Koichi Sakamoto

Red Sun

1987

Each print signed and numbered in pencil by the artist Total edition: 92: 75 with Arabic numerals; 10 Artist's proofs with Roman numerals; 7 Hors Commerce with Roman numerals Image...

Signed in the plate by JMW Turner and Charles Turner who applied the mezzotint Provenance: Craddock & Barnard, London, with partial original folder with pencil inscription of title...

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...

Rainy Night in Rome Drypoint, 1913 Signed in pencil and titled in the lower margin by the artist (see photo) Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Stock # A6538 Reference; Doddgson 299 _/X Total edition in 10 states 125 printed Note: The scene depicts the Church of San Rocco on the right at the intersection of via Schiavoria and via di Ripetta. Guichard considers this image to be among the artist's most desirable. Condition: Exceptional, rich impressions, printing with extensive burr. Printed on a medium weight Japanese paper. Image/Plate size: 12 x 9 inches Sheet size: 15 7/8 x 11 inches Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March 1876 – 21 October 1953) was a Scottish etcher and watercolourist who became known for his depiction of industrial and architectural subjects and his work as a war artist in both the First and Second World Wars. A figure in the last generation of the Etching Revival, Bone's early large and heavily-worked architectural subjects fetched extremely high prices before the Wall Street Crash of 1929 deflated the collectors' market. He was well known, if not notorious, for publishing large numbers of different states of etchings, encouraging collectors to buy several impressions. Bone was an active member of both the British War Memorials Committee in the First World War and the War Artists' Advisory Committee in the Second World War He promoted the work of many young artists and served as a Trustee of the Tate Gallery, the National Gallery, and the Imperial War Museum. Early life Muirhead Bone was born in Partick, Glasgow. His parents were journalist David Drummond Bone (1841–1911 and Elizabeth Millar Crawford (1847–1886). The Bone and his siblings attended the local Board school and were placed in apprenticeships from the age of fourteen. James Bone...

Trees (Trees in Circle) Etching & drypoint with monotype inking, 1953-1955 Signed in pencil An unrecorded trial proof, printed on heavy wove proofing paper at Atelier 17, before the ...

Untitled (Venice canal, man departing the gondola) Drypoint, c. 1930-1931 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Annotated in the lower margin: "Just a souvenir made ___ Monclair Lecture" Levon West In a supplemental list prepared by Otto Torrington he lists seven views of Venice. No edition of these Vencie images was ever printed. Only rare proof exist. I cannot find another impression of this image on line or in reference books. Condition: Very good impression with selective inking to the plate. Imperfections on the bottom edge of the sheet. Image/Plate size: 14 5/16 x 8 3/8 inches Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches Also known as Ivan Dmitri, Levon West gained international fame for his portrayals in color photography, etchings and watercolors. During his youth, West moved throughout North Dakota, as his father was a congressional preacher. After graduating from high school he taught school for a year and enlisted in the United States Navy. West was the recipient of a scholarship to the University of...

This is a beautiful original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of a flowering Calla Lily, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Arum Aethiopicum ...

This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of a flowering Betel Nut Palm plants, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Fagus Fau Buch,...

This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of banana plants, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Banana 2. Mauze, Baradis-feigen", p...

This is a beautiful original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of a flowering Calla Lily, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Arum Aethiopicum ...

This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of flowering Red Sweet Peas which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Lathyrus Flore Majore Pur...

This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of flowering Gas Plants or Burning Bush and Fraxinella, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitle...