The Old Print Shop Portfolio : Holiday Issue by The Old Print Shop

1. Plate XIX. Ladies Dress Shoes. Published in Edinburgh: David Douglas. Lithograph printed in color, 1900. Paper size 17 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches (44.1 x 28.2 cm). Good condition and color. #97517-1 $950.00

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2. (left) Plate XVII. Ladies Dress Shoes. #97515-1 $850.00 3. (right) Plate IV. Ladies Dress Shoes. #97525-1 $900.00

Ladies Dress Shoes of the Nineteenth Century with sixty-three illustrations by T. Watson Greig of Glencarse. Published by David Douglas, Edinburgh. Lithographs printed in color, 1900. One of the greatest works of women’s shoes ever published. Paper size 17 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches (44.1 x 28.2 cm). Good condition and color. Plate I. ..................................................................................................... Plate II. .................................................................................................... Plate III. ................................................................................................... Plate V. .................................................................................................... Plate VI .................................................................................................... Plate VII ................................................................................................... Plate VIII .................................................................................................. Plate IX .................................................................................................... Plate X ..................................................................................................... Plate XI .................................................................................................... Plate XII ................................................................................................... Plate XIII .................................................................................................. Plate XIV .................................................................................................. Plate XV .................................................................................................. Plate XVI .................................................................................................. Plate XVIII ................................................................................................ Plate XX ..................................................................................................

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THE OLD PRINT SHOP IS HAPPY TO OFFER “OLD SCHOOL” CUSTOM FRAMING – HAND BUILT AND HAND FINISHED TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS. AND WHILE IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME TO COMPLETE A PIECE, THE FINISHED PRODUCT IS ITSELF A WORK OF ART. WE USE THE HIGHEST QUALITY ARCHIVAL MAT BOARDS AND RECOMMEND EITHER ULTRA-VIOLET PLEXI GLASS OR MUSEUM GLASS TO PROTECT YOUR ARTWORK. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INQUIRE ABOUT OUR FRAMES. WE WILL SEND PHOTOS AND QUOTES IMMEDIATELY.

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HOLIDAY ISSUE 2020 What a year it has been! It is often difficult to comprehend and sometimes impossible to deal with; however, we are living history that will be studied and talked about for the next hundred years or more. Like all businesses in New York City, which was the first major United States city hit harshly by Covid-19, the shop was closed from the middle of March through June, 2020. In our 122-year-old history, we last closed for an extended period of time in April,1932. Both were difficult times for different reasons. Having gone through this closing, I hope that it will be the last time during my lifetime. I am pleased to say we survived 2020. We are bruised and battered, but we are still standing. The business environment is changing. How people look at art and collect art is changing. The internet was transforming everything before the pandemic, but now the changes have been put in overdrive. Change is difficult for everyone, especially small businesses; however, we are still happy to talk and advise our clients. We feel strongly that a direct personal approach (giving advice freely) is the best way to assist our clients in building their collections. The Old Print Shop is pleased to have gallery visits, providing you wear a face mask. We are always pleased to speak on the telephone and/or by email, and we will be happy to arrange a personal Zoom meeting. Just give us a call and we will set it up. POST PANDEMIC HOURS ARE TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please check our website, call the gallery, or check our Google listing for changes in the schedule of the gallery.

Currier & Ives Currier & Ives was America’s longest running printing establishment publishing over seven-thousand images in a span of seventy-three years. The early history of Currier & Ives follows its founder, Nathaniel Currier, and the first lithographic house of America, William and John Pendleton of Boston. During the early years, Nathaniel Currier ran the firm more like a job press rather than a print publishing house. Harry T. Peters states that the first print published in 1935 in the style which made the firm famous was Ruins of the Planters Hotel, New Orleans, which fell at two O’clock, on the Morning of the 15h of May 1835, burying 50 persons, 40 of which escaped with their lives. However, his first financial success came in 1840 and was in conjunction with the New York Sun, the largest of New York City’s newspapers at the time. The broadside of the sinking of the “Lexington” published under the banner The Extra Sun had a lithographic image of the disaster by N. Currier under the banner. James Merritt Ives joined Currier as a bookkeeper in 1852. He quickly became an indispensable member of the firm and in 1857 was made a partner. The name of the company was changed from N. Currier to Currier & Ives. The Old Print Shop is pleased to have an extensive collection of these wonderful lithographs, the full collection can be seen on line at: http://oldprintshop.com/ shop/category/19-currier-ives

4. The City of Chicago. New York, Published by Currier & Ives, 115 Nassau St. Multi-stone lithograph, 1892. Large folio - image size 20 11/16 x 32 1/8” (52.6 x 81.6 cm). Fair to good condition. Several large tears within image. Professionally repaired. Conningham #1094. Gale #1208. #27914-2 $8,500.00 Keys identify 69 references to important landmarks. A baseball game is shown being played to the right of the exposition buildings, just behind the railroad depot.

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5. Ice-Boat Race on the Hudson. Published by Currier & Ives 125 Nassau St. New York. Lithograph handcolored, undated, c.1872. Small folio - image size 8 1/2 x 12 7/16” (21.4 x 31.5 cm). Good condition with full original color, wide margins, a few minor discoloration marks in the margins. Conningham #3021. #13143-6 $4,500.00 Original Best Fifty (1930s) #4 and, the New Best Fifty (1990s) #4.

6. Autumn in New England. : Cider Making. Painted by G. B. Durrie. New York, Pub’d by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. Lithograph handcolored, 1866. Large folio - image size 14 13/16 x 25 1/8” (37.6 x 63.9 cm). Good condition with full original color. Conningham #322. Gale #350. #2797-7 $7,500.00 Original Best Fifty #31. New Best Fifty #18.

American Urban Views The growth of the United States was documented in the thousands of urban views published during the nineteenth century. The earlier views were picturesque views of growing urban centers. The later views are often bird’s-eye views of cities and towns large and small. The Old Print Shop specializes in handling American urban views and offers images of most states in the United States. Featured here are three important views of three different cities. If you are interested in American urban views, the Boston Public Library, New York Public Library, Clements Library, American Antiquarian Society, and the Library of Congress have extensive collections that can be viewed. On our website click “Shop” then “18th-19th Century Subjects” and scroll down to Town Views United States and choose the state you wish to view. http://oldprintshop.com/shop/category/16-18th-19th-century-subjects Recommended reference books: Picturing America 1497-1899 by Gloria Gilda Deak Views and Viewmakers of Urban America. . . . by John W. Reps Cities of the Mississippi: 19th Century Images of Urban Development by John W. Reps

7. New York from the Steeple of St. Paul’s Church, Looking East, South and West. Painted by John W. Hill. Engraved by Henry Papprill. Published by Henry I. Megarey, New York. Second state of four. Aquatint and engraving, printed in color and finished by hand, 1849. Image size 21 1/4 x 36 1/4” (54 x 92 cm). Fair condition, toning in margins, fading of color; however, it is all original. Deak, Picturing America, #578. #27641-3 $8,500.00 “One of the most comprehensive and interesting views of the lower part of the city at this period.” I. N. Phelps Stokes.

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8. View of Baltimore, from Federal Hill. From a sketch by Fitz Henry Lane. Lith. & printed in colors by Sarony & Major, New York. Published by A. Conant, 1850. Lithograph, printed in color and finished by hand. 1850. Image size 18 9/16 x 27 13/16” (47.1 x 70.6 cm). Good condition and color, save for one short tear in the lower left margin, just reaching the lower corner of the image. Some additions of modern handcolor. Professionally conserved. Wilmerding #174; Reps #1285; Not in Deak. #82483-1 $17,500.00 A very rare view of Baltimore. Fitz Henry Lane, known by many as a gifted luminous marine painter, was also a trained lithographer. His lithographic shop of Lane & Scott ran in Boston for most of his life.

9. Portland, Me. Painted by John W. Hill. Drawn on stone by Charles Parsons. Printed by Endicott & Co., N.Y. Published by Smith Brothers & Co., New York, 1855. Two-stone lithograph, 1855. Image size 23 x 39 5/8” (58.4 x 100.6 cm). Overall good condition with original handcoloring. Has some minor toning and a small repaired puncture in the sky. Reps #1233. Stokes, Hist. Prints, 1855 G-15. Deak #702. #36221-4 $6,000.00 The steamer Daniel Webster is seen. The view is from the shore on Cape Elizabeth.

Maritime Images Sail, Steam and Naval The Old Print Shop has an extensive collection of maritime images. Some, like the Pavonia, were produced to advertise the service being offered; others document a historical event. Whaling images were also commonly offered to the public. The Capture shows the danger of nineteenth-century whaling. Maritime images have appeared in art for as long as civilization has existed. In American art it appears throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some artists like Gordon Grant and George C. Wales specialized in maritime art; others like Martin Lewis and Howard Cook loved the sea and did an occasional image. On our website click “Shop” then “18th-19th Century Subjects” and scroll down to Marine and chose the maritime subject you wish to explore. http://oldprintshop.com/shop/category/16-18th-19th-century-subjects

WEB SITE TIP YOU CAN SEARCH THE INVENTORY BY SUBJECT BY CLICKING “SHOP” ON THE TOP NAVIGATION BAR, THEN ON THE LEFT WILL BE NINE CHOICES. THE TOP CHOICE IS “18TH-19TH CENTURY SUBJECTS” CLICK ON THAT LINK AND YOU WILL HAVE MANY SUBJECT CATEGORIES THAT YOU CAN BROWSE.

10. Erie Railway Company’s Steam Ferry Boat “Pavonia,” Plying between Chambers St. and Long Dock, Jersey City. . . . Two columns on either side of title give additional information. Lithographed & Published by Endicott & Co. Lithographers, 59 Beekman St. New York. Two-color lithograph with handcoloring, c.1860. Image size 11 1/4 x 23 1/2” (28.6 x 59.7 cm). Good condition and color. #68980-1 $4,500.00 New York City is seen in the background.

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11. U. S. Frigate Macedonian, : Captain John Pope. : In a gale, off the Cape of Good Hope. : May 28th 1856. Drawn by Washington D. Emerson. F. F. Oakley Lith, 204 Washn. St. Boston. Lithograph handcolored, c.1856. Image size 13 5/8 x 19 3/4” (34.5 x 50.2 cm). Fair condition. Several areas of paper loss in the lower margin. Some manuscript fill in title. #45254-2 $2,500.00

12. Sperm Whaling, No. 2 - The Capture. From drawings by A. Van Best & R. S. Gifford corrected by Benj. Russel, Esqr. Lith by Endicott & Co. New York. Published by Charles Taber & Co. No. 49 Union St. & No. 2 Purchase St. New Bedford, 1862. Two-color lithograph handcolored, 1862. Image size 16 11/16 x 25 3/4” (42.4 x 65.5 cm). Good condition and color. Brewington-Kendall #19. #28573-4 $7,500.00

Natural History Birds, Botanicals, and Beasts These beautiful and decorative prints were produced during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The goal of the artists was cataloguing and picturing every species of plant, animal, and bird on the planet as they were being discovered. Because photography was still years away from being invented, these images were made as prints, lithographs, and engravings. John James Audubon produced the monumental work, The Birds of America, containing 435 engravings and aquatints of birds shown life size. John Gould produced thousands of lithographs of birds from all around the world. John Selby produced a fine series of engravings in British Ornithology. There are many other artists to mention, such as, Catesby, Martinet, and Wilson. There are even more for botanicals and animals. The Old Print Shop has a wonderful collection of these items. On our website click “Shop” then “18th-19th Century Subjects” and scroll down to Natural History. http://oldprintshop.com/shop/category/16-18th-19th-century-subjects

13. (left) The Pontic Rhododendron. Plate XXV. Dr. Robert John Thornton. Engraved by Caldwall after the painting by Henderson. London Published by Dr. Thornton, Decr. 1st. 1802. Aquatint stipple and line engraving, printed in color and finished by hand, 1802. One state only. A beautiful impression. Image size 18 5/16 x 13 15/16” (46.5 x 35.3 cm). Good condition. Fine original handcoloring. #2304-5 $4,500.00 14. (right) Hyacinths. Dr. Robert John Thornton. Engraved by Warner after the painting by Sydenham Edwards. Published by Dr. Robert John Thornton, London. Aquatint, stipple, and line engraving, 1801. Second of two states. Image size 17 3/8 x 14” (44.2 x 35 cm). Good condition and color. #19776-6 $6,500.00 From The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature. Picturesque Botanical Plates of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus.

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15. Virginian Partridge. Plate 76. Male adult 1. Young 2. Female adult 3. Young 4. Very young Birds 5. Drawn from nature by John James Audubon. Engraved, printed and colored by Robert Havell, London. Etching and aquatint, handcolored, 1830. On J. Whatman watermarked paper. From The Birds of America published in London 1827-1838. Paper size 24 13/16 x 37 9/16” (63 x 94.4 cm). Good condition and color, save for soft printer’s crease in wing of hawk. #93807-1 $57,000.00 One of Audubon’s more dramatic images.

16. Solan Gannet. Young of the Year. Plate 87. Drawn by Prideaux John Selby. Mostly etched by his brother-in-law, Captain Mitford. Printed by W. H. Lizars in Edinburgh. Published by Archibald Constable & Co. and Hurst Robinson & Co. London. Etching handcolored, 1821-1834. From Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Watermark in paper “J. Whatman 1826.” Paper size 20 7/16 x 25 1/8” (51.9 x 63.8 cm). Good condition with full original color. Sitwell, Fine Bird Books, 1700-1900. p.141. #97633-2 $750.00

Maps “I am told there are people who do not care for maps and I find it hard to believe.” Robert Louis Stevenson Some of the most interesting and intellectually stimulating areas of paper in which we deal are antiquarian maps. From the earliest printed world maps to maps of far-away places and countries to those of the heavens, it is always fascinating to see recorded on paper the truths and myths, the credible and incredible. Maps, which depict the first discovery of the Americas to those that show the birth and westward expansion of the United States throughout the nineteenth century, have always been a specialty of The Old Print Shop. State maps, as well as individual town plans in all price ranges, are found in our inventory. We have a fine assortment of sixteenth through nineteenth-century maps from all parts of the world on hand for those who visit the shop. Although we do not always have a certain item or location available, it is likely we may have it in the future. We count collectors of old maps among the most learned people in the world. It is our belief that the intelligent man or woman wants to know about the area in which he or she lives today, as well as other parts of the globe from which his or her ancestors came. Old maps are valuable resources and often are quite attractive wall hangings. If you hang a map on the wall in your home or office, visitors will notice and gravitate to the map and comment on it. Great pleasure and pride are found in the possession of early maps.

17. Map of the City and County of New York. With the Adjacent Country. David H. Burr. Published by Simeon DeWitt. Surveyor General. Third Edition. Published by Stone & Clark, Ithaca, N.Y. Copper plate engraving, 1832, printed 1840. Image size 19 5/8 x 49 1/2” (49.8 x 125.7 cm). Good condition, save for creasing along centerfold and one short tear from right wing fold. Repaired. Original coloring with some modern enhancements. Haskell, Manhattan Maps, #724. #52081-1 $6,250.00

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18. An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina with their Indian Frontiers, . . . Henry Mouzon (1741-1807). Published by Robert Sayer and James Bennett, London. Copper plate engraving, 1775. First of three, ex George Izard collection. Four-sheet map joined and segmented mounted on original linen with manuscript additions. 39 3/4 x 56 3/4” (101 x 144.2 cm). Good condition, save for some overall time toning and handling stains from use. #61453-2 $19,500.00 George Washington’s America, a Biography through his Maps by Barnet Schecter, pp. 160-61 and maps 34 and 35. Mouzon’s Ghost Writer, or, the True Author/Compiler of the “Mouzon” Map of the Carolinas by Jay Lester. The Portolan, Issue 96, Fall 2016, pp. 21-28 Degrees of Latitude: Mapping Colonial America by Henry Taliaferro and Margaret Beck Pritchard, p. 44. The Southeast in Early Maps by William Cumming, p. 450. A Bibliography of Printed Battle Plans of the American Revolution 1775-1795 by Kenneth Nebenzahl, p. 67 A rare separately issued example with an outstanding Carolina provenance.

Published just five weeks after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Mouzon’s map is the best for the Carolinas of the period of the American Revolution. George Washington apparently owned two examples, which are now at Yale and the American Geographical Society; General Rochambeau’s example is at the Library of Congress; and Sir Henry Clinton’s example is at the Clements Library. This map was normally found in two sheets and folded into Thomas Jefferys American Atlas, London 1775. As it was oversized, almost all of the bound examples suffered damage to the right-hand margin. A few examples were sold separately. In that case all four sheets have been joined, segmented into forty segments and mounted onto linen. This made it so that it could be folded and kept in a paper or leather slip case. One of Washington’s copies at the American Geographical Society was also dissected and linen backed. This is the George Izard copy, the second governor of Arkansas Territory, with Izard’s docketing on the verso at lower left. At the upper right is a lengthy inscription which has been crossed out, but which reads in part, “George Izard 1808.” Numerous towns founded after the map was published have been added in manuscript in South Carolina. The most recent of these seems to be Andersonville founded in 1800, Winnsboro (1777), Columbia (1786), Cambridge (1787), and others. A penciled grid also has been overlaid over much of South Carolina. This grid was a frequently used method by which a map could be copied at a different scale. It is likely that these manuscript additions are in Izard’s own hand.

19. A New and Accurate Chart of the Bay of Chesapeake with all the Shoals, Channels, Islands, Entrances, Soundings and Sailing marks, as far as the Navigable Part of the Rivers Patowmack, Patapsco and North-East. Drawn from several Draughts made by the most Experienced Navigators Chiefly from those of Anthony Smith, Pilot of St. Marys. London. Printed for Robert Sayer and John Bennett, Map & Chartsellers, at No. 53 in Fleet Street. As the Act directs, 1st. July 1776. Copper plate engraving. 1776. Image size 38 1/2 x 55 7/8” (97.8 x 141.7 cm). Very good condition. #94777-1 $85,000.00 Degrees of Latitude: Mapping Colonial America by Henry Taliaferro and Margaret Beck Pritchard, p. 48, 3rd state of 5. A cartographic landmark of the Chesapeake, one of the finest published in the 18th century.

Cartographically, this chart is a revision of the Walter Hoxton chart with additions and revised soundings. It became an important guide for both the English and French forces during the revolution. Nothing is known of the actual authorship of this chart, although it is assigned to Anthony Smith, a Pilot from St. Mary’s, Maryland. Next to nothing has been found on this man, who, to judge from the charts and as a Pilot, was exceptionally well informed regarding the subaqueous and littoral characteristics of the Chesapeake Bay and its estuarine rivers, creeks. and marshes. On this map is noted one of the earliest Revolutionary War battles in Virginia, the bombardment and subsequent burning of the town of Norfolk, “Norfolk Burnt January the 1st 1776.” Also of note, on the Upper Potomac River is “General Washington’s” at the correct location of Mount Vernon. In the lower right corner is a large inset map, A Plan of Herring Bay in Maryland. Printed on the map in various locations are sailing directions, often using homes, hills, and trees as landmarks. According to Pritchard/Taliaferro there are five known states of the map with this being an example of the third. Earlier reference works only listed two. The first three were published by Sayer and Bennett in London. The first was issued as a separate map and was accompanied by or folded into a Book of Directions. The second edition did not mention Anthony Smith in the title. The 4th edition is dated 1783 and Bennett’s name is removed from the publisher’s line. The 5th edition is dated 1793 and was published by Laurie & Whittle.

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20. Japoniae Insulae Descriptio. Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). Handcolored copper plate engraving, 1595, printed c.1612. Italian text and “119” on verso. Image size 14 x 19” (35.3 x 48.3 cm). Very good condition. Original handcoloring. van den Broecke, p. 165. #25093-2 $5,950.00 This foundation map of Japan first appeared in atlas form in Ortelius’ Additamentum V of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, or Atlas of the whole world. Korea is shown as an elongated island.

21. Carte Particuliere De Virginie, Maryland, Pennsilvanie, La Nouvelle Iarsey Orient et Occidentale. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot. Published by Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam. Copper plate engraving. 1700. First state of three. Image size 20 3/8 x 31 3/8” (51.6 x 79.6 cm). Very good condition, save for some areas of strengthening on the verso due to verdigris, an acidic green pigment. Original outline handcoloring with some modern enhancing. Burden, Mapping of North America II, #766; Fig. 23, p. 37 in On the Map, Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. #7903-2 $5,950.00

American Master Works Printmaking took a turn at the conclusion of the nineteenth century. The major publishing houses were going out of business, and printmaking, primarily lithography, was fading with them. Small groups of artists in Europe and America embraced printmaking as another creative discipline. They began creating small hand signed editions of etchings and lithographs. The painter-etchers of the late nineteenth century, such as Winslow Homer, Charles Mielatz, Thomas Moran, Stephen Parrish, and James Smillie, kept the printmaking spirit alive. James Smillie and Charles Mielatz taught etching at the National Academy of Design. Many young artists, including George Bellows, Childe Hassam, Edward Hopper, Martin Lewis, and John Marin, began producing remarkable etchings and lithographs during the first quarter of the twentieth century. The 1920’s were a boom time for printmaking and appreciation of the print as another art form. Our website also has biographies on many of the artists who we represent. Biographical links can be found on our website in the artists categories. For ease the link is posted below. It is only possible to list a few of the many artists we have in inventory. We encourage you to browse our inventory of artists on the website. http://oldprintshop.com/shop/category/13-20th-century-artists

22. The Life Line. Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Published by C. Klachner “Copyright 1887, by C. Klachner, 17 East 17th St., New York.” Etching, 1884. Printing size unknown. Inscribed within image “Copyright 1884 Winslow Homer.” Remarque of an anchor between two dials, lower right. Publication line faintly visible lower center of the image. Unsigned. It is not known why the majority of this edition is unsigned. One impression in the Metropolitan Museum of Art printed in green ink is signed and numbered “106.” Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, New York to Private Collector to Baldwin Wallace College to The Old Print Shop, Inc. Plate mark 12 7/8 x 17 3/4” (32.7 x 45 cm). Very good condition. Goodrich #91-92. #32543-2 $40,000.00 In total Homer produced nine etchings: seven relating to the sea, one portrait, and his last etching “Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake.”

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23. The Orator, Madison Square. Martin Lewis (1880-1962) Etching, roulette, and sandground, 1916. Edition 60, recorded impressions 19. Signed in pencil. Image size 10 7/8 x 12 5/8” (27.6 x 32.1 cm). Very good condition. McCarron #13. #513-4 $ 45,000.00 The scene is at the southeast corner of Twenty-third Street and Madison Avenue looking west toward Fifth Avenue.

24. Traffic. Louis Lozowick (1892-1973). Lithograph, 1930. Edition 20. Signed and titled in pencil. Inscribed “2/20.” Image size 9 x 16” (22.8 x 40.7 cm). Very good condition. Flint #72. #88304-1 $32,000.00

25. Aspen - Red River. Gustave Baumann (1881-1971). Color woodcut, 1925, printed c.1937. From the second printing, Edition 125, recorded impressions 122. Signed and titled in pencil. Inscribed “III 73/125” with hand heart chop. For some reason, during the second printing Baumann marked them with II and III and sometimes not at all. Image size 8 7/8 x 10 3/4” (22.7 x 27.3 cm). Good condition and color. Gala Chamberlain, A Modern Rendering The color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann #104. #67977-2 $19,000.00 Original frame made by the artist.

26. Figures on a Lawn. Abraham Walkowitz (1878-1965). Monotype, 1908. Signed lower right “A Walkowitz, 1908.” Image size 9 x 12” (22.9 x 30.5 cm). Good condition and color. Remains of old mat line in the outer margins, very small tear in right skillfully repaired. A stunning image by Walkowitz. #89833-1 $14,000.00 Exhibited at Arkansas Arts Center, November 14, 2014, to January 4, 2015. Provenance: Private Collector; Debra Force Fine Art, Inc.; Island Weiss Gallery.

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27. Tattoo-Shave-Haircut. Reginald Marsh (1898-1954). Etching and engraving, 1932. Edition c.40. Tenth state of ten. Sasowsky only located 30 impressions, some impressions are noted “/40” identifying an edition of 40. This impression is not numbered. Signed in pencil. Image size 9 7/8 x 9 13/16” (25 x 24.8 cm). Very good condition. A rich and beautiful impression. Sasowsky #140. #64709-2 $35,000.00 The artist’s most famous image.

28. Petrolia, California - Oil and Toiled Land. Antonio Frasconi (1919-2013). Multi-block color woodcut, 1954. Edition 9. Signed, titled and dated in pencil. Inscribed “6/9.” Image size 41 1/4 x 27 3/8” (104.8 x 69.5 cm). Good condition and color. Minor marginal tears. Two separate sheets of paper joined in the center with masking tape by the artist. #97008-1 $3,500.00

Contemporary Art In the early 1990’s The Old Print Shop began handling contemporary artists. We decided to focus on artists who use printmaking as one of their expressive art forms; and as of this catalogue, we represent over seventy living and working artists. Some do printmaking and painting, and some do printmaking and sculpture. All are dedicated artists who work to enrich our world with their vision. The artists we represent use a wide range of printmaking techniques from the traditional relief, intaglio, lithography, and serigraphy to the more modern digital techniques. The works are conceived by the artists and the printing matrix is created by them. In many cases the artists print their own editions. We accept that sometimes it is preferable to hire a master printer to print the edition but insist that the artists create the printing matrix and approve of the final prints by signing each. The interest in contemporary art is very strong, and The Old Print Shop is proud to represent this fine group of living artists. Contemporary Artist link: http://oldprintshop.com/shop/category/25-contemporary-artists

29. Sight Lines III : Eclipse. Peter Milton (b.1930). Archival digital print, 2011. Edition 90. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Inscribed “67/90.” Image size 23 x 37” (59.3 x 94 cm). Very good condition. #91848-3 $2,800.00 “Eclipse was born out of my interest in the photographer Eugene Atget, and out of my fascination with his c.1900 street photography of Paris. . . .” Peter Milton

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30. Four trees leaning. Robert Kipniss (b.1931). Mezzotint, 2020. Edition 18. Signed in pencil. Inscribed “2/18.” Image size 11 1/2 x 9 1/4” (29.2 x 23.5 cm). Very good condition. #97904-2 $850.00

31. 34th Street. Frederick Mershimer (b. 1958). Mezzotint and aquatint, 1996. Edition 120, printing 100. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Inscribed “A.P. IV/XX.” Image size 11 5/8 x 17 11/16” (29.5 x 44.8 cm). Very good condition. Retif #61. #94133-1 $3,000.00 A view of Thirty-fourth Street from Ninth Avenue looking east.

32. (left) Violin Sonata. [Mike Bronfman at the Firehouse in Brooklyn.] Joan Chiverton. Etching and aquatint, 2014. Edition 50. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Printed a la poupee. Image size 8 7/8 x 5 7/8” (22.7 x 14.8 cm). Very good condition. #85788-1 $300.00 33. (right) Oaxaca Afternoon. [Mexico.]. Ellen Nathan Singer. Three-block woodcut, 2019. Edition 20. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 15 15/16 x 11 7/8” (40.4 x 30.2 cm). Very good condition. #96529-1 $400.00

34. (left) Contained Structure. Michael Di Cerbo. Etching and aquatint with watercolor, 1978. Edition 10. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Image size 16 3/8 x 16 1/2” (41.5 x 41.9 cm). Very good condition. #96551-1 $500.00 35. (right) The Wave. DeAnn L. Prosia. Etching, 2020. Edition 50. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 11 3/4 x 11 3/4” (29.7 x 29.7 cm). Very good condition. #97942-1 $400.00

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This is the cover of our first official on-line issue of Portfolio that was to be released in mid-April 2020 to be followed with a gallery exhibition and opening. Covid-19 had a different idea about this and told us and the world, it was time to shut down. Now as the fall is here and things are very slowly reopening with restrictions, we are launching this show and catalogue on-line. We hope that everyone can enjoy the works of these four talented, contemporary artists. Four Contemporary Printmakers Michael Arike, William Behnken Alan Petrulis, Emily Trueblood http://oldprintshop.com/exhibition/four-contemporary-printmakers I AM ENCOURAGING ALL READERS OF PORTFOLIO TO FOLLOW US ON ISSUU

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36. Underground. Letterio Calapai (1902-1993). Etching and aquatint, 1946. Edition 30. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Inscribed “16/30.” Image size 17 3/4 x 11 3/4” (45 x 29.7 cm). Good condition. #97142-1 $16,000.00 One of the artist’s greatest works. It shows the subway station in Times Square. This important etching is the National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.