Benjamin Vasserman

"Dark Box" Drypoint Etching with Aquatint (no. 10/20)

1987

"Church of St. Aignan Chartres" Etching in Ink on Paper (Demonstration Plate) Delicate and detailed drypoint etching of the Church of St. Aignan in Chartres, France by John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953). The viewer stands in an alley near the church, looking out of the shadows at the sunlit towers. The architectural details of the church are well-captured, including the texture of the stone walls, the roof, and ornamental detail. Titled, signed, dated, and inscribed along the bottom edge: Sketch, Saint Aignon, Chartres John Taylor Arms 1950 The inscription includes details about production, as well as a dedication "To my friends Georgia and Jasper Mathews, with my sincerest good wishes" Presented in a wood frame with an off-white mat. Frame size: 12.5"H x 9.25"W Image size: 7"H x 4.5"W John Taylor Arms was born in Washington, DC in 1887. He studied law at Princeton University, transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, to study architecture, graduating in 1912. After serving as an officer in the United States Navy during World War I, he devoted himself full-time to etching. He published his first original etchings in 1919. His initial subject was the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City near which he worked. Arms developed a successful career as a graphic artist in the 1920s and 1930s, specializing in series of etchings of Gothic churches and cathedrals in France and Italy. In addition to medieval subjects, Arms made a series of prints of American cities. He used sewing needles and magnifying glasses to get a fine level of detail. A member of many printmaking societies, Arms served as president of the Society of American Graphic Artists. An educator, Arms wrote the Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers (1934) and did numerous demonstrations and lectures. Arms was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member in 1930, and became a full member in 1933. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics...

Limited edition monochrome cyan drypoint etching of a potted plant and door by Barbara Cohn (American, 1923-2019). Numbered ("2/25"), titled ("Still Life with Door"), and hand signed...

Unique photo etching of a cup and saucer by Claudette McElroy (American, b. 1943). Numbered (6/8), titled (Cup & Saucer), and signed (C. McElroy) along the edge of the etching. "Ed. ...

Moody depiction of a press by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). This piece is dark and saturated, giving the impression that the press is located in a dark room. The press is d...

Clean, modern depiction of glasses of water on books by Ellen Ezorsky (American, b. 1956). Three glasses of water are sitting atop a few stacked books. While this piece is executed in black and white, Ezorsky has achieved a wide tonal range between the shadows and highlights, bringing the scene to life. Of particular note is the way she has captured the reflections in the water and the light that the glasses cast on the surfaces below them. Numbered, titled, signed, and dated along the bottom edge: 9/20 Water Glasses Ellen Ezorsky 11/81 Presented in a new white mat with foamcore backing. Mat size: 20"H x 16"W Paper size: 15"H x 10.75"W Ellen Ezorsky (b. 1956) was born in New York City. After graduating from highschool in New Jersey, she attended State University of New York at Purchase before moving to California. In California, she attended Cabrillo College in 1977 and ’78 before spending two years at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. Ezorsky then returned to the west coast to attend and graduate from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in Studio Art. She then earned her MFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. Since graduating, Ezorsky has exhibited extensively and her paintings have been acquired for many private collections across the country. EXHIBITIONS 2005: MYTH, DREAM AND FANTASY; Juried show, Gallery 1581, Boston Graduate School for Psychoanalysis, MA 2002: ACTION/REACTION; Juried show, The Art Gallery at U.N.H.; Durham, NH 2001: THE ABSTRACTED IMAGE; Juried show, The Firehouse Art Center Gallery, Newburyport, MA 2001: UNFRAMED AND OUT OF THE BOX; Brickbottom Gallery; Somerville, MA 2000: HALLOWED GROUNDS; Juried show presented by the International Society, Tremont Street Gallery; Boston, MA 2000: SANCTUARY; 10th Annual International Women's Day Exhibit, Rothschild Gallery; Cambridge, MA 1999: SANCTUARY; 9th Annual International Women's Day Exhibit, Bunting Institute; Cambridge, MA 1998: SANCTUARY; 8th Annual International Women's Day Exhibit, Bunting Institute; Cambridge, MA 1997: Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Exhibition; Boston, MA 1996: PET PAINTINGS; Bernard Toale Gallery; Boston, MA 1996: FIRST ARTS/COLORS; Dudley House Arts Foundation, Harvard University; Cambridge, MA 1995: FIRST ARTS/COLORS; Dudley House Arts Foundation, Harvard University; Cambridge, MA 1994: ORDINARY THINGS, EXTRAORDINARY PERSPECTIVES; Cambridge Arts Council; MA 1993: The Jewish Community Center on the Palisades; Tenafly, NJ. (Solo Show) 1992-93: Jon Taner Gallery; Westwood, NJ 1991: JURY EXPOSITION; Synchronicity Space; New York, NY 1991: Bergen Museum of Arts & Science Juried Exhibition; Paramus, NJ 1990: The Stable Arts Center; Ridgewood. NJ 1989: San Francisco Art Institute MFA Exhibition; San Francisco, CA 1989: Prager & Co. Corporate Offices; San Francisco, CA 1988: Diego Rivera Gallery; San Francisco, CA 1998: Walter/McBean Gallery; San Francisco, CA 1987: Artists' Liaison Competition; Santa Monica, CA (Honorable Mention) 1986: Studio One; Oakland, CA 1985: The Point Gallery; San Francisco, CA 1985: 13th ANNUAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION, Hill County Arts Foundation; Ingram, TX 1985: 7th ANNUAL DESERT WEST JURIED ART SHOW, Antelope...

"Sum of the Parts" - Abstract Etching in Ink on Paper (#3/20) Dark abstract print by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). This piece is dark and saturated, with three rows of three similarly shaped objects. They are somewhat rectangular, but with rounded corners, like stacked rocks...

Light pours through a sparsely furnished room in a space on Spring Street in Brussels creating stark shadows as it streaks through the bushes, blinds and the outline of a modern chai...

In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez wrote of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined paintin...

WAYNE THIEBAUD b. 1920-2021 Mesa, Arizona 1920-2021 Sacramento, California (American) Title: Delicatessen Trays, 1965 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numbered Etching an...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Japanese women with ice cream cones. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense o...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Japanese still life with vase and flowers on a table. While the images have some resemblance t...

Signed, titled, and numbered from the edition of 15. Japanese still life with vase and flowers on a table, with a large glowing orange moon in the backgrou...