Recent Acquisitions.
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American Fine Art
Helen Hyde. 1868-1919.
Going to Market (Viga Canal, Mexico). 1912. Woodcut printed in colors. Mason and Mason 93. 11 1/2 x 4 1/4 (sheet 15 x 7 7/8). Illustrated: The New Wave, page 40. A subtle tonal impression printed on fine Japanese paper. Monogrammed and signed in pencil in the image. $775.00
Sunday Morning, San Angel, Mexico. 1912. Woodcut printed in colors. Mason and Mason 104. 10 5/8 x 16 5/8 (sheet 13 1/8 x 20 3/8). A colorful tonal impression printed on fine Japanese paper. A delightful large, impressive processional image. Monogrammed and signed in pencil in the image. $975.00
Alfred Heber Hutty, N.A. 1877-1955.
My Doorway on Tradd Street. c. 1930. Drypoint. 10 1/2 x 7 5/8 (sheet 14 5/8 x 10 7/8). Edition c. 75. A rich impression with plate tone, printed on cream laid paper. Signed and monogrammed with the snail in pencil. $1,750.
John Melville Kelly. 1879-1962.
Moi Water, Hawaii. c. 1930.Drypoint. 10 x 8 5/16 (sheet 168 x 145). A rich impression printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Signed, titled and numbered '10' in pencil. $1,750.
Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.
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.
Joseph Pennell, N.A. 1857-1926.
...Yet like the Basilisque it fascinates. c. 1893. Ink drawing. Preparatory study for the etching The Stryge. (The Gargoyle), Wuerth 207. 10 5/16 x 6 (sheet 11 5/8 x 7 1/8). Drawn on tissue paper mounted on archival paper. Paper losses in the margins.Titled in ink. Provenance gift of the artist to Charles Geoffrey Leland in 1900. A rare drawing with exceptional provenance. $3,750.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1834-1903.
Billingsgate. 1859. Etching. Kennedy 47.viii. 6 x 8 7/8 (sheet 7 3/8 x 10 7/16). One of the 100 impressions on Japanese paper, before publication in The Portfolio, January 1878. Signed in the plate. $1,500.
Landscape with the Horse. 1859. Etching. Kennedy 36.ii. 4 7/8 x 7 3/4 (sheet 6 7/8 x 9 5/8). Printed on AR[CHES] cream laid paper with full margins. A fine impression with atmospheric tonal wiping. Signed in the plate, lower center. A scarce early etching -- there was no published edition. $7,000.
Grant Wood. 1897-1946.
Fruits. 1939. Lithograph with hand coloring. Cole 7 7 1/2 x 8 3/4 (sheet 12 x 15 7/8). Edition 250 for Associated American Artists. A fine impression on the full sheet of cream wove paper with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. 4,000.
Seed Time and Harvest. 1937. Lithograph. Cole 2. 7 7/16 x 12 1/8 (sheet 11 3/4 x 15 7/8). Edition 250 for Associated American Artists. A fine impression on the full sheet of 'Rives' cream wove paper with deckle edges. This work relates to Wood's "Corn Series" paintings. Signed in pencil. $5,800.
British Fine Art
Robert Sargent Austin, R.A., P.R.E., P.R.W.S. 1895-1973.
Alice Lush. 1928. Engraving. Dodgson 80.iv. 13 3/8 x 10 5/16 (sheet 13 3/8 x 10 5/16). Edition 78. Printed in 'Ingres' laid paper. Signed, dated, titled and annotated '4th state' in pencil. A large, sensitive study, with exquisitely-rendered details in the sitter's face and hands. $650.
Daisies. 1928. Line engraving. Dodgson 83. iii. 5 5/16 x 4 1/8 (sheet 11 1/2 x 9 5/16). Edition 75, #18. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. $500. laid paper. Signed and dated in pencil. $650.
Highbridge. 1928. Line engraving. Dodgson 77. vii. 4 1/2 x 5 1/8 (sheet 8 5/8 x 9 1/8). Edition 75. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper. Signed and dated in pencil. $650.
Siena, Evening. 1923. Line engraving. Dodgson 38. 4 3/8 x 4 3/16 (sheet 8 x 7 1/4). A fine impression with plate tone, printed on cream laid paper. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. $750.
The Stonebreaker. 1925. Etching. Dodgson 57.iii. 4 1/8 x 5 5/16 (sheet 8 3/16 x 10 9/16). Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching; Print Collector's Quarterly 16 (1929): 336. A rich impression printed on 'Charles I' tan/cream laid paper. Signed and dated in pencil. $750.
Robert Anning Bell, R.A. 1863-1933.
Battledore (Girls Playing Tennis). 1896. Lithograph. 10 1/2 x 6 5/8 (sheet 10 3/4 x 7 1/2). Printed in sanguine ink on cream wove paper, as published in The Studio volume 10, 1896, with their blindstamp. Signed and titled in the stone. Housed in a handsome gold leaf frame. A charming tennis image. $325.
Arthur John Trevor Briscoe, R.E. 1873-1943.
A Tea Clipper. 1933. Etching. Hurst 331. 11 3/4 x 14 7/8 (sheet 15 x 17 3/4). Edition 100. A fine impression with subtle hand coloring, printed on cream laid paper. Briscoe made only 3 colored etchings. Signed in pencil. $1,750.
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, R.A., R.E. 1890-1978.
Anaïs No. 2. 1930. Etching. Fletcher 67. 8 7/8 x 6 3/4 (Sheet 15 x 11). Edition 111. An extremely rich proof printed on cream wove paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Anais was the artist's first wife. Provenance: the Brockhurst estate. Signed in pencil. $900.
The Three Sisters. 1920. Etching. Fletcher 11.ii. 3 7/8 x 4 7/8 (sheet 9 1/8 x 11). Edition 55 in this state (total 58 proofs). A richly-inked impression printed on cream wove paper with deckle edges (irregular left-hand margin). A scarce early etching by the artist. Signed in pencil. $550.
Una (The Young Creole). 1929. Etching. Fletcher 65.iv/x. 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 (sheet 15 3/8 x 10 1/4). Edition of 3 in this state (total 140 impressions). A very rich impression printed on cream wove paper. Signed and inscribed '4th state G.L.B. 3 proofs thus'in pencil. $1,100.
Sir George Clausen, R.A.852-1944.
Lifting an Inner Tube. 1917. Lithograph. Gibson 17. 18 x 1 3 3/4 (sheet 20 x 15 3/8). Edition 200. One of a set of 6 lithographs entitled Making Guns published by the Ministry of Information as part of the series, . Printed on off-white wove paper. Signed in pencil. $775.er. One rust spot, inherent in the paper, in the margin outside the imae; otherwise excellent condition. Signed in pencil. $1,650.
Sir Francis Seymour Haden, R.A., P.R.E. 1818-1910.
Kensington Gardens. No. 2 (large plate). 1860. Etching and drypoint. Schneiderman 31.ii/iii. 8 x 5 (sheet 9 3/16 x 5 7/8). Printed with plate tone on off-white laid paper. Signed in pencil. $500.
Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.R.E. 1857-1945.
Anchors at Walberswick. 1890. Etching. Hardie 261. 7 x 10 (sheet 10 3/4 x 14 7/8). This was an outdoor sketch from which very few impressions were take: only 8 are known. Printed with plate tone on cream laid paper. Two small remnants of tape hinges in the margin, well outside the image. Collector's name, address and monogram verso: E.A. Scollin, M.D. Signed in pencil. $450.
Niagara Falls. 1893. Etching. Not catalogued by Strange. Hardie 294. 4 15/16 x 7 (sheet 7 5/8 x 12 1/2). This was an outdoor sketch on copper from which very few impressions were take: only 12 others are known, 9 of which are in museums. Printed with plate tone, printed on antique cream laid paper. Collector's name, address and monogram verso: E.A. Scollin, M.D. Signed in pencil. $450
Continental Fine Art
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. 1746-1828.
Felipe III, Rey de España (after Velasquez). 1778. Etching. Delteil 6, Harris 5. Early printing in black ink, before the bevel. 14 7/8 x 12 1/8 (sheet 16 1/8 x 13 3/8). Early printing in black ink, before the bevel. 14 7/8 x 12 1/8 (sheet 16 1/8 x 13 3/8). Printed on thick cream laid paper. Collector’s seals verso: 1. Kupferstick Sammlung der Könige museen Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich ; in 1905 it was renamed the Royal Print Room; in 1949 it becamethe State Graphic Collection. 2. Kupfersticht der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 2482 – without date) -- mark for duplicates; 3. K.F. von Nagler (Lugt 2529). A fine impression with important provenance. $2,750.
Los Capricios
Y aun no se van! (And still they don't go!) 1799. Etching and medium grain aquatint. 8 3/8 x 6 (sheet 12 1/8 x 9). Series: Los Caprichos, plate 59. Delteil 73; Harris 71.III.3/of 12. (c.1868), with the plate in good condition. A fine impression printed in black/brown ink on warm white wove paper. Numbered and titled in the plate; unsigned as issued. $1,250.
No hay quien nos desate? (Can't anyone untie us?) 1799. Etching and fine grain aquatint. 8 3/8 x 6 (sheet 12 5/8 x 8 3/4). Series: Los Caprichos, plate 75. Delteil 112; Harris 110.III.2/of 12. (c.1855), with the plate in fair condition. A fine impression printed in black/brown ink on warm white wove paper. Numbered and titled in the plate; unsigned as issued. $1,500.
Paul César Helleu. 1859-1927.
Le Noeud Bleu (The Hat with the Blue Bow). c. 1905. Drypoint printed in four colors (black, brown, blue, red). Montesquieu 40. 21 x 13 (sheet 21/1/4x 13 1/4). Edition 80, # 6. Slight paper rub below the bottom plate mark, outside the image; otherwise excellent condition. A fine impression with subtle colors. Signed in pencil. This portrait of Miss Madelaine Dolley, a dancer from the Folies-Bergere, is one of Helleu's most delightful images. $4,000.
Portrait of Whistler with the Monacle. 1897. Drypoint. 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 (sheet 16 3/4 x 11 5/8). A carefully wiped impression with plate tone, from the cancelled plate (there were only 28 impressions before the plate was cancelled), printed on cream laid paper. A delightful portrait of Helleu's colleague and friend, Whistler. $2,500.
Charles Meryon. 1821-1868.
Nouvelle-Calédonie: Grande case indigène sur le chemin de Ballade à Poépo(New Caledonia: New Caledonia : Large native hut the road from Ballade to Popéo). 1863. Etching. Delteil 67, Schneiderman 87.v. Image: 5 x 8 7/8; plate: 5 7/8 x 9 5/8; sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 5/8. Series: A voyage to New Zealand. A rich impression printed on cream laid paper with full margins. Monogrammed in the plate. $2,250.
La Rue des Toiles, à Bourges. 1853. Etching and drypoint. Delteil 55, Schneiderman 31.viii/ix. 4 3/4 x 8 3/8 (sheet 7 1/4 x 10). A rich impression printed on cream wove paper. Unsigned. $975.
Pablo Picasso. 1881-1973.
Repos du Sculpteur devant Petit Torse. (Reclining sculptor before the small torso). 1933. Etching. Bloch 162, Baer 315 Bd. 7 9/16 x 10 1/2 (sheet 13 3/8 x 17 3/8). Series: Suite Vollard, plate 58. Edition of 250 on petit papier vergé Montval (there was also an edition of 50 on grand papier vergé Montval that same year, and 3 on parchment). Printed by: Lacourière, Paris. A rich with drypoint burr, impression printed on Montval laid paper countermarked 'Picasso' on the full sheet with deckle edges. Price upon request.
Portrait of Vollard II. 1937. Aquatint. Bloch 231, Baer 618. 11 9/16 x 9 9/16 (sheet 17 5/8 x 13 3/16). Series: Suite Vollard, plate 98. Edition of 250 on petit papier vergé Montval (there was also an edition of 50 on grand papier vergé Montval that same year, and 3 on parchment). Total edition 303. Printed by: Lacourière, Paris. A rich impression printed on Montval laid paper countermarked 'Picasso' on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. $7,000.
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