Labor in a Diesel Plant
LETTERIO CALAPAI
American, (1902-1993)
Wood engraving, 1940, edition 50. 15 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. Signed in the block, lower right. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are substantial and probably full. The condition is very good apart from some light toning within an early mat opening. This Boston born artist was involved with the New York WPA program in the 1930s. This is arguably his finest blockprint from his best period and impressions are found in the National Gallery, the Library of Congress and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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City Canyon
LETTERIO CALAPAI
American, (1902-1993)
Wood engraving, 1950, edition 75. 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. Initialed in the block, lower right. Signed and titled in pencil and also inscribed "artist's proof." This is a fine impression with substantial margins. The condition is fine. The artist's embossed stamp is in the lower right.
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Dream (Droom)
JOZEF CANTRE
Belgium, (1890-1957)
Woodcut, 1926, edition unknown. 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Initialed and dated in pencil, lower right. Signed and titled in pencil. Also inscribed "handdruk." Cantré was a Belgian sculptor and printmaker. He was a member of "De Vijf" (The Five) together with his brother Jan Frans Cantré, Joris Minne, Frans Masereel and Henri van Straten. He was a pioneer of the Flemish expressionist movement.
$1,200

Eagle Dance
HOWARD COOK
American, (1901-1980)
Wood engraving, 1942, Duffy 201, edition 200. 10 x 8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a superb impression in fine condition. The margins are full. This print was published by the Woodcut Society of Kansas City. The print is still in the folder it was published in and it's attached at the two top corners, verso. Duffy cites ten impressions in museum collections.
$1,800

Sun and Desolation
HOWARD COOK
American, (1901-1980)
Woodcut, 1926, Duffy 34, edition 50. 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. Signed in the block, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on thin, cream japan paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This large work was probably done in Maine where he spent the summer of 1926.
$1,500

Walpi
HOWARD COOK
American, (1901-1980)
Woodcut, 1927, Duffy 73, edition 50 (40 printed). 10 x 12 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins are full but modest in size. The condition is excellent. Walpi is an ancient, continuously inhabited Hopi village established around 900 AD. The site is located in Arizona.
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Wood Interior
HOWARD COOK
American, (1901-1980)
Wood engraving, 1931, Duffy 171, edition about 150 (?) 6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on thin light cream wove paper. The margins are wide and the condition is fine. (There's just the faintest suggestion of toning within an earlier mat opening.) This is from the deluxe edition of 100 from The Checkerboard published by Weyhe Gallery in 1931.
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Giant's Thumb (Monument Rock)
HOWARD COOK
American, (1901-1980)
Woodcut, 1926, Duffy 23, edition 50 (30 printed). 14 x 8 1/16 in. Signed in the block. Signed in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This dramatic woodcut depicts this historic rock formation located in Monument Valley which covers Utah and Arizona.
$1,400

District Schoolhouse
HOWARD COOK
American, (1901-1980)
Woodcut, 1926, Duffy 18; edition 50 (25 printed). 17 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. Signed in the block, lower left. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on fibrous japan paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from minor wrinkles here and there along the extreme margin edges. This large, early work is a powerful example of Cook's skills in the woodcut medium. Consider it a precursor to many fine works to come.
$1,850

New England Church
HOWARD COOK
American, (1901-1980)
Wood engraving, 1931, Duffy 161, edition 50. 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a very fine impression on a cream Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from old hinges on the verso at top, well away from the image. The church depicted here is the First Congregational Church in Springfield, MA. This historic church was built in 1819. There were actually three church buildings at this site before the 1819 structure, the first built in 1637.
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Moonlit Night (Mannacht)
ANNA JULIE DE GRAAG
Dutch, (1877-1924)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1920, Cat. Grafiek GJ Nieuwenhuizen Segaar, no. 26; edition unknown. 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on gray paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine. De Graag specialized in arts and crafts style woodcuts. She lived and worked in the Hague and studied at the Academy there with J.J. Aarts. The verso bears the stamp of Segaar over the publisher's stamp of Cornelius de Lorm.
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Nature Study
ANNA JULIE DE GRAAG
Dutch, (1877-1924)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1917, edition unknown. 7 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. Initialed and dated in the plate. Signed in pencil. this is a fine impression printed on gray laid paper. The margins are wide and the condition is fine apart from slight toning within an earlier mat opening. This print was published by Cornelius de Lorm and their stamp is on the verso.
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Farmhouse with Thatched Roof (Boerderij met reiten dak)
ANNA JULIE DE GRAAG
Dutch, (1877-1924)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1919, not listed in the Nieuwenhuizen Segaar catalogue; edition unknown. 7 x 6 1/8 in. Initialed and dated in the block, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with the full margins. The condition is also fine. This outstanding arts and crafts woodcut is one of her finest prints and is rare. The publisher was Cornelius de Lorm (De Zonnebloem) and his blindstamp is in the verso in the lower right corner margin.
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Woman at a Window
GUSTAVE DE SMET
Belgian, (1877-1943)
Woodcut printed in color, circa 1920, Boyens 517, from a very small edition. 9 x 8 1/2 in. Signed in ink, lower right. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The paper is a thin light tan wove. The condition is fine. This is a rare print as are all of de Smet's woodcuts. Along with Constant Permeke and Fritz van den Berghe, de Smet is one of the preeminent Belgian expressionist painters. This print relates closely to a painting done in 1920.
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Book of Revelation, XII (7-12), War in Heaven
VICTOR DELHEZ
Belgian, (1902-1985)
Wood engraving, 1957, small edition. 15 5/8 x 13 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Initialed in the block. Inscribed in pencil "epreuve d'artiste". A fine impression in fine condition with full margins.
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To Be Or Not To Be
VICTOR DELHEZ
Belgian, (1902-1985)
Wood engraving, 1948, small edition. 11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. Signed in pencil and initialed in the block. Inscribed "epreuve d'artiste". A fine impression in fine condition. Full margins.
$875

Portrait of the Artist as Ulenspiegel
VICTOR DELHEZ
Belgian, (1902-1985)
Wood engraving, undated, Small edition. 12 x 9 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Inscribed "epreuve d'artiste." The character "Thyl Ulenspiegel" is well-known in Flemish folklore. He is a person who tells the truth in the form of a joke, holding a mirror to the people. The first appearance of Ulenspiegel has its origins in the Middle Ages. But the most famous one is the 19th century novel by Charles de Coster, written in French, a book that was considered revolutionary at the time. Ulenspiegel is, in this book, a young Protestant fighting the Spanish rulers and the Roman Catholic Church. This was a favorite book of the artist. Telling the "truth" in a hidden form pleased Delhez very much.
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Three Virtues (Drie Deugend)
VICTOR DELHEZ
Belgian, (1902-1985)
Wood engraving , 1943, Breda catalogue # 490, edition unknown. 11 3/4 x 9 in. Signed in pencil and also inscribed "épeuve d'artiste." This is is a fine impression with full margins. The paper is a cream colored wove which is typically what Delhez printed on. His editions were always very small and each impression is usually inscribed as an artists proof. This early work from his Danse Macabre series, also called Dodendans, is exemplary of Delhez's interest in humor and the macabre. This is his version of the Chinese proverb, "Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil."
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The Seventh Veil (De Zevende Sluier)
VICTOR DELHEZ
Belgian, (1902-1985)
Wood engraving, 1949, small edition. 11 7/8 x 9 in. Signed in the block with the monogram. Signed and titled in pencil and inscribed, "épreuve d'artiste." This is a fine, dramatic impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This is plate XXVIII from Delhez's Danse Macabre series. Essentially, it's a study in psychoanalysis with a woman on a table and the doctor behind her. Delhez was fascinated by film and cinematography and this complex, bizarre vision reflects this interest.
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Steen II (Stone Series II)
VICTOR DELHEZ
Belgian, (1902-1985)
Wood engraving, 1944-1945, Breda catalogue 608, edition unknown. 15 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Inscribed "épreuve d'artiste." This is a fine impression in very good condition. The margins are full. The description in the Breda catalogue describes this image as "modern moederschap," or, modern motherhood. Delhez's Steen series was dedicated to Lorenzo Domínguez (1901-1963), the Latin American sculptor who was a friend of the artist.
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