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ALBERT ABRAMOVITZ
Latvian-American, (1879-1963)
Woodcut (linocut?) printed in colors, circa 1937, edition probably about 25 impressions. 13 7/8 x 17 in. Initialed in the block and signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression of this large, rare print. Printed on a thin Japanese paper, the margins are full and the condition is very good. (There's a trace of wrinkling in the lower margin just to the image.) Abramovitz was born in Riga, Latvia, studied in Paris, and eventually settled in New York where he was employed by the WPA program. His work is illustrated and discussed in The Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930s (1985), published by the University of Michigan Museum of Art. His prints are in the following American collections: Art Institute of Chicago, Baltimore Museum of Art, Newark Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art and others. This potent, expressionist image is an outstanding example of his work and a bold social statement about life for many during the 1930s.
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Modernist Building
CLINTON ADAMS
American, (1918-2002)
Lithograph, 1948, edition 4. 8 3/4 x 11 in. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed on gray paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This early work was printed by Lynton Kistler in Los Angeles and bears his embossed chop mark in the lower left. Adams is the author of American Lithographers 1900-1960 and Printmaking in New Mexico 1880-1990.
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Neptune Washington
RON ADAMS
African American, (1934-2020)
Lithograph, 1996, edition 70. 30 1/8 x 22 1/4 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed to the edges of the sheet. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Adams was born in Detroit and studied at UCLA, the University of New Mexico and elsewhere. In addition to being a gifted draughtsman and lithographer, Adams became a successful printer. He became a master printer at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles and later moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he founded Hand Graphics, Ltd.; a successful printing company. There he collaborated with Judy Chicago, John Biggers and Charles White, among many other artists. This print was published as part of the Resounding Heart portfolio.
$3,000

Mallow
ANDERS ALDRIN
American, (1889-1970)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1935, Newark Museum-Aldrin 2; total edition unknown but small. 6 1/2 x 6 in. Signed with the printed monogram in the lower right. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. Fine condition apart from traces of previous hinges at the top corners. This is one of a few color variants of this image printed by the artist. Aldrin was born in Sweden and moved to America in 1911. By 1920, Aldrin had relocated to southern California and studied at the Otis Art Institute. He later attended the Santa Barbara School of Art and studied with Frank Morley Fletcher, the British artist known for his exceptional woodcuts in the Japanese manner. Provenance: Annex Galleries, CA.
$1,200

Coal Heavers
JAMES ALLEN
American, (1894-1964)
Etching, 1935, Ryan 65, McRae 65; edition unknown. 11 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is fine. This uncommon print is located in the Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Art, and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. There is now an online catalogue by Lynn McRae published by the Stanford University Libraries.
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The Aqueduct
JAMES ALLEN
American, (1894-1964)
Lithograph, 1937, Ryan 1, edition 40. 11 3/8 x 14 5/8 in. Signed in pencil and numbered "ed 40". This is a superb impression in fine condition. The margins are full. This is one of twelve lithographs by Allen commissioned by the United States Pipe and Foundry Company in 1937. The prints were exhibited and sold at Kennedy Galleries in New York.
$2,000

Teeming Ingots
JAMES ALLEN
American, (1894-1964)
Etching, 1935, Ryan 88, edition 100. 11 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good. This exemplary work was the 1935 Presentation Print of the Society of American Etchers. Allen's work is included in the British Museum's landmark show and catalogue on American printmaking, The American Scene, Prints from Hopper to Pollock (2008), by Stephen Coppel.
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The Builders
JAMES ALLEN
American, (1894-1964)
Etching, 1932, Ryan 62, edition 100. 9 3/54 x 11 3/4 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is fine other than for a faint trace of an old tape adhesive along the top edge, verso, not evident from the front. This stellar print is illustrated in American Prize Prints of the Twentieth Century by Albert Reese (1949). It was on the cover of The Herald Tribune Magazine (9/3/33) and also on the cover of Sunday Review, Brooklyn Eagle (3/25/34). Allen shared a studio with Howard Cook in Paris and upon his return to New York, he studied with Joseph Pennell and William Auerbach-Levy.
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Pipe and Brawn
JAMES ALLEN
American, (1894-1964)
Lithograph, 1938, Ryan 28, McRae pg. 22; edition 40. 11 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Allen produced a series of twelve lithographs concerning pipe workers from 1937 to 1938. "After Allen's etchings, these are the most recognized and collected of all his works." (see MacRae pg. 18, The Prints of James E. Allen; Etchings, Lithographs, and Linocuts 1925-1945 (2002). Ryan dates this print to 1937.
$2,000

Big Bend
JAMES ALLEN
American, (1894-1964)
Lithograph, 1938, Ryan 5, MacRae pg. 23; edition 10 (30?) 11 1/8 x 14 3/8 in. Signed and numbered "ed 10." This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. MacRae lists the edition as thirty however our impression is numbered as above. Ryan states the edition is ten which agrees with our numbering. MacRae dates this print to 1938 whereas Ryan lists the date as 1937.
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New York Cafe
BENNY ANDREWS
American, (1930-2006)
Lithograph, 1966, edition 250. 10 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This print was published by Associated American Artists. Andrews was born in Georgia, studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and then moved to New York. He taught at Queens College, City University of New York, from 1968-1997.
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Spring in the Marsh
VERA ANDRUS
American, (1896-1979)
Lithograph, 1935, Fusco Four Modern 19, edition 20. 9 3/4 x 12 7/8 in. Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from remnants of two old hinges at the top corner edges of the sheet. Andrus studied in Minneapolis and became a lifelong friend of Wanda Gag. She studied at the Art Students League in New York and she worked with George Miller who printed her lithographs. She's an underrated printmaker and the catalogue raisonné by Tony Fusco and Robert Four is a great addition to our understaning of her work. This was published in 2022.
$850

Study in Stone, Cathedral of Orense
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS
American, (1887-1953)
Etching, 1933, Fletcher 257 (ii/II); from the edition of 162. 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. Signed and dated in pencil. A fine impression with full margins. Old hinges at top corners. (Stamped "Collection E John Taylor Arms).
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Sunlight on Stone, Caudebec-en-Caux
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS
American, (1887-1953)
Etching, 1931, Fletcher 241, (ii/II), total edition this state 164. 14 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. A superb, luminous impression of this major print from the French Church series. Full margins. In very good condition apart from the trace of a small stain in the upper left corner of the image, barely noticeable. (Note: This impression is dated 1931 and inscribed "Ed. 100" but the catalogue raisonne has other ideas. It lists a 1931 printing of 140 by Henry E. Carlin.)
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Puerto del Obispo, Zamora
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS
American, (1887-1953)
Etching, 1933, Fletcher 266, (ii/II), edition 160. 12 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil and with a pencil dedication (partially erased). A fine impression on antique French paper. Full margins. Very good condition other than the faintest trace of discoloration from an earlier mat.
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Destroyers in Wet Basin
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS
American, (1887-1953)
Etching, 1943, Fletcher 377 (iii/III), edition 875. 10 x 17 1/2 in. Signed and dated in pencil. A fine impression in fine condition with full margins. This is #2 from the U.S. Navy series. Depicted are the U.S.S. Radford, Quick & Mervine in South Kearney, N.J.
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The Gothic Spirit
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS
American, (1887-1953)
Etching, 1922, Fletcher 120, edition 130 plus 5 trial proofs. 11 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a superb, luminous impression printed on off-white, fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is excellent. This large print is number eight from this celebrated series of gargoyle studies.
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Sentinels
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS
American, (1887-1953)
Etching, 1922, Fletcher 123; edition 135 plus 3 trial proofs. 4 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. A superb impression printed on a nice old sheet of greenish laid paper. The margins are wide and probably full. The condition is very good other than a subtle stain in the lower margin, well away from the image, and a tiny spot(rust?) in the upper left corner margin.
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St. Paul, Alps-Maritimes (France)
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS
American, (1887-1953)
Etching, 1927, Fletcher 201 (ii/II); edition 259. 7 1/2 x 11 5/8 in. Signed, dated and titled in the plate. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on a thin Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is very good other than slight lightening within a previous mat opening. This work was published by the Print Club of Cleveland and the edition was printed in New York by Frederick Reynolds. Marc Chagall lived here and the Fondation Maeght is nearby.
$800

Chartres, The Magnificent
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS
American, (1887-1953)
Etching, 1948, Fletcher 411 (iii/III); edition 270. 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. Signed and dated in the plate. Inscribed "III" referring to the third state and "sp" for special proof. Here we have a fine impression with substantial margins. The condition is fine apart from a faint suggestion of an old mat line in the outer margins. This exquisite print is one of Arms' best miniature etchings. It's listed as from the French Church series # 49.
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