Fishermen, Lake Maggiore
ETHEL KIRKPATRICK
British, (1866-1941)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1926, edition perhaps 30-50. 8 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, luminous impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Kirkpatrick was born in Dublin and studied at the South Kensington Academy of Art in London. She originally trained as a watercolor painter but block prints became her first love. For many years she lived at Cowes, Isle of Wight, and maintained a studio there.
$1,650

The Canal
ETHEL KIRKPATRICK
British, (1866-1941)
Woodcut printed in colors, possibly from 1926, edition unknown, perhaps 30-50 impressions. 8 5/8 x 13 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Kirkpatrick was born in Dublin and studied at the South Kensington Academy of Art in London. She originally trained as a watercolor painter but making woodcuts became her primary interest. For many years she lived at Cowes, Isle of Wright, and maintained a studio there.
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Thames Barges
ETHEL KIRKPATRICK
British, (1866-1941)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1911, edition probably about 30-50. 8 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. Initialed and dated in the block, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a very fine, atmospheric impression showing the Thames at dusk. The margins are modest but this is most likely the full sheet as printed. Excellent condition.
$1,650

Hindu Dancer (Hindoedanser)
JOHANNES F. TEN KLOOSTER
Dutch, (1873-1940)
Woodcut, 1919, edition unknown. 7 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on thin Japan paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. The artist lived and worked in Java and Sumatra, then he moved to the Hague in 1914-15. He had been in the military and became a full time artist in 1919.
$450

Floral Study (Poppies)
ILSE KOCH-AMBERG
German, (1869-1934)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1920s, edition unknown. 16 x 12 1/4 in. Signed in the block with her monogram, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good other than for slight toning within an earlier mat opening. She lived and worked in Hamburg where she specialized in arts and crafts style color woodcuts. She was married to the artist, Hugo Amberg.
$950

Ecstasy (Extase)
DIRK KONING
Dutch, (1888-1978)
Woodcut, circa 1920, edition unknown. 3 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. Initialed in the block, lower right. Signed in ink. This is a fine impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The condition is fine. The margins are substantial but unevenly trimmed. Koning's woodcuts are generally done on a small scale, as we have here. He was also a painter and screenprint artist. Koning was married to the artist, Lou Loeber.
$400

The Cushion (Der Polster)
MAXIMILLIAN KURZWEIL
Austrian, (1867-1916)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1903, edition unknown. 11 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. Signed with the printed text below along the support sheet. This is a stellar impression with the untrimmed original support. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's some modest rippling in the upper margin where the sheet is attached to the mount.) This is the published edition of this famous print published by the Verlag der Gesellschaft für Vervielfältigende Kunst, Vienna. It's illustrated on page 241 of Jugendstijl; Graphik und Druchkunst by Hans Hofstatter.
$3,500

Miners
CHET LA MORE
American, (1908-1980)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1940, edition probably about 25. 11 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. This print was published as part of the WPA program dating from 1935-43 and an impression is found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. La More was from Wisconsin and later taught at the University of Buffalo. He taught at the University of Michigan until his retirement in 1974. This compelling woodcut is one of his best and largest works.
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Mutter mit Kind (Mother and Child)
WILHELM LAAGE
German, (1868-1930)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1908, Hagenlocher 83 (ii/II), edition unknown. 13 3/4 x 10 1/16 in. Initialed and dated in the block. Signed, dated and dedicated in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on cream VAN GELDER watermarked paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from just a faint suggestion of light toning within an earlier mat opening. Laage was born in Hamburg and began his printmaking career in 1896. He lived in Paris for many months beginning in 1900 and participated in exhibitions in Vienna and Dresden. He became friendly with Kandinsky, Hans Neumann and Karl Hofer as they exhibited together. Gustave Schiefler published the first catalogue of his woodcuts in 1912 and an article was written about Laage by ER Weiss for Ver Sacrum. Laage is best know for his woodcuts and they range from decidedly expressionist in style to a more realistic approach tinged with stoicism, as seen here. This large, impressive woodcut is one of his most captivating works.
$1,800

The Dark Pitcher (Der Dungle Krug)
WILHELM LAAGE
German, (1868-1930)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1917, Hagenlocher 271 (IIIb), edition unknown. 15 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. Initialed and dated on the block, lower left. This is a fine impression of the final, published state with the printed text below," Verlag der Gesellschaft für Vervielfältingene Kunst, Wien." The margins are full. The colors are fresh. Apart from some slight rippling along the top edge, the condition is fine. This is a large and exceptional print by Laage and early, pre-publication proofs are hard to find.
$2,000

On the Thames (Sur la Tamise)
JEAN-EMILE LABOUREUR
French, (1877-1943)
Woodcut, 1914, Laboureur 696, edition 35. 11 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower left corner. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression of this large woodcut. The margins are full and the condition is excellent.
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Modernist City Scene
ALEX LALLEMAND
Belgian, (1892-1963)
Linocut (or woodcut), 1920s-1930s, edition probably about 50. 10 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. Signed in pencil and inscribed "epreuve d'artiste." This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. Lallemand, working in Brussels, produced many of these modernist blockprints focusing on imaginary urban scenes.
$600

Forest Girl
PAUL LANDACRE
American, (1893-1963)
Wood engraving, 1933-36, Lehman page 63, edition perhaps 200. 8 1/2 x 6 in. Signed in the block, lower center, initialed in the block, lower right, and dated in the block lower left. This is a superb impression on white wove paper with full margins. Excellent condition. This impression is signed in pencil but is not from the first numbered edition of sixty. In 1933, Landacre added his copyright symbol and this was for the edition of 150-200 for the American Artists Group print editions. These impressions are normally not signed in pencil. However, the artist would occasionally sign a few of these at a slightly extra cost. That is what we have here.
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Three Kids and a Horse
PAUL LANDACRE
American, (1893-1963)
Wood engraving, 1943, Wien 246, Zeitlin & Ver Brugge 93; edition 100. 7 1/2 x 10 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is fine. Here we have a nice example of his work in the wood engraving medium.
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Children's Carnival
PAUL LANDACRE
American, (1893-1963)
Wood engraving, 1946, Wien 275, edition 265. 8 1/2 x 12 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on thin japan paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Impressions of this very appealing print are in the National Gallery in Washington, DC as well at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Anna
PAUL LANDACRE
American, (1893-1963)
Wood engraving, 1937, Wien 201, Zeitlen & Ver Brugge 84; edition 60. 9 x 4 1/2 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Here we have a superb impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins appear to be full and the condition is excellent. This print was selected for exhibition at the Venice Biennale, 1938.
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Rima
PAUL LANDACRE
American, (1893-1963)
Wood engraving, 1933-1936, Wien 126, edition about 225. 8 1/2 x 6 in. Signed with the artist's mongram, lower left. Dated 1936 in the block, lower center. This is a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. Three years after the artist printed this work in a signed edition of 60, he authorized the American Artist's Group (AAG) to publish the print in an unsigned edition of about 225 impression. According to Wien, the first edition, published in 1933, was not completed. Landacre conceived of Rima and eight other wood engravings for a new edition of W.H. Hudson's novel "Green Mansions". Rima appears as a forest nymph and the protagonist, Abel, is shown hiding in the upper left corner. Only his face is evident.
$1,500

Forest Girl
PAUL LANDACRE
American, (1893-1963)
Wood engraving, 1933-36, Wien 127, edition about 225. 8 1/2 x 6 in. Initialed in the block, lower right corner. Signed and dated "1936" in the block along the bottom of the image. This is a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is generally fine apart from two skillful repairs in the outer margins and traces of an old tape adhesive in the upper right corner, verso. Forest Girl was one of nine wood engravings conceived for a new edition of Green Mansions by W.H. Hudson. Rima is the reclining woman depicted in this image. This impression is from the 1936 edition published by the American Artists Group, most of which were not signed in pencil.
$1,500

Exhibition Announcement
BLANCHE LAZZELL
American, (1878-1936)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1930, Shapiro/MFA 52, edition unknown. (image) 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (sheet) 10 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. This is a fine impression of this very rare print. The paper is a thin Japanese and the margins are full. The condition is fine apart from a small, barely visible 1/2" tear at the top edge at left and another tiny split at the bottom. This endearing Provincetown image captures the essence of what was happening in this New England artists community during the 1920s and 1930s. The sheet was first printed (or applied by hand) with this vibrant background color and then the image and text were printed, possibly from two separate blocks. This charming print is illustrated on page one of "From Paris to Provincetown: Blanche Lazzell and the Color Woodcut (2002).
$1,600

Ariadne
SYDNEY LEE
British, (1866-1949)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1904, Meyrick 28, edition 50. 9 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression of this rare print. The margins are substantial and this appears to be the full sheet as printed. The condition is fine apart from some discoloration in the lower right corner in the margin only. The catalogue illustrates six color variations of this captivating image. Meyrick states," Ariadne, daughter of King Minos of Crete, fell in love with Thesus, who had traveled to Crete to kill the Minotour. When she gave him a sword and thread to guide him through the Labyrinth, he promised to marry her. After he killed the beast they sailed for Athens, but on the way Thesus abandoned Ariadne on Naxos."
$2,500