Asa Cheffetz

BRIDGE OVER MAD RIVER

1947

Heckel, Erich (German, 1883-1970). WINTERSONNE. Dube 318. Drypoint, 1913. Edition size not known. Signed and dated "Heckel 1913" in pencil. Printed on heavy wove paper. 4 3/4 x 6 1/...

Calapai, Letterio. ROCKWELL KENT'S STUDIO. Wood engraving, 1980. Titled, numbered 7/75 and signed in pencil. 6 x 8 7/16 inches, 153 x 216 mm. In very good condition. Framed.

Nason, Thomas. ON THE ISLAND. BPL 213. Wood engraving, 1937. Inscribed "Ed. 80" and signed and dated in pencil. 5 3/8 x 10 inches (image), 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches (sheet). In excellen...

Moy, Seong. NETS. Woodcut, 1963. A.A.A. edition of 250. Titled, signed and numbered 224/250 in pencil. 9 1/2 x 13 inches. In very good condition, in an original AAA frame with the de...

Sekino, Junchiro (Jaoanese, 1914-1988), FARMHOUSE WITH YELLOW FIELDS. Color Woodblock, not dated. Signed, Lower right. 13 3/8 x 19 inches, framed to 20 x 25 inches. In excellent cond...

Hnizdovsky, Jacques. LEAFLESS TREE. Tahir 65. Woodcut, 1965. Signed, titled dated and inscribed "Trial Proof" in pencil. 24 x 19 1/4 inches, framed to 34...

This Winslow Homer woodcut engraving entitled "Making Hay", was published in Harper's Weekly in the July 6, 1872 edition. It depicts a two men hand cutting high grass on a hill. The man in the foreground is looking at a young boy and a girl (presumably his children), who are sitting on the ground with a picnic basket. This beautiful Homer woodcut engraving is presented in a brown wood frame and a light beige fabric mat with a black inner mat. The print is in excellent condition. There are two other Homer woodcut engravings in identical frames and mats that are listed on 1stdibs. See LU117326148332 and LU117326148272. These would make a wonderful display grouping. A discount is available for the purchase of two or all three of these prints. This Winslow Homer engraving...

This Winslow Homer woodcut engraving entitled "The Morning Walk, Young Ladies' School Promenading the Avenue", was published in Harper's Weekly in the...

The Natural Law. 1924. Wood engraving. Cleverdon E8. 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 (sheet 3 1/2 x 4 7/8). A fine impression printed on cream japan paper. A proof aside from the published book editio...

"Milwaukee Harbor" is an original woodcut print by Lowell Merritt Lee. Different aspects of the milwaukee harbor come together in a collage-like fashion. Image: 6" x 5" Frame: 14.31...

Charles H. Wells (1832–1884), most often known simply by C.H. Wells, was an American artist active in Philadelphia. The publication of this wood engraving made this view of George Wa...

The print 'Jones Island' is something of a self portrait. In the image, an artist stands before and easel, depicting the docks and buildings on the coast. The title indicates that this is Jones Island in Milwaukee, the peninsula along Lake Michigan that today is home to largely industrial buildings. The buildings and figures in the print suggest that this might be a view of the last of the Kashubian or German immigrant settlements on the peninsula before they were evicted in the 1940s to make way for the development of the harbor. The artist in the image thus acts as a documentarian of these peoples. The careful line-work of the woodblock engraving adds a sense of expressionism to the scene, leaving the figures and buildings looking distraught and dirty, though the image nonetheless falls into the Social Realist category that dominated American artists during the Great Depression. This print was published in 1936 as part of the Wisconsin Artists' Calendar for the year 1937, which included 52 original, hand-made prints – one for each week of the year. 6 x 5 inches, image 10 x 7.13 inches, sheet 13.43 x 12.43 inches, frame Signed "GS" in the print block,upper left Entitled "Jones Island" lower left (covered by matting) Inscribed "Wood Engraving" lower center (covered by matting) Artist name "Gerrit V. Sinclair" lower right (covered by matting) Framed to conservation standards using 100 percent rag matting and museum glass, all housed in a silver gilded moulding. Gerrit Sinclair studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1910 - 1915, under Vanderpoel, Norton, and Walcott. In World War I, he served in the Army Ambulance Corps and later recorded his experiences in a series of oil paintings. He taught in Minneapolis before arriving in Milwaukee in 1920 to become a member of the original faculty of the Layton School of Art. He was also a member of the Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors. Sinclair's paintings and drawings were executed in a lyrical, representational style, usually expressing a mood rather than a narrative. His paintings reveal a great sensitivity for color and atmosphere. His subject matter focused on cityscapes, industrial valleys, and working-class neighborhoods, captured from eye-level. A decade before the popularity of Regionalism, Sinclair's strong interest in the community was reflected not only in his paintings, but also in his encouragement to students to return to their communities as artists and teachers. Joseph Friebert...