Stormy Weather: A tribute to Hurricane Irene.

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Storm in the City.

Robert Sargent Austin, R.A., P.R.E., P.R.W.S. 1895-1973.

Rain and Smoke, Levekuse. 1919. Etching and drypoint. Dodgson 8. Unpublished plate, about 20 proofs only. 4 3/8 x 4 3/8 (sheet 10 3/16 x 8 /8). A rich impression with carefully-wiped plate tone printed on cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. An extremely scarce image. $650.

Sir Muirhead Bone. 1876-1953.

Rainy Night in Rome. 1913. Drypoint. Dodgson 299.vi/x. 12 x 8 7/8 (sheet 15 7/8 x 11 1/4). Edition 16 in this state (total 125 proofs in 10 states). A rich impression with burr and tonal wiping. Printed on simili-Japan paper with wide margins. Signed, dated, and titled annotated '6th' in pencil. $3,250.

Gerald K. Geerlings. 1897-1998.

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.

Childe Frederick Hassam, N.A. 1859-1935.

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.

Martin Lewis, N.A. 1881-1962.

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.

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. 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 the 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.

Joseph Pennell, N.A. 1857-1926.

The Bridges 1908. Etching and drypoint. Wuerth 492. 10 15/16 x 8 5/16 (sheet 13 3/4 x 9 1/2). Edition about 50. Printed by the artist on cream laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and annotated 'imp' in pencil. $1,750.

Dark Day on the Embankment. 1909. Etching and aquatint. Wuerth 507. 9 7/8 x 12 3/4 (sheet 11 1/2 x 17 1/4). Edition probably 40. A rich, tonal impression printed by Pennell on cream laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and annotated 'imp' and 'Shot Tower Misty Morning' in pencil by the artist. $3,250.

Whitehall Court. 1903. Etching. Wuerth 275. 10 1/2 x 8(sheet 12 5/8 x 8 7/8). Edition 12. A rich impression printed on antique blue/green laid paper, probably from France. Printed by the artist. Signed, titled 'Whitehall Court -- with the lights of Charing Cross Bridge' , '12 printed' and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A unique proof with white watercolor highlights in the lights on the bridge and the reflections in the water. $3,500.

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). Excellent condition. Signed and annotated 'Ed/40' in pencil. $9,750.

Storm in the Country

Edmund Blampied, R.E. 1886-1966.

Driving Home in the Rain. 1914. Drypoint. Appleby 35. 7 3/8 x 10 1/8 (sheet 11 5/8 x 14 3/8). Edition 40. Illustrated: Guichard, British Etchers, 1850-1940; Print Collector's Quarterly 13 (1926): 7; Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Edmund Blampied. Printed on F.J. Head cream laid paper with full margins. Excellent condition. This rare print is considered to be Blampied's magnum opus. Signed in pencil. Price on request.

Through the Storm. 1923. Drypoint. Appleby 97. 4 x 6 15/16 (sheet8 1/8 x 10 3/8). Edition 100. A rich impression with drypoint burr and carefully wiped plate tone, printed on 'FJ Head' paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. $950.

The Thunderstorm. 1920. Drypoint. Appleby 69b. 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 (sheet 13 5/8 x 18 1/4). Edition 100. A rich impression with drypoint burr and carefully wiped plate tone, printed on 'J Whatman' laid paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. A large, extremely dramatic image. Signed in pencil. $1,250.

George Elbert Burr, N.A. 1859-1939.

A Sandstorm on the Little Colorado River, Arizona. 1920. Soft-ground etching. Seeber 189. 6 7/8 x 9 3/4 (sheet 9 5/8 x 13). Edition 40, #6. Series: Desert Set. Illustrated: American Etchers: George Elbert Burr; McCauley, "George Elbert Burr's Etchings of the Desert; " International Studio 83 (March, 1922). Printed in grey-brown ink on cream wove paper. Mat line, toning in the margins; otherwise good condition. Signed, titled, numbered and annotated 'del et imp' in pencil, indicating a proof etching and printed by Burr himself. $1,000.

A Sandstorm on the Little Colorado River, Arizona. 1920. Watercolor on watercolor board. Study for Seeber 189. 10 3/8 x 14 1/4. Signed lower left; titled verso. $6,500.

John Steuart Curry. 1897-1946.

John Brown. 1939. Lithograph. Cole 34. 14 3/4 x 10 3/4 (18 1/4 x 13 1/4). Edition 250 for Associated American Artists. Illustrated in Clinton Adams, American Lithographers, 1900-1960, plate 90; Hults The Print in the Western World, p.474. A fine impression on the full sheet of white wove paper with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. $10,500.

Randall Davey. 1887-1964.

Muddy Track. c. 1940. Etching. 3 x 4 15/16 (sheet 8 1/8 x 11 3/4). Edition c. 50. Drying tack holes in the outer margins. A rich impression with plate tone printed on the full sheet of simili-Japan paper. Signed and titled in pencil. $250.

Kerr Eby, N.A. 1889-1946.

An Artillery Train. 1919. Etching. Giardina 30. 4 7/8 x 13 3/8 (sheet 8 5/8 x 16 3/4). Edition 100. A rich impression with plate tone, printed on Japanese paper with an ivy leaf watermark. Very slight toning; otherwise in excellent condition. Signed and connotated 'imp' in pencil, indicating an impression printed by the artist. $950.

Dawn, the 75s Follow Up. 1919. Drypoint. Giardina 28. 8 7/8 x 12 7/8 (sheet 11 1/2 x 15 3/16). Edition 75-90. A rich impression with plate tone, printed by the artist on cream laid paper. Signed and annotated 'imp' (imprimit) in pencil. $1,350.

Childe Frederick Hassam, N.A. 1859-1935.

The Thunderstorm, Gloucester. 1918. Lithograph. Kleeman 42; Griffith 26. 11 x 13 3/4 (sheet 11 3/8 x 17 13/16). Edition 6. Signed and annotated in the stone "Childe Hassam, Gloucester July 30, 1918"; signed with the cypher in pencil. An excellent impression printed on fine white wove paper. Full margins with deckle edges on three sides. $7,500.

Richard Pearsall, b. 1891.

The Gathering Storm, Toledo. c. 1938. Drypoint. 7 1/4 x 11 1/8 (sheet 10 1/4 x 14 7/16). Edition 75, #13. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1938. A very rich impression with plate tone printed on 'Millbourn British Hand Made Pure Rag' cream wove paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. $225.

Oliver Hall, R.A., R.E., R.S.W. 1869-1957.

[Trees, Hayling Island, Hampshire]. c. 1924. Etching and drypoint. 5 x 7 3/4(sheet 8 1/4 x 11 7/8). A fine impression on cream laid paper watermarked 'FJ Head & Co'. Unsigned. Provenance; the artist's studio. $125.

James McBey. 1883-1959.

Dust, Beersheba. 1920. Etching. Hardie 193. 8 15/16 x 15 3/8 (sheet 11 1/8 x 17 7/8). Edition 76, #A3. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and numbered in in ink. $1,500.

Thunderstorm Over Boston. July 14, 1930. Ink and watercolor on paper. 10 5/8 x 17 5/8 (sheet 12 x 19 1/4). Signed and dated and titled in ink, lower right; titled verso and annotated 'The Witham' (the latter crossed out). $2,750.

A Flood in the Fens. 1922. Drypoint. Hardie 209. 6 7/8 x 12 1/4 (sheet 9 11/16 x 14 3/4). Edition 76, #A3. A rich, tonally wiped impression on 'Court' watermarked laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and numbered in ink. $550.

Storm at Sea

Arthur John Trevor Briscoe, R.E. 1873-1943.

All Hands. 1926. Etching. Hurst 141. 8 1/4 x 15 1/4 (sheet 9 7/8 x 17 5/8). Trial proof, apart from the edition of 75. A beautifully wiped impression with plate tone, printed on laid paper with a Strasbourg lily watermark, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed in pencil and annotated 'trial' in ink. The artist's trial proofs are extremely rare. $1,950.

The Life Line. 1939.Etching. Hurst 326. 7 7/16 x 11 7/8 (sheet 10 3/4 x 16 13/16). Edition 50, #17. Printed on 'Millbourn British Handmade Pure Rag' paper with a partial watermark. Titled in pencil; signed and numbered in ink. $1,750.

The Main Tack. 1928. Etching. Hurst 211. 13 7/8 x 7 15/16 (sheet 15 3/8 x 10). Edition 75, #55. Signed and numbered in pencil. A rich impression with plate tone. Printed on cream laid 'Hodgkinson & Co' countermarked laid paper. $1,950.

Making a Passage. 1929. Drypoint. Laver 21; Hurst 75. 6 1/4 x 9 1/16 (sheet 7 3/4 x 11 5/16). Edition 75, #60. Signed and numbered in ink. A dramatic impression with plate tone, printed on pale cream-colored wove paper. $550.

The Roaring Forties. 1926. Drypoint. Hurst 103. 5 3/8 x 8 13/16 (sheet 7 3/4 x 10 1/2). Edition 75, #26. Printed on off-white laid paper from a book. A dramatic, carefully wiped impression. Signed and numbered in ink. $550.

The Squall. 1926. Etching. Hurst 144. 5 3/4 x 8 7/8 (sheet 8 3/4 x 10 7/8). Edition 75, #39. A fine impression with plate tone, printed on cream laid paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed and numbered in ink. $750.

Kerr Eby, N.A. 1889-1946.

Little Franklin. 1937. Etching and sandpaper ground. Giardina 192.vi. 8 1/2 x 14 5/8. Edition 100. Little Franklin is a ledge located off the coast of Friendship, Maine. $550.

Little Hall's Island. 1940. Etching and sandpaper ground. Giardina 199. 10 x 15. Edition 100. Little Hall's Island is located off the coast of Friendship. Maine. Signed in pencil. $450.

James McBey. 1883-1959.

A Gale at Port Errol. 1923. Etching. Hardie 215, #46. 13 x 8 3/4 (sheet 16 7 /8 x 11 1/2). Edition 76. #46. Illustrated: Fine Prints of the Year, 1923; Salaman,Modern Masters of Etching. A rich wiped impression on antique 'Whatman 1814' countermarked paper. Signed and numbered in ink. $975.

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