American Trees - Etching - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Trees" is an original etching representing American plants and trees, realized an Anonymous artist for a german publication in 9th Century. The state of preservation of the artwork...
Etching
Map of North America - Etching - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Map of America is an etching realized during the 19th century.
Etching
Map of South America - Original Etching - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Map of South America is an etching realized by an anonymous artist. The state of preservation of the artwork is good with some small diffused stains. Sheet dimension: 41.5 x 2...
Etching
$280
The American Beauty - Etching by N.F. Bertrand - 19th Century
By Noel François Bertrand
Located in Roma, IT
The American Beauty is an etching by Noel François Bertrand in the 19th Century.
Etching
Stephen Parrish (1846-1938) - American School 19th Century Etching, Hastings
By Stephen Parrish
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely detailed coastal scene by American artist Stephen Parrish (1846-1938). The beach is a bustling hive of activity, with various figures working along the shore. In the backgro...
Etching
19th century black and white etching landscape scene boat riverbank trees signed
By Thomas R. Manley
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Farm at Inlet" is an etching by Thomas R. Manley signed lower right. It depicts a waterfront scene in black and gray. 26 1/2" x 33 1/2" art 26 3/8" x 33 3/8" framed Thomas Manley...
Etching
$3,900
19th century etching black and white seascape print figure waves rocks signed
By James Fagan
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Fisherman's Catch" is a signed (in pencil lower right and in plate lower left) etching by James Fagan. It depicts a fisherman walking on a beach in black and white. It is signed...
Etching
19th century landscape etching tree field black and white figure pastoral scene
By D. Landers, after Charles Harold Davis
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Homeward Bound" is an original etching by D. Landers after a painting by Charles Harold Davis. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a woman in a field. 13 1/4" x 20...
Etching
My Ain Fireside, from the portfolio Some Modern Etchings
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on thick, hand made laid paper, 8 1/8 × 5 13/16 inches (206 × 148 mm), full margins. Scattered light age tone surface soiling, dog-eared corners, and minor edge nicks. An imp...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Les Moissonneurs (The Reapers)
By Alphonse Legros
Located in New York, NY
Alphonse Legros (1837-1921), Les Moissonneurs (The Reapers), etching, c. 1890, signed in pencil lower right margin. Reference: Bliss 464, third state (of 3). In excellent condition, ...
Etching
$40,000Sale Price|20% Off
Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake
By Winslow Homer
Located in Plano, TX
Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake. 1889. Etching, aquatint and burnishing. Goodrich 104. 14 1/4 x 20 5/8; sheet 18 1/2 x 24 1/2. Edition unknown but quite possibly intended 100; highest numb...
Etching
Becquet
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
J. Becquet, Sculptor (The Fiddler). 1859. Drypoint. Kennedy 52 state iv; Glasgow 62. state i. 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 (sheet 15 5/16 x 9 3/4). Series: "Sixteen Etchings or Scenes on the Thame...
Drypoint, Etching
A Burro Train, New Mexico
By Peter Moran
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "A Burro Train, New Mexico" 1880 is an original etching on Laid paper by noted British/American artist Peter Moran, 1841-1914. It is signed in the plate as issue....
Etching
The Rialto
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
A superb, richly-inked impression of this etching and drypoint, printed in dark brownish black on antique cream laid paper. Second state (of 3). Edition of approximately 30. Signed w...
Drypoint, Etching
Flowers of the Sea; Herbarium of foraged, pressed and mounted seaweed (etc.)
Located in Middletown, NY
An extensive, rare herbarium of Atlantic coast seaweed specimens collected between 1884 and 1885 from New York City to Nantucket. American School, 19th century Flowers of the Sea; H...
Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching
$2,450Sale Price|30% Off
The Fair
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
The Fair. 1895-96. Lithograph. Way 92, Levy 144, Tedeschi, Stratis and Spink 135 state ii. Image 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 (sheet 13 x 9 5/8). A fine impression printed on antique cream-laid pa...
Drypoint, Etching
Coenties Slip
By Charles Frederick William Mielatz
Located in Middletown, NY
Lower Manhattan and the Seaport as the artist imagined it would have appeared before 1835. New York: 1907. Etching with drypoint on Japon paper, 13 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches (353 x 248 mm...
Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching
A Burro Train, New Mexico
By Peter Moran
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with aquatint on heavy laid paper, 7 x 9 1/4 inches (172 x 233 mm), full margins. Signed in the plate, lower right image area. Minor corner loss, top right, and a 1/4 inch ed...
Laid Paper, Etching
Fonte Nuova, Siena
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching with drypoint on lightweight Japon paper, 9 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches ( 247 x 250 mm); sheet 14 x 12 3/4 inches (355 x 324 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil in the lower margin. I...
Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Ruins of a Mosque, Tlemciem, Algeria
By Samuel Colman
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: New York Etching Club, 1887. Etching with aquatint in brown ink on cream laid paper, 4 x 5 inches (98 x 125 mm), full margins. In excellent condition.
Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
The Olive Trees of the Riviera
By Charles Caryl Coleman
Located in Wellesley, MA
This image depicts the olive trees of the Riviera in France. It is a beautiful landscape image. More details: Etching on Satin. Signed in pencil. 11 x 15 1/4. In excellent...
Etching
The Lime Burner
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Wellesley, MA
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, James McNeill Whistler became one of the most influential late 19th-century American painters and etchers, although he lived primarily in England.
Etching
Business Neglected
By John George Brown
Located in Wellesley, MA
Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown earned a reputation as one of 19th-century America's most skilled painters of children, especially entrepreneurial, chee...
Etching
Idyll
By Frederick Stuart Church
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original etching by American artist Frederick Stuart Church (1842-1924), titled "Idyll", 1888. Signed in the plate lower left. Mint Condition. Matted in 100% cotton, acid free mat...
Etching
Dissertation Upon Roasted Pig
By Frederick Stuart Church
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original etching by American artist Frederick Stuart Church (1842-1924) titled "Dissertation Upon Roasted Pig", 1884. Signed in the plate lower left "F. S. Church NY 83'". Publish...
Etching
The Court Jester
By William Merritt Chase
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original signed in the plate etching on Japan paper by American artist William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) titled "The Court Jester", 1878. Image size: 7' x 4'. Sheet size: 9 1/2" x...
Etching
Etching with Lighthouse by M.M.Taylor
By Margaret M. Taylor Fox
Located in Paonia, CO
Philadelphia born American painter, illustrator, and etcher Margaret M. Taylor Fox ( 1857 - c.1941 ) attended the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts which house a collection of her ...
Etching
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H 9.88 in W 16.75 in
New York From Brooklyn (historical skyline of Manhattan with Brooklyn Bridge)
By Joseph Pennell
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this 1883 etching by Joseph Pennell, the Manhattan skyline of the late 19th century is seen from Brooklyn.
Etching
Annie Seated
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
Annie Seated. 1858-59. Etching and drypoint. Kennedy 30.ii; Glasgow 32.iii. 5 3/4 x 3 3/4. Illustrated: Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress; Lumsden, The Art of Etching...
Drypoint, Etching
Black Lion Whart
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
Black Lion Wharf. 1859. Etching. Kennedy catalog 42 state .iii; Glasgow catalog 54 state .iv. Image: 6 x 8 7/8 (sheet 8 x 11 7/8). Glasgow records 101 known impressions.Plate 1 fro...
Etching
Little Arthur
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in London, GB
JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) Little Arthur Signed in the plate Etching Framed Plate size 6 by 5 cm., 2 ¼ by 2 in. (frame size 24.5 by 22.5 cm., 9 ¾ by 9 in.) Early i...
Etching
Bibi Lalouette.
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
Bibi Lalouette. 1859. Etching and drypoint. Kennedy catalog 51. state i; Glasgow catalog 33 state ii. 9 x 6. Glasgow records 67 known impressions. A fine impression, printed with ton...
Drypoint, Etching
The Music Room
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
The Music Room. 1859. Etching and drypoint. Kennedy catalog 33 state ii; Glasgow catalog 39 state iv. Image: 5 11/16 x 8 1/2 (sheet 8 1/2 x 11 1/4). Glasgow records 52 known impressi...
Etching
New England Winter: The Old Homestead.
By Gustave Adolph Hoffman
Located in Plano, TX
New England Winter: The Old Homestead. 1896. Etching and aquatint printed in grey-green. 7 3/4 x 11 3/4 (sheet 10 x 13 1/16). A rich impression in printed on grey-green ink on white ...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 7.5 in W 11.63 in
A Span of Old Battersea Bridge (an English landmark and a favorite of Whistler)
By Sir Frank Short
Located in New Orleans, LA
This image is an original aquatint by Sir Frank Short and was not produced after the work of another artist. Hardie describes the scene, "Through an opening between the heavy timbers...
Etching, Aquatint
Becquet
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
J. Becquet, Sculptor (The Fiddler). 1859. Drypoint. 10 1/8 x 7 1/2 (sheet 12 3/4 x 9 1/2). Series: "Sixteen Etchings or Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects" (Thames Set), plat...
Drypoint, Etching
The Little Wheelwright's
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
The Little Wheelwright's. 1886. Etching. Kennedy 245; Glasgow 242. 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 (sheet 5 1/8 x 6 1/8). There was no lifetime edition. Glasgow lists only 13 other known impressions. ...
Etching
Niagara River
By Amos Sangster
Located in Buffalo, NY
A pair of Sangster etchings framed.
Archival Paper, Etching
Landscape with Horses.
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Plano, TX
Kennedy catalog 36 state ii; Glasgow 45 state ii. Image: 4 7/8 x 7 3/4 (sheet 6 7/8 x 9 5/8).The Glasgow catalog records 32 known impressions. A scarce early etching -- there was no ...
Drypoint, Etching
Venice from the Sea
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Middletown, NY
A serene landscape of the Venetian skyline at twilight. Etching on watermarked W King cream wove paper, 3 7/8x 8 7/8 inches (97 x 212 mm), full margins. An excellent and well inked ...
Handmade Paper, Etching
Venice from the Sea
By Joseph Pennell
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on W King cream wove paper, 3 7/8x 8 7/8 inches (97 x 212mm), full margins. Signed in the plate, upper right. An excellent and well inked impression. Horizontal watermark, lo...
Handmade Paper, Etching
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Goshawk / Stanley Hawk [Plate 141]
By John James Audubon
Located in New York, NY
Hand-colored etching Aquatint Numbered (at upper right); inscribed (at lower left center and lower right center) John James Audubon’s keen observation, passion for the natural ...
Aquatint, Etching
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