Le Puy (third plate)
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Etching, 1894, Wuerth 208, edition probably 30. 16 x 11 7/8 in. Signed in the plate, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed with plate tone. The margins are full. The condition is very good other than for old adhesive showing on the outer edges of the sheet, verso, from a previous mount and three small old hinges at the top edges, recto. This large and majestic view is described by the artist as "the most picturesque place in the world."
$800

Mist on the Thames
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Aquatint, 1903, Wuerth 247, edition probably 35 proofs. 8 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil "32." The margins are probably full and untrimmed and the condition is fine. The paper is a soft, fairly thin laid. This uncommon, beautiful print was done the year Whistler died. It's a subject which reminds us of Whistler, certainly, and the painterly, tonal effects are also reminiscent of Whistler's watercolors and oils of the Thames.
SOLD

The Elevated (New York)
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Etching, 1921, Wuerth 789, edition perhaps 50. 10 x 6 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on a light cream wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There are Pennell's inky fingerprints showing here and there in the margins.) This print depicts the Sixth Avenue El at the very heart of the shopping district. Gimbels, Sacks and Co. and Macy's are nearby. This print was done when Pennell and his wife moved to Brooklyn Heights in 1921.
$750

The Avenue, Valenciennes
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Etching, 1910, Wuerth 603, edition probably 50. 9 1/4 x 12 3/8in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on antique laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There are a few ink smudges in the margins, primarily on the back, which are Pennell's finger prints from the printing process.) This lovely tree lined view is a refreshing glimpse of the variety of subjects etched by the artist. There's an unidentified collector's mark in the lower left corner of the sheet.
SOLD

The City under the Black Mountain
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Lithograph, 1912, Wuerth 257, edition 25. 22 x 16 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression of this rare, monumental print. The margins are full and the paper bears an ARCHES watermark. The condition is fine apart from a small wrinkle in the upper right corner margin. Black Mountain is in Yosemite National Park. Pennell also did several lithographs of the Grand Canyon as he was impressed with the beauty of the American west and northwest.
$3,000

Times Square
JAMES PENNEY
American, (1910-1982)
Lithograph, 1933, edition 15. 14 x 19 3/4 in. Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine other than for a couple of repaired splits in the margins, well away from the image. Penney was from Missouri and studied at the University of Kansas. He moved to New York where he spent three years at the Art Students League and studied with John Sloan and Charles Locke among others. He was a WPA mural painter in addition to his fine work as a lithographer. This is one of his finest works and other examples of his printmaking are found in the National Gallery. Times Square is a rare print.
ON HOLD

Tap Dancer
CARL E. PICKHARDT, JR.
American, (1908-2004)
Lithograph, circa 1935, edition 30. 11 7/8 x 11 5/8 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with substantial margins. The condition is also fine other than for traces of two small hinges on the top margin corners, well away from the image. Pickhardt was a Massachusetts artist who graduated from Harvard and attended Harvard Business School. He left before graduation to become a full time artist and became a prominent social realist during the 1930s and 1940s. His work is found in multiple museum collections.
$600

The Harvest, South Carolina
CHARLES POLLACK
American, (1902-1988)
Lithograph, undated (1930s), edition 35. 9 3/4 x 14 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil "E35." This is a fine impression of this very rare print. The margins are full with a deckle edge on all sides. The condition is fine apart from old hinges at the top of the sheet, recto. Charles was the oldest brother of Jackson Pollack. He worked with the Michigan WPA program and joined the art faculty at Michigan State University. He also studied with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League in New York. From the 1940s on, his work started changing to more abstraction. Ironically, Jackson Pollack also studied at the Art Students League with Benton and his earliest work is regionalist in nature. An impression of this print is found at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
$1,850

Interior of Ferry
LEONARD PYTLAK
American, (1910-1998)
Lithograph, 1936, edition 14. 10 x 13 1/2 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression of this rare print. The margins appear to be full and the condition is fine apart from slight discoloration in the upper right corner margin, not affecting the image. Pytlak studied at the Art Students League and was active in the NY WPA program. This print is also referred to as Staten Island Ferry. We are offering the print along with a small framed (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; sight measurement) pencil study of the interior of the ferry showing the figures in reverse.
$1,500

Figures
CHARLES QUEST
American, (1904-1993)
Wood engraving, 1948, edition 25. 12 x 9 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from two old hinges at the top of the sheet. Quest grew up in St. Louis and studied at the Washington University School of Fine Arts. he later taught there from from 1944 to 1971. His work is represented in numerous museums including the British Museum, Philadelphia Museum, MOMA and the Metropolitan Museum. This is a fine example of his work.
SOLD

Oklahoma Barn
DOEL REED
American, (1894-1985)
Etching and aquatint, 1939, Cohen/Rogers 36, edition 50. 10 3/4 x 12 7/8 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. Signed, dated, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from very slight toning within an earlier mat opening and a small piece of paper tape attached to the top right corner away from the image. This early work is rare. Reed studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and was essentially self-taught as a printmaker. He later taught at what is now Oklahoma State University and was often inspired by the landscapes of the American southwest. He was elected to be a member of the National Academy of Design in 1942 and when he retired he moved to Taos, NM.
SOLD

The Degas Portrait
GRANT REYNARD
American, (1887-1968)
Etching, undated (probably 1930s), edition 100 9 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with probably full margins. The condition is very good other than for three old hinges at the top edge. Reynard was born in Nebraska and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was also a painter and eventually settled in New York where he became a member of the National Academy of Design. The exact date of this print is unknown to me. I've seen dates ranging from 1925-1947.
$650

Snowed In - Calaveras Big Tree Hotel
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1930, edition probably about 15. 8 3/4 x 12 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression in very good condition. The margins are substantial and probably untrimmed. This print came to us in the original mat and there is just a faint trace of discoloration within the old opening and old paper tape hinges at the top corners, recto. The outstanding California woodcut is exemplary of Rice's best work in the medium.
$3,500

Ships of Yesterday
WILLIAM S. RICE
American, (1873-1963)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1926, edition probably about 15. 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on wove paper. The margins are modest but this appears to be the full sheet as printed. The condition is fine apart from two old paper hinges at the top corner margins. There's a very similar image by Rice bearing the same title. It's illustrated on page 69 of William S. Rice, California Block Prints by Roberta Rice Treseder (2009). The location for this print is most likely the Oakland Estuary.
$1,800

Robins
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2019, edition 20 12 x 16 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression in excellent condition with full margins. Well known for her reduction woodcuts, Rich is a California printmaker who studied at the University of Wisconsin. We are pleased to now represent her work.
$450

Red Shouldered Hawk
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2017, edition 25 15 1/4 x 19 3/8 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Rich produces her prints based on personal observations of wildlife in their natural habitats. She is a signature member of Artists for Conservation.
SOLD

Aspen and Bluebirds
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2013, edition 30 16 x 20 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Rich makes reduction woodcuts which entails the use of one block only. (In this case, she used a combination of multiple blocks and the reduction method.) Our contemporary Dutch printmaker, Grietje Postma, also works in the reduction technique. In search of subjects, Rich has visited Australia, Costa Rica, Madagascar, Europe and many other other places.
$740

Pateka Brown Teal
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1994, edition 24 20 x 16 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram, lower left. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. The brown teal is a native of New Zealand and is considered an endangered species.
$740

Polar Bear and Skua
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2018, edition 20 17 1/8 x 21 1/8 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram, lower left. Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Skuas nest on the ground in temperate and Arctic regions and are long distant migrants.
$750

Long-eared Owl
ANDREA RICH
American, (b. 1954)
Woodcut printed in colors, 2014, edition 25 19 1/8 x 19 in. Signed in the block with the artist's monogram, lower left. This is a fine impression in excellent condition. The margins are full. (Typically, the artist uses ten to twenty blocks to complete an image.) This medium sized owl is found in North America and Europe.
$740