An Old Story
ROBERT J. ENRAGHT MOONY
Irish, (1879-1946)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1925, edition unknown but certainly small. 8 x 9 1/2 in. Signed, dated, titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with dynamic, rich colors. The margins are modest but this is the full sheet as printed. The condition is fine. This impression is numbered "9" in pencil. This delightful print by this Irish artist has a distinctive arts and crafts flavor. His work often depicts these picturesque fairy tale settings with children at play. He was born in Doone, Althlone, and studied at Kingsley College, Devon. In Paris he studied with Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant.
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Nymphs Bathing
WILLIAM E. C. MORGAN
British, (1903-1979)
Engraving, 1928, edition 83. 7 7/8 x 11 1/16 in. Signed, dated, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a superb, rich impression of this exquisite print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Morgan achieved fame here in the US with exhibitions in Chicago. Lessing Rosenwald purchased nine of his prints and the British Museum had acquired ten of them by 1932.
$900

The Brook
WILLIAM E. C. MORGAN
British, (1903-1979)
Engraving, 1930, edition 50. 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Signed, titled and dated in pencil. Inscribed "Proof B." This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Four of Morgan's prints were reproduced in Fine Prints of the Year, including this one. We did locate an online catalogue of engravings compiled by Robert Meyrick but the prints are not assigned any numbers. This is described as "an ongoing project."
$800

Bacchanal
HARRY MORLEY
British, (1881-1943)
Engraving, 1932, edition 60. 6 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. Initialed and dated in the plate, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Morley was a gifted engraver in the tradition of Stanley Anderson and Robert Austin. He was commercially successful during the 1920s and 1930s and was represented by Colnaghi in London. A catalogue raisonné is planned by Robert Meyrick and Dr. Harry Heuser.
$500

Spring Rhapsody
CONRAD & CAVENDISH MORTON
British, (active 1930s-1950s)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1934, edition unknown. 13 3/4 x 20 in. Signed in pencil by both artists, lower right. This is a fine, luminous impression with fresh colors. The paper is a sturdy Japanese and the margins are full. Apart from mild toning in the margins, the condition is very good overall. Like the brothers Detmold, the Cavendish twins both worked on their prints. They were largely self-taught and their work was shown and published by Colnaghi in London. They were born in 1911.
$1,400

Le Pont d'Avignon
PHILIP G. NEEDELL
British, (1886-1974)
Color woodcut, 1925, edition 60. 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression with substantial but possibly trimmed margins.
$600

The Rising Moon
SAMUEL PALMER
British, (1805-1881)
Etching, 1857, Lister 7 (vii/IX), edition unknown. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. Signed in the plate, lower left, below the image. This is a fine luminous impression with full margins. It's printed on india paper on a backing sheet. The condition is fine apart from slight toning along the extreme edges of the sheet. The lovely work was published in Etchings for the Art Union of London by the Etching Club, 1857, Plate 10. (The printed number "10" is just below the image at center.) Provenance: William Weston Gallery, London.
$3,000

The Sleeping Shepherd
SAMUEL PALMER
British, (1805-1881)
Etching, 1854-1857, Lister 6 (iv/IV), edition unknown. 4 7/8 x 4 in. Signed with the printed signature, lower left. This is a fine impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are full and the condition is very good. (There's some darkening at the extreme edges of the sheet, recto, and a few vague toned areas on the verso, and a small spot of foxing outside of the image, recto.) This engaging, poetic work was published as plate 5 in Etchings for the Art Union of London by the Etching Club, 1857. (The number "5" is printed just below the image at center.)
$3,000

Entrance to Henry VII's Chapel (Westminster)
JOSEPH PENNELL
American, (1857-1926)
Etching, 1905, Wuerth 354, edition probably 75 proofs. 11 x 8 3/8 in. Signed in pencil and also titled by the artist below. This is a superb, rich impression printed on antique laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There are Pennell's inky finger prints in the margins from the printing process and a narrow old hinge across the top of the sheet.) Construction of the Chapel began in 1503. It's noteworthy for it's pendant fan vault ceiling.
$750

Red Chestnut, No. 1
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut, 1927, Chapman 14, total edition unknown. 15 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. The is a fine impression in fine condition. The colors are fresh and the margins are full. The Chapman catalogue lists a projected edition of 68 yet the numbering here is 21/150. This is one of the Platt's finest prints and is hard to obtain today.
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Building the Trawler
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1929, Chapman 18, projected edition of 150; this impression numbered "I/X", one of several trial proofs. 9 x 13 7/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression in fine condition. Wide margins.
$1,200

The Port of St. Tropez
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1924, Chapman 12, projected edition of 100, with an additional printing of twenty inscribed in Roman numerals. 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Signed in pencil. A superb impression with full margins. Fine condition.
$1,200

The Vltava at Prague
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1930, Chapman 19, projected edition of 150. 9 5/8 x 14 1/16 in. Signed, titled and numbered (LXII) in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from small old hinges at the four corners, verso, and a tiny wrinkle in the lower right corner of the sheet. The catalogue states that only sixty-four impressions are recorded hence this is not a common print. The Vlvata is the longest river within the Czech Republic. In the background at right is Prague Castle. Construction started in 870 and was completed in 1929!
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Snow in Springtime
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1919-1920, Chapman 6, recorded edition of 71. 9 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. Signed and dated in the block. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is an especially fine impression with superb, fresh colors. The margins are full and the condition is fine other than for small old hinges at the top corners. (The projected edition here was 100.) "John Platt's colour woodcuts mark a short but important phase in British printmaking; a period when an external and foreign influence stimulated a new decorative and inventive approach to the use of color." (Hilary Chapman, from page 6 of the catalogue raisonné, 1999). This influence, of course, was the art of Japan and Japanese prints in particular. The models for this composition also relate to Platt's sketches for the "Giant Stride." His sisters are on the swing and they are being observed by Platt's daughter and son.
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The Echoing Shore
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1931, Chapman 21 (a of c), edition unknown. 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Signed with the artist's estate stamp on the verso, lower right corner. This is a fine impression of this extremely rare print. The margins are somewhat narrow but this is most likely the original size sheet used at the time of printing. Excellent condition. "Chapman describes this print as having "no projected edition." The influence of Japanese printmaking is clearly in evidence here.
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Lapwings
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut printed in seven colors, 1936, Chapman 32, recorded edition of only 22. 16 1/2 x 8 in. Signed and numbered "XIX" in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are substantial. The condition is fine apart from a small wrinkle in the lower left corner and one in the upper left. There was no projected edition for this print. The influence of Japanese printmaking is clearly evident.
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Cineraria
MABEL ROYDS
British, (1874-1941)
Block print printed in colors, possibly 1936, Barton 48; from a small edition, possibly 50. 8 x 10 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression with full margins. The condition is excellent apart from a small wrinkle in the printing found in the lower right corner. This is an exemplary work by the artist. We acquired it from the artist's estate back in the 1980s, sold it to a New York collector, and now we are pleased to re-offer it. Her floral prints have not been turning up over the last few years. (There's an inscription in the lower left margin by the artist "Ink (?) May '36.) And in the lower right corner, "48", which is possibly related to the edition number.
$1,650

Grapes
MABEL ROYDS
British, (1874-1941)
Woodcut prointed in colors, undated (circa 1920-1930), Barton 65, edition unknown. 8 1/2 x 10 in. Signed in colored pencil, lower left. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine apart from soft wrinkles in the right margin area. Royds was married to Ernest Lumsden, the well known etcher of the period. She exhibited regularly at the Society of Scottish artists, the Society of Artist Printers and the Graver Printers in Colour. She produced about sixty blockprints and her work has become hard to come by today.
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Sunspots
MABEL ROYDS
British, (1874-1941)
Woodcut printed in colors, undated, circa 1910-20, Barton 4, edition unknown. 4 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, luminous impression printed on a light cream, thin laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This is most likely a study of the artist's daughter, Marjorie. Royds exhibited regularly with the Society of Scottish Artists, the Society of Artist Printers, and Graver Printers in Color. She studied with Frank Morley Fletcher.
$1,300

Orange Tiger Lilies
MABEL ROYDS
British, (1874-1941)
Woodcut printed in colors, undated (circa 1920-25), Barton 47, edition unknown. 8 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression with vibrant colors. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's a small, soft crease in the lower left corner margin, not affecting the image.) Royds produced seventeen floral woodcuts during her career. Orange Tiger Lilies is among the best.
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