. Etching and aquatint. W 536. 5 1/2 x 12. Edition probably 50. $1,500.
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.
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.
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The Plaza View from Central Park South. Oil drawing on panel. 9 x10. Unsigned. $950.
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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.
Sunbathers on the Roof. 1941. Etching. Morse 307. 6 x 7 (sheet 8 3/8" x 10-5/8). Edition 175 for The American College Society of Print Collectors. A rich impression, printed on the full sheet of white laid paper with deckle edges. Signed and titled in pencil. $3,750.
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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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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