Manhattan
Drypoint, 1943, from a very small edition. 11 x 8 1/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil and also inscribed, "Dec 29, 1943." This is a superb impression of this compelling and extremely rare print. This is the full sheet as printed (with a ragged edge across the bottom). Fine condition. This potent, wartime image is among his finest prints and the influence of German expressionism is readily evident. Kupferman was a Boston contemporary of Karl Knaths, Jack Levine, Hyman Bloom and Carl Zerbe. During the years 1937-1940, they were all employed by the WPA program. Kupferman was teaching at the Massachusetts College of Art when this print was done. A comparable work to this is "Vertigo."
$1,600

Saratoga Springs Victorian
Drypoint, probably 1940, AAA catalogue 899, edition 250. 13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on a sturdy wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This print was published by Associated American Artists in 1947. This is a stellar example of the drypoint medium. The artist did at least one other print in the architecturally rich Saratoga Springs, NY area.
$750