Path in the Woods
JAN ALTINK
Dutch, (1885-1971)
Etching and aquatint, 1926, from a very small edition. 11 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from a few subtle areas of printing ink in the wide margins. Altink was born, raised and studied in Groningen and this is a view of the countryside where he lived. He was a founding member of the Dutch expressionist group called "de Ploeg" which means both "plow" and "team". Most of Altink's etchings show a deeply bitten plate as seen here and he often applied the use of aquatint to create dramatic tonal effects. This is a stellar example of his graphic art.
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Destroyers in Wet Basin at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS
American, (1887-1953)
Etching, 1943, Fletcher 377 (iii/iii), edition 875. 10 x 17 1/2 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from old hinges at the top corners, verso. Most of the impressions were printed by Charles S. White. The scene is South Kearney, N.J. depicting the U.S.S Radford, Quick and Mervine in 1942. Arms served in the Navy during WWI.
$900

Beal Street Blues
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Wood engraving, 1935-39, edition about 25. 8 x 6 in. Signed in the block, lower right. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression in fine condition. The margins are full. This print bears the stamp, "Federal Art Project, NYC WPA." An impression of this exemplary work is found at the Art institute of Chicago and another is at the New York Public Library.
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Public Building
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Wood engraving, 1936, edition about 25; this impression inscribed 6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. Here we have a fine, rich impression printed on thin japan paper. The condition is very good apart from foxing in the upper margin not affecting the image. An impression is in the New York Public Library.
$1,800

Arrival of Brass Section
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Etching, 1935-39, edition about 25 11 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression of this large and impressive work. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This impression bears the stamp, "Federal Art Project, NYC, WPA." An impression is in the New York Public Library.
$2,200

At the Jazzband Ball
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Wood engraving, 1935-39, eition about 25. 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. Signed in the block in the upper left corner. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression in fine condition. The margins are full.
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The City of Tomorrow
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Wood engraving, 1935-39, edition about 25. 6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower right. Signed and titled in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed on thin wove paper. The margins appear to be full and the condition is fine. This complex and entertaining print is among the best of his city scenes.
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Birth of John Henry
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Wood engraving, 1935-39, from and edition of about 25. 6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. Signed in the block, lower left corner. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. Fine condition. This is from the series, "The Legend of John Henry," created for the NYC WPA. Ex-collection: Audrey McMahon (1898-1981) Director of the New York WPA art project. Ex-collection: Keith Sheridan Fine Prints. An impression of this print is in the New York Public Library.
$1,200

The Drummer
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Wood engraving, 1935-39, edition about 25. 8 1/8 x 6 in. Initialed in the block, lower right. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression of this compelling early work. The condition is fine and the margins are full. An impression of this print is in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
$2,000

Trombone Player
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Wood engraving, 1935-39, edition about 25 5 x 7 7/8 in. Signed in the block, lower left. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. Excellent condition. This impression bears the stamp of the "Federal Art Project, NYC, WPA." Impressions are located in the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library.
$1,800

New York Landscape
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Wood engraving, 1936, edition about 25. 7 3/4 x 5 in. Signed and dated in the block, lower left. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine, crisp impression of this engaging work. The details are amazing and these works by Becker are unique for the WPA period. An impression is located in the New York Public Library.
$1,800

City of Smiles
FRED G. BECKER
American, (1913-2004)
Wood engraving, 1935-39, edition about 25. 7 7/8 x 6 in. Initialed in the block, lower right. Signed in pencil. The title is engraved just below the image in capital letters. This is a stellar impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from three small glue spots on the verso which show through slight on the recto. This impression bears the stamp, "Federal Art Project, NYC, WPA." An impression is found in the Detroit Institute of Arts.
$2,000

Hart's Farm, Clayhidon, Devon
ROBERT BEVAN
British, (1865-1925)
Pencil and charcoal on paper, circa 1917, a unique drawing. (sight) 10 x 8 3/8 in. (the full sheet measures 11 3/4 x 13 in.) Signed in the lower right "RPV" with the artist's stamp. This is the study for his lithograph (and oil painting) of the same subject. (See Dry 27.) Bevan was a British painter and lithographer. During the 1890s he traveled a good deal and he met Gauguin at Pont-Aven in 1894. In 1900 he settled in London, where he became a member of Sickert's circle (he was a founding member of the Camden Town Group in 1911 and of the London Group in 1913). His work was much influenced by Gauguin's bold color and flat patterning, and in his last years his style became increasingly simplified and schematic. He is best known for paintings featuring horses. Provenance: Thomas Agnew & Sons, London (their label, verso) and Brown & Darby, London (their label verso). This fine drawing was exhibited at the British Art Fair, 2023. The drawing is beautifully framed with the mat opening only showing the inner drawing and not the marginalia.
$5,000

Below Stairs
EDMUND BLAMPIED
British, (1886-1966)
Drypoint, 1931, Appleby 143, edition 100. 10 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. Signed and numbered in ink. Here we have a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Printed in blue in the lower right corner of the sheet is the stamp, MADE IN ENGLAND." Blampied came from the Channel Islands and studied at the Royal Academy Schools. He was a gifted draftsman and his style is quite unique. Impressions of this work are in the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
$700

Roman Sunset, Trinità dei Monte
MUIRHEAD BONE
Scottish, (1876-1953)
Charcoal pencil, 1921, 14 5/8 x 10 in. Signed, titled "Rome" and dated lower left corner. This stellar drawing depicts a view of this Catholic church which was founded in 1502 by Louis XII. The drawing is mounted to a thin support sheet which extends outward and is attached to another more sturdy support. The condition is excellent. The print is sold framed according to museum standards.
$3,500

Shore Leave
PAUL CADMUS
American, (1904-1999)
Etching, 1935, Davenport 40, edition 50. 10 3/8 x 11 5/8 in. Signed in pencil. In the lower left corner margin it states, "Paul Cadmus, 5 St. Luke's Place, NYC" in another hand.) This is a very fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. (There's an unidentified collector's mark in red in the lower right corner.) There were 35 impressions printed in 1979.) The Whitney Museum owns the 1933 oil painting which relates to this stellar print.
$8,000

Bridge Over Mad River (Vermont)
ASA CHEFFETZ
American, (1896-1965)
Wood engraving, 1948, AAA 957, edition 250. 5 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent apart from old AAA hinges at the top corners. Cheffetz lived and worked in Springfield,MA. He studied at the School at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and also at the National Academy of Design in New York. He was primarily self taught as a wood engraver and printed his own works.
$450

Aanwas in Rhijnauwen met Dakpannen (New Growth in Rhijnauwen, with Roof Tiles)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 1980, RKD CD 80-3 (iii/III); edition 50. 10 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. Signed and numbered "3" in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed with delicate plate tone. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This large work is exemplary of his many landscape etchings.
$1,000

Subway
FRITZ EICHENBERG
American, (1901-1990)
Wood engraving, 1934, edition 200. 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on wove paper with the watermark FRANCE. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from extremely slight light toning within an earlier mat opening.
$1,400

City Lights
FRITZ EICHENBERG
American, (1901-1990)
Wood engraving, 1934, edition 200. 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil. Here we have a fine, rich impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's a very faint suggestion of light toning within an earlier mat opening.)
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