A Roman Madonna
Etching, 1922, Dodgson 36 (ii/II); edition 30, this 6 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. Signed in the plate and signed in pencil. Also inscribed by the artist "Artist's proof A" in the lower margin. This is a superb impression printed with light plate tone. The margins are full and the condition is excellent.
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Early Spring, Gloucestershire
Etching, 1922, Dodgson 30, edition 40. 7 x 7 5/8 in. Signed in the plate. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression on cream laid paper. The margins appear to be full and untrimmed. The condition is excellent. Austin's work was published by the Twenty-one Gallery, London, which also represented S.R. Badmin, Paul Drury and Graham Sutherland among many others.
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Ponte Pietra, Verona
Etching, 1925, Dodgson 56, edition 76. 5 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. Signed in the plate and signed in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression printed on cream laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine other than for a faint suggestion of toning within an earlier mat opening. Austin studied with Frank Short and is rightfully considered one of the preeminent printmakers working in England between the wars. He was a master craftsman with the copper plate and was gifted as a figurative artist as well as an etcher of architectural subjects. Austin was the recipient of many rewards throughout his career and his fine work clearly stands the test of time.
$750