Backyard
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.
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Book Auction
Lithograph, 1932, Robinson / Pirog 63, edition 40. 7 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is fine other than for a faint trace of an old tape adhesive in the upper edge of the sheet. The edition was printed by George Miller. The subject of this print is the auction of the library of the Marquess of Lothian held at the Anderson Galleries in New York in 1932. Dwight did a sketch on site which provided the basis for the lithograph.
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Book Auction
Lithograph, 1932, Robinson/Pirog 63 (i/II); edition 40. 9 x 10 3/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression printed on RIVES watermarked paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This is an undescribed first state impression before the image was reduced along the left side by about 1 3/16 inches. There's a preliminary drawing showing this state illustrated on page 105 of the catalogue which was apparently titled. "Fashionable Auction." This title appears in pencil along the lower left edge of the margin written by someone unknown and it's also listed in the entry as an alternate title for the print. (We have the second state impression on this site if you search under Mabel Dwight.) The scene depicted here is is the book auction of the collected works of the Marquess of Lothian held at the Anderson Galleries in New York, 1932. Dwight was there making sketches and the result was this fine print.
$1,600

Derelicts, New York
Lithograph, 1931, Robinson/Pirog 61 (ii/II); edition 40. 9 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, dark impression of this compelling print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. The scene is along the East River below the steelwork and tower of the Manhattan Bridge. This print relates to a watercolor in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
$2,500

Deserted Mansion
Lithograph, 1928, Robinson / Pirog 31, edition 30. 11 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Dwight often took the ferry from Manhattan to Staten Island and that's where she discovered this stately yet run down Victorian structure. A watercolor was done of the same subject and the edition was printed by George Miller.
$900

Dusk (Staten Island)
Lithograph, 1929, Robinson / Pirog 39 (ii/II), edition 100. 13 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is fine. The edition was printed by George Miller in New York. Eight impressions are listed in museum collections. In the artist's own words, "But I have always been peculiarly susceptible to the magic of twilight." (see Robinson / Pirog, pg. 85.)
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Kittens
Lithograph, 1931, Robinson / Pirog 53, edition 30. 9 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. Unsigned. Here we have a fine impression of this uncommon print. The margins are full and the paper bears these two partial watermarks; BFK and FRANCE which refers to BFK RIVES paper. The condition is fine other than for a one inch tear in the right margin, far away from the image. Note: The impression illustrated in the catalogue raisonne appears to be unsigned as well.
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Nova Scotia
Lithograph, 1935, Robinson / Pirog 77, edition 40. 9 7/8 x 12 1/8 in. Signed in pencil. Here is a fine impression with full margins showing a deckle edge on all sides. The condition is fine other than for a little toning in the left margin well away from the image. According to the catalogue raisonné, Dwight visited Nova Scotia as a guest of Erhard Weyhe and his family.
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Self-Portrait
Lithograph, 1932, Robinson / Pirog 64, edition 50. 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition with a deckle edge showing on all sides. The margins are full. The edition was printed by George Miller. The catalogue lists thirteen impressions in museum collections. This engaging work was done at he age of fifty-seven and shows her working on a lithographic stone.
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Sunday Afternoon
Lithograph, 1934, Robinson/Pirog 73 (i/II), edition only 15. 10 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is fine impression of this rare print. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from two small old spots of tape reside on the bottom margin edge. The scene is Central Park in Harlem.
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The Brothers
Lithograph, 1928, Robinson/Pirog 25 (iii/III); edition 50. 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are full with a deckle edge on all sides. According to the catalogue on page 73, "The lithograph comments on the sensational Scopes trial of 1925, which had pitted evolutionary teachings against those of religious fundamentalism." This provocative print has been widely exhibited and is listed in five museum collections.
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The Family
Lithograph, 1928, Robinson / Pirog 27, edition 50. 8 x 10 1/8 in. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are full with a deckle edge all around. The edition was printed by George Miller in New York.
$1,300

The Great Trapeze Act
Lithograph, 1930, Robinson / Pirog 48, edition 30. 8 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on FRANCE watermarked paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This work was printed by George Miller and published by the Weyhe Gallery in New York.
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The Ocean, Coney Island
Lithograph, 1928, Robinson / Pirog 35, edition 50. 8 3/4 x 10 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a very fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from subtle rippling in the lower margin area and a little at the top. The edition was printed by George Miller in New York and five impressions are cited in museum collections.
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The Survivor, Staten Island
Lithograph, 1929, Robinson / Pirog 40, edition 40. 10 x 13 3/4 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. The edition was printed by George Miller in New York and three impressions are cited in museum collections. This compelling image provides a glimpse of the dramatic changes to the American urban landscape during the first half of the twentieth century.
$2,500

Tight Rope Walker
Lithograph, 1932, Robinson / Pirog 65, edition 35. 12 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. Signed in pencil lower right. This is a fine impression printed by George Miller. The condition is fine and the margins are full. The paper bears a partial BFK RIVES watermark. This is one of several images of the circus by Dwight.
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Toy Shop Window
Lithograph printed in colors, 1927, Robinson/Pirog 19, edition 50. 9 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower center. Signed in pencil and inscribed, "Paris 1927." This is a fine impression with rich colors. The paper is a cream laid and the margins are full. The condition is fine. This charming, beautifully composed print was based on Dwight's time in Paris during 1926-27. Her work there was printed at the studio of Edouard Duchatel which amounted to sixteen lithographs. This work was printed by George Miller in New York suggesting it was drawn on stone after she returned from Paris. Dwight was fortunate to have a master printer in George Miller and she was referred to him by Carl Zigrosser. Dwight admired the work of Daumier and this appreciation is reflected in this print. She created a total of only seven lithographs in color and this is arguably the finest.
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Winter
Lithograph, 1945, Robinson / Pirog 109, edition only 4. 9 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from the faintest suggestion of toning within an earlier mat opening. The setting of the image is New Hope, PA. Dwight lived in Bucks County off an on at a friend's farm beginning in 1939.
$1,500

Winter, Central Park
Lithograph, 1931, Robinson / Pirog 58, edition 24. 10 x 11 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. The edition was printed by George Miller in New York.
$950