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John Taylor ArmsStokesay Castle1942
1942
$250
£189.56
€218.94
CA$350.77
A$390.74
CHF 206.11
MX$4,737.90
NOK 2,622.04
SEK 2,442.59
DKK 1,634.93
About the Item
Etching on fine, light cream laid paper, 2 1/4 x 2 15/16 inches ( 58 x 75 mm), full margins. Signed and inscribed "II" in pencil, lower margin. A trial proof impression of the second state (of 2). Aside from the signed and numbered edition of 365 impressions, plus an edition of 250 unsigned, unnumbered impressions which were discovered after Arms's death.
[Fletcher 369].
English Series No. 9
Miniature Series No. 30
Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper, a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death, distributed by his wife to fellow artists, witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture, color, distinctive weave.
The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung, The Reformed Church, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1708, bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia.
His early prints, 1915-1919, evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy, still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers, taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey, blue and green, handmade, ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum, giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England, France, Italy and the United States. -William Dolan Fletcher, A Man For All Times, p. 15.
- Creator:John Taylor Arms (1887 - 1953, American)
- Creation Year:1942
- Dimensions:Height: 2.29 in (5.8 cm)Width: 1.78 in (4.5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Middletown, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: BH8231stDibs: LU1979215118652
John Taylor Arms
John Taylor Arms was born in Washington, D.C., in 1887. Arms studied architecture at Princeton and MIT and later became the country’s finest etcher of his age. His renderings of European and American architectural subjects are not only beautiful, but they are unrivaled in their technical virtuosity and nuanced light. In a recent exhibit, the Cleveland Museum noted, Arms believed that art could be a tool for the spiritual and moral improvement of mankind and that Gothic cathedrals represented the most significant expression of man’s aspirations. He viewed printmaking as a vehicle for disseminating images of subjects that would uplift and inspire contemporary society. He served as President of the Society of American Etchers and as an ambassador for American printmakers and printmaking throughout the world.
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[Fletcher 217].
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