Three Cockatoos
NORBERTINE BRESSLERN-ROTH
Austrian, (1891-1978)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1925, edition unknown. 9 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. Signed in pencil and also inscribed "handdruck." This is a fine impression printed on thin, cream Japanese paper. The condition is very good overall apart from old hinges at the top corners. The top margin appears to be slightly trimmed. This is an exemplay work by the artist. Bresslern-Roth studied in Vienna and is best known for these finely crafted, decorative woodcuts. Many images were based on her travels in North Africa.
$1,750

Six Bois Originaux
MAURICE BROCAS
Belgian, (1892-1948)
Woodcut(s), 1919, edition 50. each approx. 5 x 7 in. Each of the six prints is signed in pencil. This is a fine bound volume of six woodcuts, each signed and numbered in pencil, tipped onto larger sheets as issued. Very good condition other than occasional foxing and with margins as issued. This work was published by G. van Oest, Bruxelles-Paris. A preface is written by Fierens-Gevaert. Brocas was best known for his woodcuts and his Nabis-like prints are found in major prints collections in Europe.
$900

Zion
CONRAD BUFF
American, (1886-1975)
Lithograph, circa 1925-30, edition 50. 11 3/4 x 17 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed on thin wove paper. The margins are wide and the condition is very good overall. There's a trace of a soft crease in the lower part of the image and traces of soiling in the margins. This is a major print by Buff who excelled at depicting picturesque western American landscapes. He moved to America from Switzerland in 1905 and California ultimately became his home. He had a one man show at the LA County Museum in 1920 and was employed with the WPA project in the 1930s. He was a gifted lithographer and his prints are often overlooked today.
$1,200

Blaze of Glory
EDMOND CASARELLA
American, (1920-1996)
Paper relief print, 1959, edition 12. 15 x 13 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on cream Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is excellent with the colors especially fresh. Ex-collection: James Heald. Casarella's innovative printmaking technique is discussed at length in David Acton's, A Spectrum of Innovation, Color in American Printmaking (1990), page 242. This is an outstanding example of his work.
$2,200

Sand Storm
GERALD CASSIDY
American, (1869-1934)
Lithograph, circa 1920, small edition. 10 x 13 5/8 in. Signed and titled on the stone. Here we have a superb impression of this important, early southwestern lithograph. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This print is illustrated and discussed in Printmaking in New Mexico, 1880-1990, by Clinton Adams (1991); (see pages 4-7.) Cassidy studied with Duveneck in Cincinnati and later moved to New York where he developed his outstanding skills as a lithographer. This print is a New Mexico subject and it was known to have been printed by the artist. Cassidy rarely signed his prints in pencil, but rather, signed and often titled his works on the stone below the image in his calligraphic script.
$2,500

La Seine a Courbevoie
EDGAR CHAHINE
French, (1874-1947)
Etching with drypoint, 1907, Tabanelli 261; edition 50. 11 5/8 x 18 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed with tone. The paper is a sturdy wove and the margins are full. The condition is very good. There are a few specks of foxing in the margins and some soiling. Many of Chahine's prints were lost in a studio fire in 1926 and then again from a flood in 1942.
$1,200

Le Tombereau (The Tip Cart)
EDGAR CHAHINE
French, (1874-1947)
Etching, soft-ground etching and drypoint, 1905, Tabanelli 155, (ii/II); edition 40 plus a few proofs. 14 1/4 x 19 1/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower left. This is a superb impression printed with rich ink tone. The paper is Japanese and the margins are wide. The condition is quite good overall. This large work is a nice example of Chahine's printmaking. For an excellent biography on the artist, go to Armstrong Fine Art.
$1,500

Horses Turning into a Canter
JOHN COPLEY
British, (1875-1950)
Lithograph, 1937, Wright 249, edition 100. 13 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. A superb impression on thin Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This work was published by the Senefelder Club. Copley's work, as well as that of his wife, Ethel Gabain, was exhibited and sold at Colnaghi's in London for more than thirty years.
$1,200

Dreamstrife (Psychoanalysis)
ARTHUR B. DAVIES
American, (1862-1928)
Transfer lithograph, 1923, Czestochowski 198 (i/II); edition 25. 7 1/8 x 12 in. Signed in blue pencil. This is a stunning, unique proof hand-colored by the artist. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. There is another such proof at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Nebraska. Davies was fascinated by ancient Greece which is clearly evident in this composition.
$1,500

Dutch City View
GERBEN ('GERM') DE JONG
Dutch, (1886-1967)
Lithograph, 1916, edition unknown. 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Signed on the stone with the monogram and signed and dated in pencil. This exquisite study is a fine impression in very good condition. The margins are somewhat narrow but substanial enough. The paper is mildly toned on the front. De Jong's prints are not so common. He was a gifted painter and his work is represented in the Rijksmuseum. We are not yet sure what cathedral is depicted in this print.
$450

Sunlit Landscape
KAREL DE POSSON
Belgian, (1889-1960)
Lithograph, undated (circa 1930), edition unknown but probably rather small. 8 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are wide and probably full. In addition to his printmaking, De Posson was a painter of some note. He studied with F. Mortelmans and J.W. Rosier in Antwerp where he lived.
$400

Les Ecrevisses a Longchamps (The Crayfish at Longchamps)
EUGENE DELACROIX
French, (1798-1863)
Lithograph, 1822, Delteil / Strauber 37, (ii/II); edition unknown. 7 7/8 x 12 1/8 in. Unsigned. This is a fine impression as published in "Le Miroir." The margins are uneven and are trimmed fairly close on the top and both sides. There's a tiny tear on the left edge just into the image and traces of foxing. This rare, early work is a satire on "Ultra Politics" and the artist is possibly the figure in the left foreground, blowing on the whistle.
$650

Peacocks (upright plate)
CHARLES M. & EDWARD J. DETMOLD
British, (1883-1908 & 1883-1957)
Etching, 1905, Dodgson 10 (vi/VI); small edition. 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. Signed in pencil by Edward and also initialed M.D.(by) E.J.D. This is a fine impression published in the 1920s by the Sloane Gallery, London. The paper is a sturdy cream-colored Japanese paper with wide margins. The condition is very good other than a very faint suggestion of toning within a previous mat opening. Both artists worked on the plate but very few impressions were printed in 1905. Maurice (Charles M.) died tragically in 1908. Only ten etchings were produced by the twins where they both etched the plate. They are quite remarkable prints and not very common.
$1,000

Peacocks (oblong plate)
CHARLES M. & EDWARD J. DETMOLD
British, (1883-1908 & 1883-1957)
Etching, 1905, Dodgson 8, only state; edition unknown. 3 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. Signed in pencil by Edward, lower right, and signed in pencil lower left, M.D. (by) E.J.D. This is a fine impression in fine condition with full margins. The paper is a cream-colored sturdy Japanese paper. This collaborative etching by the twins is the companion piece for Dodgson 10. Very few impressions were printed in 1905 and this one dates from the 1920s when Edward reprinted a small edition and signed both their names. Their work was very much in demand at the time and today the Detmold etchings have many admirers.
$900

Portrait of Lady Colin Campbell
FRANK DUVENECK
American, (1848-1919)
Drypoint, 1880, Poole 7; final state (first proof); edition unknown. 9 1/8 x 6 3/16 in. Unsigned but inscribed by Duveneck in pencil, "first proof." This is a superb impression printed with tone on off-white laid paper with a partial VAN GELDER watermark. The margins are wide with the four corners showing thinning and damage of various sorts from an early non-archival mount. This "final state" impression is cited in the 1938 Poole article from the Print Collector's quarterly, which is to-date the only published catalogue on Duveneck's etchings. (The Cincinnati Art Museum owns an earlier trial proof formerly owned by Otto Bacher as well as a pencil sketch of the subject.) Our impression is from the Murray Seasongood collection (Cincinnati) and it also bears the stamp, verso, of A. Voigtlander-Tetzner, Lugt 196a. He was a Frankfurt art dealer and collector. Lady Colin Campbell (1857-1911) was prominent in European literary and artistic circles and was friendly with Whistler, George Bernard Shaw and "exchanged insults" with Oscar Wilde. There's a wonderful painting of her by Boldini which is now in the National Gallery, London. This print is extremely rare and it shows a distinctive, painterly dimension to Duveneck's graphic art.
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