Louis Conrad Rosenberg

Western Hills Viaduct Under Construction

1931

Cincinnati Union Terminal, Perspective From East Drypoint, 1930-1931 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Initialed and dated the the plate above the pencil signature From: Cincinnati Series (8 Plates), this No. 2 Edition: 155, completed May 4, 1931 Delivered to Fellheimer & Wagner, 1931 Louis Conrad Rosenberg 1890-1983 An American architectural etcher and engraver of the 1920's and 1930's era, Louis Conrad Rosenberg first studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Ontario St. Grading and Temporary Ramps Drypoint, August 1929 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) From: The Cleveland Set (23 plates), this being No. 13 Edition: Small A brilliant example of American industrial art. A wonderful, rich impression, with lots of burr and contrasts. Louis Conrad Rosenberg 1890-1983 An American architectural etcher and engraver of the 1920's and 1930's era, Louis Conrad Rosenberg first studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then enrolled at the Royal College of Art, London, to study etching techniques under Malcolm Osborne...

Ancient Landscape II (Ancient City) Etching and drypoint, 1953-55 Signed and titled in pencil by the artist (see photos) Annotated: "E130 A/1" in pencil lower right Estate stamp vers...

River Reflections Color woodcut, c. 1910 Unsigned Provenance: Dow Family Album, Cincinnati Condition: Excellent Image size: 2 1/2 x 4 inches Sheet size: 3 1/8 x 4 7/8” A color varian...

Boulder Dam Lithograph, 1946 Signed and dated in pencil lower right (see photo) Titled in pencil lower left (see photo) Printed by Lawrence Barrett, Colora...

Central Park Night Lithograph, 1946 Signed and dated lower right (see photo) Titled, lower center Number lower left (see photo) Edition: 40, plus trial proofs (23/40) This image depi...

Under the Bridge. 1985. Etching and drypoint. 9 1/2 x 12 1/8 (sheet 20 1/16 x 22). Edition 27, #13. Printed on cream wove paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. A rich impression in excellent condition, housed in an archival folder. The etching has never been matted. Titled and numbered in pencil. by the artist; signed and initialed in pencil by the artist's estate. Provenance: the artist's estate A dramatic view of the lower East Side in New York. Housed in an archival folder awaiting your choice of mat and frame. Painter and printmaker Lawrence Nelson Wilbur...

Etching with drypoint on Japan paper, 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (245 x 322 mm), full margins, from an edition of approximately 50. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower center margin, t...

An enchanting Southern landscape by the mother of the Charleston Renaissance, Elizabeth O'Neill Verner(1883-1979) Etching and drypoint on cream wove paper, 6 15/16 x 5 1/16 inches (175 x 128 mm), full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 72/100 in pencil, lower margin. Uniform age tone, minor surface soiling. A rich and inky impression of a magical southern landscape with figure tilling soil under Spanish moss covered oaks. A native of Charleston, South Carolina...

Guardians of the Spire; Amiens Cathedral Number 2 New York: 1937. Etching and drypoint on watermarked F.J. Head cream-colored, antique laid paper, 6 3/4 ...

Palazzo dell'Angelo 1931 Etching and drypoint on cream-colored, handmade laid paper with deckle edges, 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches (185 x 171 mm), edition of 100, full margins. Signed, dated and numbered "Ed. 100" in pencil, lower margin, second state (of three). Printed by Henry Carling, New York. Extremely minor mat tone and some inky residue in the top right corner, all unobtrusive and well outside of image area. An exquisite impression of this intricate image, with astonishing detail, and all the fine lines printing clearly. The image represents the first print which Arms printed on his own handmade paper. Framed handsomely with archival materials and museum grade glass in a wood gilt frame with a flower and garland motif. Illustrated: Dorothy Noyes Arms, Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy, p. 180; Anderson, American Etchers Abroad 1880-1930; Eric Denker, Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice, 1900-1940, p. 116. [Fletcher 233] Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I, Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy, and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking, having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge, near the Navy Yard, and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on Gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy. He used what was available to him, namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass, to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war, Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist, created a series of etchings of American cities, and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers (Macmillan, 1934). He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists, and in 1933, was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. In its most modern incarnation, Palazzo dell'Angelo was constructed in or around 1570. The building, which has a rich and storied history, was erected upon the ruins of an earlier structure which predates the Gothic period. Some remnants of the earliest features of the residence were most certainly still visible when Arms visited, as they are today. Having a background in architecture, there's no question that Arms was moved by the beauty, history and ingenuity represented in the physical structure. One thing specifically gives away Arms's passion for the architecture, and that is the fact that he focused on the building's Moorish entranceway, balustrade, and two mullioned windows, and not on the curious Gothic era bas-relief of an angel nestled into the facade of the building, after which the structure is named. The sculpture itself doesn't appear in Arms's composition at all, despite the fact that it is the feature of the building that is most famous in its folklore. Arms instead focuses on the oldest portion of the architecture, even documenting some of the remnants of a fresco, and a funerary stele for the freedman Tito Mestrio Logismo, and his wife Mestria Sperata (visible above the water level, to the left of the door, behind the gondola), which was first described in 1436. Among the many notable bits of history regarding the Palazzo, it has been documented that Tintoretto painted frescos of battle scenes on the facade of the building. The paintings have been lost to time and the elements, but not entirely to history. The empty frame...

Such an innovative image on the classic 'Riders in the Park' theme! Further, the use of drypoint and the rather direct -- even aggressive -- drawing style, bring it into the German E...