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Walter Tittle
'The Plaza, Sunset Glow' — 1920s Signed Drypoint, Central Park, NYC

c. 1920s

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Walter Tittle, 'The Plaza, Sunset Glow', drypoint, c. 1920s, edition not stated. Signed in pencil and initialed in the plate, lower right. Titled 'The Plaza, Sunset' and annotated 'no. 165' in ink, in the bottom left sheet corner. A superb, luminous impression in dark brown ink, with selectively wiped plate tone; on cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (1 to 2 1/4 inches). Pale tape stains on the top sheet edge, recto, well away from the image, otherwise in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 11 3/4 x 6 15/16 inches (299 x 176 mm); sheet size 15 11/16 x 9 inches (399 x 229 mm). A view across 'The Pond' in New York City's Central Park, toward Grand Army Plaza, with the Plaza Hotel on the right. Impressions of this print are in the permanent collections of the British Museum (London), University of Saint Joseph, Victoria and Albert Museum (London). ABOUT THE ARTIST Walter Tittle (1883–1966) was an American illustrator, painter, and printmaker whose career unfolded during the height of the Golden Age of American illustration. Born in New York City, Tittle studied at the Art Students League, where he absorbed the strong academic draftsmanship and compositional discipline that informed both his painted illustrations and his work in print media. His early professional years coincided with a period when illustrated magazines shaped national taste, and his images quickly found a place within that influential visual culture. By the 1910s and 1920s, Tittle had become a regular contributor to major American periodicals, including The Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s, and other widely circulated magazines. His covers and story illustrations often centered on contemporary urban subjects—fashionable women, spirited social encounters, scenes of modern leisure—rendered with confident brushwork and a keen sense of narrative timing. While he stands in the lineage of society illustrators such as Gibson, Tittle’s figures tend toward a livelier theatricality and a more immediate engagement with gesture and expression. In addition to his painted illustration, Tittle was active in printmaking mediums deeply aligned with early twentieth-century publishing. Like many illustrators of his generation, he translated his compositions into forms suitable for high-quality reproduction—photogravure, halftone, and other mechanical processes—ensuring wide circulation of his imagery. He produced original graphic works that demonstrate a sensitivity to line and tonal contrast consistent with the aesthetics of the American etching revival. His original graphic works, when encountered independently of illustrative work, reveal a disciplined handling of contour and value consistent with the aesthetics of the American etching revival. Images are often articulated through decisive line, and a pronounced sense of design, with nuanced tonal passages reinforcing mood and atmosphere. Tittle’s graphic work also reflects the broader cultural shift of the 1910s–1930s, when American artists increasingly sought to elevate printmaking within institutional and collector circles. Original prints circulated through exhibitions and print societies, opening the boundaries between fine art and commercial art. Today, Walter Tittle’s paintings and prints are collected by enthusiasts of Golden Age illustration and early twentieth-century American graphic art. His career illustrates the fluid relationship between painting, printmaking, and mass reproduction in shaping the visual identity of American modernity during the first half of the twentieth century. Institutions that hold examples of his work include the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the National Museum of American Art/Smithsonian American Art Museum, the New York Public Library Print Collection, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian Institution.
  • Creator:
    Walter Tittle (1883 - 1966, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1920s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Width: 6.94 in (17.63 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
  • Medium:
    Drypoint
  • Movement & Style:
    American Impressionist
  • Period:
    1920-1929
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1032551stDibs: LU53232636213