Dorothy and John Taylor Arms M.D. MCMXXV
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream wove paper 5 7/8 x 3 3/8 inches (150 x 86 mm). Signed and dated in pencil in the lower margin. First state (of 2), before the removal of the inscription in the lowe...
Handmade Paper, Etching
$480Sale Price|20% Off
John Taylor Arms, Study in Stone, Cathedral of Ourense
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New York, NY
John Taylor Arms was known for making such finely drawn etchings that commercial tools were not good enough: He regularly used sewing needles with corks for handles.
Etching
John Taylor Arms, Le Collegiate, Toro, also known at 'Collegiate Church'
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New York, NY
John Taylor Arms was known for making such finely drawn etchings that commercial tools were not good enough: He regularly used sewing needles with corks for handles.
Etching
$900
John Taylor Arms, Battle Wagon, 1943, World War II nautical American Navy ship
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New York, NY
John Taylor Arms was known for making such finely drawn etchings that commercial tools were not good enough: He regularly used sewing needles with corks for handles.
Etching
$900
LIGHT AND SHADE TAXCO - J. T. Arms Mexican Masterpiece with Striking Detail
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS (1887 – 1953) LIGHT AND SHADE TAXCO, 1946 (F. 394: (#2 from the Mexican series.)
Etching
A Gable in the Grande Rue, Lisieux, Etching, Modern, 1910s
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland John Taylor Arms studied architecture at Princeton and MIT and later became the coun...
Etching
$780Sale Price|20% Off
On Lake Como #1, Etching, American Modern, Early 20th Century, Unframed
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
Both of Arms' Lake Como images were mostly printed in color. is a rarer black and white impression, John Taylor Arms was born in Washington, DC.
Etching
$540Sale Price|20% Off
"Church of St. Aignan Chartres" Etching in Ink on Paper (Demonstration Plate)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Soquel, CA
Frame size: 12.5"H x 9.25"W Image size: 7"H x 4.5"W John Taylor Arms was born in Washington, DC in 1887.
Paper, Ink, Drypoint, Etching
$2,570
Vintage Etching - Cathedral of Notre Dame and the Chapel of St. Michel, 1928
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Soquel, CA
Michel, 1928 by John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953). Signed and dated "John Taylor Arms 1928" lower right.
Etching, Laid Paper
St. Mary's Church in Bibury, England, Etching, Signed, 1910-1919, 16/16
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
This image is stamped as being rom the personal collection of Arms Referenced as Fletcher #386 the image is signed .and inscribed in pencil and is from a small edition of 16. The An...
Etching
LE PENSEUR DE NOTRE DAME
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. LE PENSEUR DE NOTRE DAME. F.136.
Etching
BEAVER HOUSE (AU NORD)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. BEAVER HOUSE (AU NORD). Fletcher 88.
Etching
PUERTA DEL OBISPO, ZAMORA (THE BISHOP'S DOOR, ZAMORA).
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. PUERTA DEL OBISPO, ZAMORA (THE BISHOP'S DOOR, ZAMORA).
Etching
THE ARCH OF THE CONCA, PERUGIA
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. ARCH OF THE CONCA, PERUGIA. Etching, 1926. 10 1/4" x 14 5/8 plus margins.
Etching
MEMENTO VIVARE, NOTRE DAME, EVREUX
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). MEMENTO VIVARE, NOTRE DAME, EVREUX.
Etching
SHADOWS OF VENICE - IL PONTE DI RIALTO, VENEZIA.
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor (American 1887-1953). SHADOWS OF VENICE - IL PONTE DI RIALTO, VENEZIA.
Etching
DOWNTOWN, NEW YORK
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). DOWNTOWN, NEW YORK.
Etching, Aquatint
Stone Tapestry, San Isidoro, Leon
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and dated in pencil, inscribed " Ed 100 I." In excellent condition, except for tape remains at upper margin corners on verso. Also called South Portal of The Collegiate Church...
Etching
San Marino (Sketch)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Kennedy with my compliments, John Taylor Arms, 1933 Demonstration." In excellent condition.
Laid Paper, Etching
Hambourg
By John Taylor Arms
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: John Taylor Arms (American , 1887-1953) Title: Hambourg Year: 1927 Medium: Etching Edition: Unknown Paper: Thin paper Image (plate mark) size: 10.1 x 4.85 i...
Etching
Cavendish Church
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
To my dearest sister, with deepest devotion, John Taylor Arms, 1944. A trial proof aside from 155 impressions from the second state (of 2).
Handmade Paper, Etching
La Bella Venezia
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
(New York: John Taylor Arms, 1930) Etching on antique cream laid paper with a fancy "G" watermark, 7 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches (182 x 442 mm), full margins.
Etching
Medieval Pageantry
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
A complicated collaboration between two perfectionists. by John Taylor Arms & Kerr Eby Etching on cream laid paper with a deckle edge, 12 5/8 x 8 11/16 (322 x 222 mm); sheet 18 x 11...
Handmade Paper, Etching
Limoges (French Church Series #32)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
John Taylor Arms, 'Limoges (French Church Series #32)', etching, 1932, edition 142, third (final) state impressions, Fletcher 244.
Etching
Église de Brou
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Etching
The Boat Builders Yard, San Trovaso
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Etching, Handmade Paper
Cavendish Church
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Etching
La Rue Sauton Paris
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
$950Sale Price|24% Off
Out of My Window. (Vista; My Own; De Ma Fenêtre)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '4' pencil by artist. John Taylor Arms was born in Washington, DC. He studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston,...
Etching
Cathedral of Saint Cyr and Saint Julieta, Nevers
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
No. 27 from the French Church Series; illustrated on p. 140 in Dorothy Noyes Arms Churches of France. [Fletcher 221]. Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Prin...
Handmade Paper, Etching
Saint Benigne, Dijon
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Illustrated on p.136 Dorothy Noyes Arms Churches of France [Fletcher 195.]. Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a ...
Handmade Paper, Etching
Amiens; The Cathedral of Notre Dame, from the Lower Town
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
With both the artist's moniker ink stamp and the Collection John Taylor Arms ink stamp, both in black ink, in the lower margin.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching, Drypoint
Puerta del Obispo ( Romanesque Spanish Cathedral)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
This image is by America's greatest etcher, John Taylor Arms. The Spanish cathedral in Zamora is an impressive example of Romanesque architecture located on the hilltop by the river ...
Etching
Chartres; Cathedral of Notre Dame from the River
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Etching
$2,500Sale Price|28% Off
The Gothic Spirit
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is one of the foremost American printmakers of the first half of the 20th century.
Drypoint, Etching
Eglise Notre Dame, Les Andelys
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
In superb condition with all of the fine lines printing clearly. With the John Taylor Arms collectors stamp in the lower-center margin.
Handmade Paper, Etching
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Guardians of the Spire (Amiens Cathedral Number 2)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is one of the foremost American printmakers of the first half of the 20th century.
Drypoint, Etching
$720Sale Price|20% Off
Racamadour (French Church Series #10) — Lyrical Realism
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
As a friend and as a man, he fully matched his superb work.” —John Winkler, printmaker Born in Washington, D.C. in 1887, John Taylor Arms attended the Lawrenceville School and bega...
Etching
'Downtown, New York' — 1920s Modernism
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
John Taylor Arms, 'Downtown, New York', etching with aquatint, 1921, edition 75, Fletcher 108.
Etching
Wilby Church Northamptonshire
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Plumed Serpent, Chichén Itzá
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Grim Orvieto
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Rodez (The Tower of Notre Dame)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Umbrian Street; An Assisi Street
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Portait of a Romanesque Capital
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Likely a proof impression of the third state (of 4), printed by David Strang. With the John Taylor Arms ink stamp in black ink in the lower-center margin on the recto (not in Lugt).
Handmade Paper, Etching
$1,600Sale Price|20% Off
From the Ponte Vecchio
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
Illustrated: Dorothy Noyes Arms, Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy, p. 90; The Print Collector's Quarterly 21 (1934): 130; American Etchers: John Taylor Arms.
Etching, Aquatint
Stanwick
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
According to Fletcher this image is based on a drawing done by Arms on October 4, 1936. [Fletcher 323]. Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton Univers...
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Cathedral de Saint Julien le Mans
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Ceignac (Aveyron)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Abbeville; St. Vulfran
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
French Church Series No. 5; Illustrated in Dorothy Noyes Arms, Churches of France, p. 16. Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultima...
Handmade Paper, Etching
$2,750Sale Price|21% Off
The Gargoyle and His Quarry
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is one of the foremost American printmakers of the first half of the 20th century.
Drypoint, Etching
Guardians of the Spire; Amiens Cathedral Number 2
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Drypoint, Etching
Stranger in England, St. Lawrence, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
In very good condition with some pencil inscriptions in the margins, adhesive residue and canvas tape tabs at the top corners, and a small loss in the lower left corner from a natura...
Handmade Paper, Etching
The Grolier Club Library (Sketch)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
[Fletcher 353] Plate Inscription: Library of the Grolier Club Demonstration Plate, Drawn, Etched and Printed in a little over two hours, at the Grolier Club, New York City, on the ...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Saint Catherine's Belfry, Honfleur
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Palazzo dell'Angelo
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
[Fletcher 233] Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech...
Drypoint, Etching
The Enchanted Doorway; Venezia
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
[Fletcher 227] Italian Series #15 Illustrated p. 170 in Dorothy Noyes Arms, Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy. Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Prin...
Handmade Paper, Etching, Drypoint
Le Puy, The Cathedral of Notre Dame
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Wellesley, MA
One of the more famous print-makers of the early 20th century, John Taylor Arms was known for his medieval architectural etchings that combined precise realism with a sense of soarin...
Etching
Gothic Glory
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Wellesley, MA
One of the more famous print-makers of the early 20th century, John Taylor Arms was known for his medieval architectural etchings that combined precise realism with a sense of soarin...
Etching
Unavailable
H 10.25 in W 12.13 in
Shadows of Venice or Il Ponte Di Rialto, Venezia
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Wellesley, MA
One of the more famous print-makers of the early 20th century, John Taylor Arms was known for his medieval architectural etchings that combined precise realism with a sense of soarin...
Aquatint, Etching
Venetian Mirror
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Wellesley, MA
One of the more famous printmakers of the early 20th century, John Taylor Arms was known for his medieval architectural etchings that combined precise realism with a sense of soaring...
Etching
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H 7.44 in W 5.57 in
Out of My Window (Arms' studio view of the NYC skyline with Woolworth bldg.)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
It is illustrated in "John Taylor Arms / Plates of Perfect Beauty" by Jennifer Saville, Honolulu Academy of Art, 1995.
Etching
Le Penseur de Notre Dame (The Thinker of Notre Dame)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and dated in pencil by the artist lower right; Signed and titled in pencil by the artist lower left corner of sheet Edition: 150 printed by Frederick Reynolds Provenance: M...
Etching
Lily
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New York, NY
This etching and aquatint by John Taylor Arms and created in 1920.
Etching, Aquatint
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H 18.38 in W 12.75 in
Aspiration, La Madeleine, Verneuil-Sur-Avre or Fraternité
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Aspiration, La Madeleine, Verneuil-Sur-Avre or Fraternité, Egalité, Liberté Signed and dated in pencil lower right; Annotated: "v" in pencil lower left Edition: 419 Referen...
Etching
Old Hoadley House
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
This image was in the personal collection of the artist. The Wheeler-Beecher House, sometimes referred to as the Hoadley House, is located on Amity Road in Bethany, CT. Built at the ...
Etching
Light and Shade, Taxco (Mexican Series #2)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Light and Shade, Taxco', etching, edition 279, 1946. A superb impression, in warm black ink, on cream laid paper, with full margins (1 3/8 to 1 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. ...
Etching
John Taylor Arms, An Old Courtyard (Italy)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New York, NY
John Taylor Arms was known for making such finely drawn etchings that commercial tools were not good enough: He regularly used sewing needles with corks for handles.
Etching, Aquatint
LA COLEGAITA, TORO
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). LA COLEGAITA, TORO.
Etching
SHRUBS AND SHINGLES
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. SHRUBS AND SHINGLES. Fletcher 80.
Etching
CHARTRES, THE MAGNIFICENT
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). CHARTRES, THE MAGNIFICENT.
Etching
LACE IN STONE - ROUEN CATHEDRAL
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. LACE IN STONE - ROUEN CATHEDRAL.
Etching
La Torre Del Mangia, Siena
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOHN TAYLOR ARMS (American 1887–1953) LA TORRE MANGIA, SIENA, 1927 (Fletcher 192) Etching, signed and dated in pencil and titled in the plate.
Etching
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H 10 in W 17.44 in
Destroyers in Wet Basin, USS Radford at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock, NJ
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
The USS Radford, the USS Quick and the USS Mervine are all depicted in a South Kearney, New Jersey drydock in this etching created by John Taylor Arms. Fletcher reference is #377.
Etching
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H 7.75 in W 14.13 in
Valley of the Savery, Wyoming (upper Little Snake River)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
"The Valley of the Savery" on the Upper Little Snake River in southeastern Wyoming is depicted in an etching by John Taylor Arms in an edition of 135.
Etching
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
John Taylor Arms died on October 15, 1953.
Drypoint, Etching
Venetian Mirror, The Grand Canal, Venice
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
This depiction of Venice's Grand Canal features three Renaissance palaces: the Ca' Rezzonico, the Ca' Foscari, and, across the canal, the Palazzo Balbi. John Taylor Arms created the ...
Etching
Apple Tree
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
John Taylor Arms died on October 15, 1953. John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is one of the foremost American printmakers of the first half of the 20th century.
Drypoint, Etching
Basilica of Madeleine, Vezelay
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Basilica of Madeleine, Vezelay Etching, 1929 Signed and dated lower right (see photo) Annotated: "Third State" lower left Printed on a sheet of old book paper From: French Church Ser...
Etching
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H 6 in W 4 in
Cuernavaca (Sketch) demonstration image created at Art Fest, Marblehead, MA.
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
Only 35 impressions were pulled of the image. (fletcher 339) John Taylor Arms (American, 1887 – 1953) Arms studied architecture at Princeton and MIT and later became the country’s f...
Etching
Guardians of the Spire (Amiens Cathedral Number 2)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is one of the foremost American printmakers of the first half of the 20th century.
Drypoint, Etching
Église Saint Michel, Pont L'Évêque.
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
Housed in a 20 x 16-inch archival mat suitable for framing. John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is one of the foremost American printmakers of the first half of the 20th century.
Etching
Light and Shade, Taxco Mexico
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
It received First Prize for Graphic Art at National Academy of Design in 1949. John Taylor Arms studied architecture at Princeton and MIT and later became the country’s finest etche...
Etching
La Bella Venezia, or The Grand Canal, Venice
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
Housed in a 15 1/4 x 24 1/8-inch period gold leaf frame. John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) is one of the foremost American printmakers of the first half of the 20th century.
Etching
Through Wind and Water (Notre Dame Gargoyle)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Through Wind and Water (Notre Dame Gargoyle) Signed in pencil Edition: 75 Gargoyle Series No. 7 This impression probably printed by David Strang, 1937-38 Image/Plate Size: 7 x 8 in...
Etching
Volterra. The Town in the Clouds.
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
Signed, dated and titled in pencil Housed in a 20 x 16-inch archival mat suitable for framing. John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) is one of the foremost American printmakers of the fir...
Drypoint, Etching
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H 7.25 in W 6.75 in
Palazzo dell' Angelo, Venice Italy (#19 Italian Series)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Palazzo dell' Angelo" is a prize winning image from the Chicago Society of Etchers and the Art Institute of Chicago. It is referenced as Fletcher 233 and illustrated in "Hill Towns...
Etching
Porta del Paradiso (The Door to Paradise, Venice Italy
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Porto del Paradiso" is in the collection of the Corcoran Museum of the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, the Cleveland Museum, and New York Public Library. This ima...
Etching
The Rose, Beauvais
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Bark “Metis” Making Harbor
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Bark “Metis” Making Harbor', etching and aquatint, 1923, edition 200. Signed in pencil. Ship Series #6. A superb, luminous impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove Japan; the f...
Etching, Aquatint
Plumed Serpent, Chichén Itzá
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Born in 1887 in Washington DC, John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University, and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912.
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Normandy; Church of Saint Jean, Laigle, Orne
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
A superb proof impression on antique paper. Etching on bluish-grey, light, antique laid paper with a partial heraldic watermark, 3 x 1 3/4 inches (76 x 45 mm), full margins. Signed,...
Laid Paper, Etching
Cathedral of Saint Cyr and Saint Julitta, Nevers
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on antique cream laid paper, 12 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches (328 x 140 mm), full margins. Signed in pencil, lower margin. Laid down to non-archival board, general age tone and some ma...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
$1,100
H 17 in W 13 in
THE BURRO STATION - Large Etching with Incredible Detail. One of a Pair
By Reynold Weidenaar
Located in Santa Monica, CA
REYNOLD WEIDENAAR (1915 - 1985) THE BURRO STATION, 1946, Etching and drypoint on paper, Signed and titled in pencil from an edition of unknown size. Plate: 17" x 13": Sheet: 20.75" ...
Etching
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.
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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