Working the Fields
JOSEPH MEERT
American, (1905-1989)
Lithograph, circa 1940, edition unknown. 9 1/2 x 12 in. Signed in pencil. A fine impression in fine condition. Full margins. An early work by Meert. He was one of Thomas Hart Benton's best students.
$750

The Flag
CHARLES F. W. MIELATZ
American, (1864-1919)
Color etching and aquatint with added pencil work on the legs of the soldiers, 1918, edition unknown; extremely rare. 13 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate and signed in pencil. This is a superb impression printed by the artist and inscribed "three aquatint and one line plate...trial roof." The condition is fine apart from a very faint suggestion of discoloration within a previous mat opening. Full margins. The scene depicted here is Armistice Day in New York, 1918. This is a remarkable, experimental American color print.
SOLD

Birthplace of Walt Whitman
SHIKO MUNAKATA
Japanese, (1903-1975)
Woodcut, circa 1960, edition 70. 6 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. Signed in pencil vertically along the right of the image. This is a fine impression in very good condition. There's some wrinkling in the margins from the printing process and traces of old hinges in four places on the edges of the sheet. This print was probably done while the artist was teaching at Pratt in New York.
$2,500

Houses on a Hill
SHIKO MUNAKATA
Japanese, (1903-1975)
Woodcut, circa 1960, edition 70. 6 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. Signed in pencil below the image. This is a fine impression on thin Japanese paper. The condition is fine and the margins appear to be full and untrimmed. This print was most likely done while the artist was teaching at Pratt in New York.
$2,500

Silhouette
GLADYS WILKINS MURPHY
American, (1907-1985)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1940, edition unknown (this impression inscribed "18"). 8 x 6 in. Signed and titled in pencil. It's a fine impression on Japanese paper. The condition is fine and the margins are full. (The left margin is very narrow but it's still the full sheet, untrimmed.) Murphy studied at the Rhode Island School of Design with Eliza Gardiner and she eventually taught there herself from 1928-1946.
$750

Female Head, Draped #3
ELIE NADELMAN
American, (1882-1946)
Drypoint, circa 1920, Kirstein 21. 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. Signed in the plate. A fine impression from the posthumous edition of 50 printed by Charles White in 1952. Fine condition. Probably the full margins. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, NY.
$1,200

Figure
CARL PAPPE
American, (active 1930s)
Monotype, circa 1930-35, 18 x 11 3/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A large and potent image. Pappe lived and worked in Taxco, Mexico for many years. A fine impression on japan paper. Wide margins. Very good condition.
$650

Street Scene, New England (probably Provincetown)
WILLIAM PAXTON
American, (1869-1941)
Etching, undated (1920s), proofs only. 4 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression of a very rare print. The margins are apparently full and uncut. There's slight discoloration in the margins and there's crackling in the paper along the platemark. Paxton's etchings are all rare and he never printed editions, only proofs. I've seen this print only once before.
$1,500

Portrait of a Lady
WILLIAM PAXTON
American, (1869-1941)
Conte pencil with white gouache highlights on grey paper, 1930, 14 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. Signed and dated, lower right. This is an outstanding drawing by this celebrated Boston school painter. The condition is very good. There is a faint bit of discoloration within a previous mat opening and old hinges at the top of the sheet.
$2,500

Man with Pipe Carving a Block
WILLIAM PAXTON
American, (1869-1941)
Pencil on cream-colored paper, 1930, 14 x 10 in. (sheet size) Signed and dated, lower right. This is a fine drawing by Paxton. The condition is good. There's toning within a previous mat opening. Paxton was a wonderful draughtsman and his best works on paper are well worth collecting. He did a handful of prints and they are all rare.
$2,000

The Asphalters
RALPH PEARSON
American, (1883-1958)
Etching, 1911, edition unknown. 10 7/8 x 8 in. Signed in the plate and signed and titled in pencil. A fine, atmospheric impression. Full margins. Fine condition. Plate #2 from his Chicago inspired "Toilers of the City" series. Other prints by Pearson are available.
$750

The Zeppelin Starts, No. 1
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Lithograph, 1914, Wuerth 382, edition 25. 15 3/4 x 20 5/8 in. Signed in pencil. A fine impression with full margins. Some wrinkling and soft creases in the margins.
$950

Porch of San Maclou, Rouen
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Etching, 1907, Wuerth 461, edition probably 35. 8 x 10 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. THis is a fine impression printed with tone. The margins are irregular but substantial enough, probably untrimmed. There's a very faint suggestion of light discoloration within a previous mount. The original structure was built around 1200 and rebuilt 1437-1521.
$500

The Woolworth, Through the Arch
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Etching, 1921, Wuerth 785, edition probably 200. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. A fine impression with dramatic inking. The margins are substantial enough but irregular, so often the case because of Pennell's choice of papers. The condition is good. There's a skillful repair in the left margin just outside the platemark. This is a classic New York image.
$375

St. Paul's over Temple Stairs
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Etching, 1905, Wuerth 380, edition probably 50. 11 x 8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, subtle impression in fine condition. The margins are full but the platemark is right near the top edge of the sheet, as printed. The title was written in the lower left margin but has been erased. This is an early impression before the plate was cut down for publication in the Gazette des Beaux Arts.
$650