Backyard
MABEL DWIGHT
American, (1875-1955)
Lithograph, 1938, Robinson/Pirog 94, edition 25. 14 x 10 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression in good condition. The margins are untrimmed. (There are three modest stains in the margins, one near the image at left.) This is a rare WPA image and bears the Federal Art Project NYC WPA ink stamp at bottom left. This print was selected for Fine Prints of the Year for 1938.
$3,500

The Ocean, Coney Island
MABEL DWIGHT
American, (1875-1955)
Lithograph, 1928, Robinson/Pirog 35; edition 50. 8 7/8 x 10 in. Signed and dated in pencil. A fine impression on RIVES with full margins. Fine condition. This edition was printed by George Miller who worked closely with the artist throughout her career.
$2,500

Ausrangierte Eisenbahnwagen (Discarded Railroad Cars)
LYONEL FEININGER
American, (1871-1956)
Drypoint, 1910, Prasse E7; one known impression (according to Prasse). 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression of an extremely rare and early plate. This is probably now the only other impression known and described since Prasse was published in 1972. The margins are wide and apparently untrimmed. The paper is a fairly heavy wove paper in very good condition. The preliminary drawing for this work is in the Busch-Reisinger Museum in Cambridge.
$9,000

The Dynamo
MARK FREEMAN
American, (1908-2003)
Lithograph, 1936, edition 60. 15 3/4 x 11 1/8 in. Signed in the image with the artist's initials; signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition with full margins. Freeman excelled in lithography and he produced several notable works during the 1930s and 1940s.
$1,000

Manhattan Construction
MARK FREEMAN
American, (1908-2003)
Lithograph, 1936, edition 50. 16 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression; rich in contrasts. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. As with his print The Dynamo, Freeman achieves a precisionist-like vision here based on his time spent in New York.
$1,400

Boy with Hoop
ELIZA D. GARDINER
American, (1871-1955)
Woodcut printed in colors, undated (circa 1920), Falk 48; edition 25. 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. Initialed in the image "E.D.G." in pencil. A fine impression in fine condition. The sheet has been trimmed to the image on three sides, probably by the artist. The left margin extends out about 2" and shows watercolor test spots related to the inking and printing of this impression. Gardiner was a life-long teacher at the Rhode Island School of Design.
$900

The Peach Orchard
FRANCES GEARHART
American, (1869-1959)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1929, Daily/Green/Futterman pg. 68; small edition. 9 x 10 in. Unsigned. This is a fine impression printed on fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. The recent exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art (2009-2010) is a welcome addition our knowledge and appreciation of this fine color woodcut artist. Many unsigned impressions of Gearhart's work exist.
$4,000

Swan and Cygnets
WILLIAM GILES
British, (1872-1939)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1911, edition 50. 12 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. Signed in the block with his monogram and signed in pencil, lower right. This is a superb impression of this outstanding color print. The margins are full. The condition is fine. This work is illustrated as plate 2 in Malcolm Salaman's Masters of the Colour Print (1928).
$2,600

Castle on a Hill in Winter
WILLIAM GILES
British, (1872-1939)
Relief etching printed from multiple zinc plates, circa 1915-20, edition unknown. 12 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower right, and inscribed "18" in pencil, lower left. This is a fine impression of an uncommon print. The margins are substantial and the condition is quite good. There's a crease in the lower left margin not affecting the image and mild toning in the margins from an early mount. This exceptional color print was probably based on his sketching trips in Denmark, Germany or Sweden. Giles was one of the outstanding students of Frank Morley Fletcher and he excelled in making his sophisticated color prints. Frankly, it is rather difficult to spot the difference between Giles' early woodcuts and the more sophisticated metal relief etchings. The best discussion of his work to date is Malcolm Salaman's 1928 volume, Masters of the Colour Print IV, published by the Studio, London.
$1,800

Quedlinburg-am-Hartz
WILLIAM GILES
British, (1872-1939)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1905, small edition. 6 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram. Signed in pencil and inscribed "No. 15." This is a fine impression with substantial margins. The condition is very good. This very rare print shows a view of this historic German town in the Hartz Mountains. This impression was printed by the artist and is so inscribed.
$1,500

When Winter Wanes
WILLIAM GILES
British, (1872-1939)
Relief etching printed from multiple zinc plates, circa 1923, edition probably 100. 11 1/8 x 13 3/8 in. Signed in the plate with the monogram "WG" and signed in pencil, lower right. This is a superb impression of this exemplary work. The margins are full and the condition is very good. This print is illustrated on the cover of Fine Prints of the Year; A Complete Illustrated Index 1923-1938 (Wofsy, 2006). It was published by P & D Colnaghi, London, who represented the artist for many years.
$1,850

Sunset on the Coast
WILLIAM GILES
British, (1872-1939)
Relief etching printed from multiple zinc plates, exact date unknown., edition probably 100. 16 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. Signed in the plate with "WG" and signed in pencil, lower right. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from minor soiling here and there in the margins. The paper is the typical Giles choice of Japanese medium-weight off white paper. Giles always had a flair for the poetic landscape. This large print is exemplary of what the artist did best; combine sophisticated technique, a bold use of color and a very personal glimpse of a special place. (Note: Our research on the prints of this artist is an ongoing project. We welcome your input about exact titles, dates and any other useful information relative to his work. We actively seek to acquire more work by William Giles.)
$2,500

Floral Study
JOSEPH GOLDYNE
American, (b. 1942)
Monotype, circa 1985, 5 x 3 7/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. Inscribed "M.T."(monotype) in pencil, lower left. The margins are full and the condition is very good. There's the slightest trace of toning within a previous mat opening. Provenance: Annex Galleries, CA.
$2,200

Resurrection de la Censure
J. J. GRANDVILLE
French, (1803-1847)
Lithograph, 1832, Beraldi 11; edition unknown. 8 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. Signed on the stone. This is a fine impression in very good condition. The margins are wide and the condition is very good. This work was assisted by Eugene Forest (b. 1808) whose signature also appears on the stone. As published in "La Caricature," No. 62, Plate 125, the story is as follows: The Official censor, D'Argout, depicted as the anti-Christ, rises from his tomb which is a box of bureaucratic records. He clutches a huge pair of scissors while the figure of the constitution sleeps. As a result of this and other satirical images, Charles Philipon, the editor, was arrested. Copies of this publication were seized by the public prosecutor. (J. J. Grandville is the pseudonym of Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard.) This is an outstanding example of early French caricature in the medium that best suited it; lithography.
$650

Leda and the Swan
ROGER GRILLON
French, (1881-1938)
Woodcut, circa 1920, edition 15. 8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins are full except on the right side where the sheet has been trimmed close to the image. Old hinges exist at the top corners of the sheet. This finely executed woodcut bears the artist's red stamp in the lower left, near the image.
$450