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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.
Brazilian Builders. 1933. Etching. Ryan 59. 8 1/2 x 16 1/2 (sheet 19 1/4 x 11). Printed on cream-colored wove paper. Illustrated: 1933 cover, Herald Tribune Magazine; Fine Prints of the Year, 1934. Awarded the prize for best print, Philadelphia Print Club, 1934. A brilliant impression of this dramatic image. Signed and titled in pencil. $4,000.
The Connectors. 1934. Etching. Ryan 66. 9 7/8 x 13 (sheet 16 7/8 x 13 1/8). 1934 - honorable mention, Society of American Etchers; 1042: purchase prize by the Cincinnati Art museum. A fine impression of this dramatic image printed on cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. $5,750.
Sky Riders. 1935. Etching. Ryan 85. 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 (sheet 15 x 12 3/4). A rich impression printed on pale cream-colored laid paper. Signed in pencil. $5,750.
Artists Judging Works of Art. 1916. Lithograph. Mason 18. 14 1/2 x 19 (sheet 18 3/4 x 26 7/8). Edition aproximately 52. A rich impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. This is a fine lifetime impression. Provenance: H.V. Allison &Co. Inc., New York; Chapellier Galleries, Inc, New York; Galleries Marcus Stenberg, Chicago. Gift of Marcus to a Texas collector. Signed and annotated 'No. 25' in pencil by the artist. $11,000.
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.
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.
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.
Express Stop. 1948. Etching. 6 1/2 x 5 7/8 (sheet 9 3/4 x 8 3/4). Edition 125 for the New York Society of Etchers, Graveurs, Lithographers and Woodcuters. LC 2, Illustrated: Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress, p.177; Whistler to Weidenaar: American Prints 1870-1950, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1987. A fine impression with plate tone printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $850.
Extra. 1939. Lithograph. 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 sheet 20 3/8 x 15 7/8). Edition 25, #13. Printed on fine wove paper; some wrinkling inherent in the paper. A lively, scarce image. Signed, dated, titled and editioned in pencil. $750.
Washington Arch in Snow (with traveller). c. 1930. Lithograph printed in blue ink. 11 1/4 x 9 7/16 (sheet 16 x 12). A tonal impression printed in blue ink on off-white wove paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. Hoover has captured a charming winter scene. $1,750.
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.
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.
(Dock Workers under the Brooklyn Bridge). c. 1916-18. Aquatint and etching. McCarron 15. 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 (sheet 39 1/2 x 26 1/8). 5 recorded impressions (including 4 trial proofs), plus a proposed edition of 100 issued by Kennedy Galleries in 1973 (fewer proofs were printed). A fine impression printed on the full sheet of cream wove paper with deckle edges. Signed 'Martin Lewis (L. D. L.] 1973). Louise Deming Louis was the artist's wife. Price upon request.
East Side Night, Williamsburg Bridge. 1928. Etching. McCarron 71. 9 7/8 x 12 (sheet 143 x 16 1/4). Edition of 69 recorded impressions. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper, with full margins (the top sheet corners trimmed). 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.
Quarter of Nine, Saturday's Children. 1929. Drypoint. McCarron 78. 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 (sheet 13 3/4 x 18). Illustrated: American Etchers: Martin Lewis. Edition 107. A fine impression printed on 'FJH' cream laid paper with full margins. Signed and annotated "imp" in pencil, indicating a proof printed by the artist. Price upon request.
Rain on Murray Hill. 1928. Drypoint. McCarron 75. 7 13/16 x 11 3/4 (sheet 10 7/8 x 16 5/16). Edition 110 recorded impressions. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1926. A rich impression with drypoint burr and plate tone, printed cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. 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.
Drawings.
The Feathered Hat. 1930. Pencil drawing. 8 7/8 x 5 15/16. Drawn on the full sheet of cream sketch paper. Estate seal verso: Lucille Deming Lewis Collection; estate inventory number LDL-459. Signed in pencil. Initialed by the artist's wife, Patricia Lewis. $650.
Figure Study. 1940-41. Pencil drawing. 8 x 4 15/16. Drawn on the full sheet of sketch book paper. Related to the two female figures in 'Chance Meeting', McCarron 131; a. Woman on left holding grocery bag, b. Woman on right standing. Estate stamp verso: Lucille Deming Collection. Estate inventory number LDL-986. Signed in pencil. Initialed by the artist's wife, Patricia Lewis. $650.
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 printed on chine collé. Signed and annotated in pencil. $7,500. .
Gaiety Burlesk. April 20, 1930. Etching. Sasowsky 102.vii. 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 (sheet 15 9/16 x 13 1/8). Proof before the 1969 posthumous edition of 100 for the Whitney Museum (there were about 39 lifetime impressions). Illustrated: Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress, p. 293. Printed on white wove paper with full margins. Annotated 'Proof' in pencil, lower left; with the 'WM' (Whitney Museum) blindstamp, lower right. This is one of Marsh's most important images. $1,750.
Girl in Fur Jacket Reading Tabloid. 1940. Etching. Sasowsky 205.vi. 12 x 6 (sheet 15 9/16 x 13 1/8). Proof #81 from the 1969 posthumous edition of 100 for the Whitney Museum (there were about 16 lifetime impressions and 16 posthumous impressions in 1956.). Printed on white wove paper with full margins. With the 'WM' (Whitney Museum) blindstamp, lower right. $1,250.
Steeplechase. July 18, 1932. Etching. Sasowsky 138.x. 8 x 11 (sheet 13 x 15 1/2). Proof #18 from the 1969 posthumous edition of 100 for the Whitney Museum (there were about 10 lifetime impressions and a posthumous edition of 100 in 1956.). Illustated: Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress, p. 293. Printed on white wove paper with full margins. With the 'WM' (Whitney Museum) blindstamp, lower right. This is one of Marsh's most delightful images. $1,750.
Leaving the Shop. 1929. Etching. 8 x 9 13/16 (sheet 9 3/4 x 12 1/2). Illustrated: Craven, A Treasury of American Prints; Kraeft, Great American Prints 1900-1950; Graphic Excursions from the Dave and Reba Williams Collection. A rich impression with plate tone printed on cream laid paper. $800.
On the Roof Garden. 1919. Mezzotint. Leicester Galleries 53, Guichard 32. 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. 12,500.
Bandit's Cave. 1920. Etching. Morse 195.viii. 6 7/8 x 4 7/8 (sheet 8 3/8 x 6 1/4). Edition 500 for The New Republic. Invisibly repaired tear in the left-hand margin, just into the image. A rich impression with plate tone printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil.Framed. $850.
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). 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.
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. $4,500.
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. $2,750.
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.
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.
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.
New York Set
Cityscape Reflections - Misty Morning. 1980. Lithograph with pastel coloring. Czestochowski 42. Edition 40. 14 x 10 3/16 (sheet 18 x 14). Printed on white wove paper. Signed, titled and dated in pencil. $300.
Cityscape Reflections - Study No. 1. 1980. Pastel and pencil drawing. 8 x 4 15/16. Signed and dated in ink, lower right. Anotated 'Nov. 1980' on the mat. $475.
Siren on the Sea - Dusk. c. 1980. Lithograph with pastel coloring. Czestochowski 43. 10 1/16 x 14 1/16 (sheet 12 x 18). Edition 40. Signed and dated in ink. $300.
Siren on the Sea - Retreating Storm. c. 1980. Lithograph with pastel coloring. Czestochowski 43. 10 1/16 x 14 1/16 (sheet 12 x 18). Edition 40. Signed and dated in chalk. $300.
Siren on the Sea - Sunrise. c. 1980-83. Lithograph with pastel coloring. Czestochowski 43. 10 1/16 x 14 1/16 (sheet 12 x 18). Edition 40. Signed and dated '1980' in pencil. $350.
Siren on the Sea - Windy Afternoon. c. 1980. Lithograph with pastel coloring. Czestochowski 43. 10 1/16 x 14 1/16 (sheet 12 x 18). Edition 40. Signed and dated in ink. $300.
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.
The Bill Boards, New York. c. 1919. Etching. Cortissoz, Clayton 87. 4 5/8 x 6 (sheet 6 3/8 x 9 5/8). A fine impression with carefully-wiped plate tone printed on white wove paper with deckle edges. Drying tack holes in the margins. Provenance: William Macbeth Gallery, New York. Signed and dated 1896 in the plate; signed with the cypher in pencil. $8,500.
The Little Church Around the Corner. 1923. Etching. Cortissoz, Clayton 220.ii. 8 x 11 1/2 (sheet 10 5/8 x 11 3/8). A fine impression with carefully-wiped plate tone printed on white wove paper with deckle edges. Drying tack holes in the margins. Signed and dated 'Jany.31, CH 1923 in the plate; signed with the cypher in pencil. The etching is extremely scarce. $6,500.
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. $975.
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. $975.
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.
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.
Storm Over City Hall. 1936. Etching and aquatint. 11 3/4 x 8 7/8 (sheet 16 x 11 1/2). Edition about 25. An extrememly rich impression printed on Rives wove paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Provenance: gift of the artist to Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH. Signed and titled in pencil. $6,750
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Ericsson's Day, No. 1. 1914. Etching. 6 x 9 (sheet 7 3/8 x 11). Printed on cream wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Proof with subtle plate tone in sepia ink, printed by the artist himself. Accompanied by the pencil study, with a drawing of ships on the verso. 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 (sheet 7 3/16 x 12 5/16). The drawing unsigned; the etching signed in pencil. $1,750 the pair.
John Ericsson (1803-1889 invented the ship propeller and incorporated the landmark device into his design for the Civil War ironclad the Monitor. He was buried in New York. Ericsson's Day was a celebration of the centenary of his birthday on July 31, 1803.
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.
New York, from Brooklyn. 1915. Etching. Wuerth 671. 7 3/8 x 11 3/4 (sheet 9 3/8 x 14). Edition probably 80. A rich impression with plate tone, printed by the artist on simili-Japan paper. Signed and annotated 'imp' in pencil. $1,750.
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.
Wall Street. 1904. Etching. Wuerth 344. 11 3/4 x 7 7/16 (sheet 15 1/2 x 10 1/4). Edition about 75. A rich, tonal impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper. Signed in pencil. $975.
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. Signed, dated, annotated and titled in pencil. $400.
The New York Stock Exchange from Wall Street. c. 1931. Etching and drypoint. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 (sheet 11 3/8 x 8). A rich impression with tonal wiping on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. $500.
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.
The Plaza View from Central Park South. Oil drawing on panel. 9 x10. Unsigned. $950.
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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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