Howard Norton Cook left his childhood home in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1919 to receive formal training in New York at the Art Students League. While in New York, Cook studied under George Bridgman and attended an experimental class with Max Weber and Andrew Dasburg. He spent his time between sessions painting outdoor billboards and working in lithography and photo-engraving shops. In 1922, Cook began work as an illustrator, contributing woodcuts and drawings to Harper's, Scribner's, Survey, Atlantic Monthly, and Forum. Various assignments allowed him to travel all over the world. Cook was on assignment for Forum to illustrate the serialization of Willa Cather's Death Comes to the Archbishop when he first visited New Mexico in 1926. Cook remained in New Mexico for a year and a half, during which time he met and married artist Barbara Latham. During the next few years, the couple traveled to Paris where Cook studied in a prominent lithographic workshop; to Taxco, Mexico, where he studied fresco painting on a Guggenheim fellowship; and to the Deep South of the United States on a second Guggenheim fellowship. In 1935, Cook and Latham settled in Taos, New Mexico. By that time, Cook had been represented in 50 Prints of the Year several times, yet his focus turned to fresco painting. He traveled across throughout the United States on mural commissions and, in 1937, the Architectural League of New York awarded Cook the Gold Medal for mural painting. Cook later served in the Navy as an artist-war correspondent in the South Pacific. His paintings from that period were exhibited in the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and later displayed across the U.S. in a traveling exhibition funded by the War Department. After returning from the war, Cook produced several powerful lithographs depicting his experiences in the South Pacific. In 1949, he was elected to membership in the National Academy as a graphic artist. During the 1940's, Cook was known for his watercolors set in New Mexico. Later paintings in oil became increasingly abstract. Some of the artist's favorite subjects included Southwestern landscapes and Indian dances that focused on conveying a strong sense of movement. Throughout his career, Cook was a guest professor at many art schools and universities. In 1967, he became the first artist in residence at the Roswell Museum, Roswell, NM. Howard Cook remained in New Mexico until his death in 1980. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC
'Soaring New York' — 1930s American Modernism, New York City
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Soaring New York', aquatint, soft-ground etching, roulette, 1931-32, edition 25, Duffy 165. Signed, dated, and annotated 'imp' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked, atmosp...
Etching, Aquatint
'Financial District', New York City — American Modernism
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Financial District', lithograph, 1931, edition 75, Duffy 155. A fine, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper, the full sheet with wide margins (2 3/4 to 5 5/8 inches), in excellent condition. Image size 13 5/16 x 10 3/8 inches (338 x 264 mm); sheet size 23 x 16 inches (584 x 406 mm). Matted to museum standards, unframed. Literature: 'American Master Prints from the Betty and Douglas Duffy Collection', the Trust for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, D.C., 1987. Collections: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum. ABOUT THE ARTIST Howard Norton Cook (1901-1980) was one of the best-known of the second generation of artists who moved to Taos. A native of Massachusetts, he studied at the Art Students League in New York City and at the Woodstock Art Colony. Beginning his association with Taos in 1926, he became a resident of the community in the 1930s. During his career, he received two Guggenheim Fellowships and was elected an Academician in the National Academy of Design. He earned a national reputation as a painter, muralist, and printmaker. Cook’s work in the print mediums received acclaim early in his career with one-person exhibitions at the Denver Art Museum (1927) and the Museum of New Mexico (1928). He received numerous honors and awards over the years, including selection in best-of-the-year exhibitions sponsored by the American Institute of Graphics Arts, the Brooklyn Museum, the Society of American Etchers, and the Philadelphia Print Club. His first Guggenheim Fellowship took him to Taxco, Mexico in 1932 and 1933; his second in the following year enabled him to travel through the American South and Southwest. Cook painted murals for the Public Works of Art Project in 1933 and the Treasury Departments Art Program in 1935. The latter project, completed in Pittsburgh, received a Gold Medal from the Architectural League of New York. One of his most acclaimed commissions was a mural in the San Antonio Post Office in 1937. He and Barbara Latham settled in Talpa, south of Taos, in 1938 and remained there for over three decades. Cook volunteered in World War II as an Artist War Correspondent for the US Navy, where he was deployed in the Pacific. In 1943 he was appointed Leader of a War Art Unit...
Lithograph
Howard Cook Taos Artist Original Woodcut, 1927 - Hopi House
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Taos Artist Howard Cook original woodcut print, 1927. Title: “Hopi House.” Duffy #47. Signed in pencil lower right. Image size: 8"h x 8"w. Paper size: 10 x 8 3/4. Mat size: 20 x 16....
Paper, Ink
Soaring New York
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New York, NY
Howard Cook (1901-1980), Soaring New York, aquatint, soft0ground etching, roulette, 1931-2; signed, dated and annotated “imp” in pencil lower right, titled lower margin. Reference: D...
Etching
"Mexican Family, " Black & White Lithograph Family Portrait
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Mexican Family" is a black and white lithograph by Howard Cook. The artist signed the piece lower right. It is from an edition of 250, unnumbered. This...
Lithograph
Howard Norton Cook merry-go-round pencil signed etching
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in San Francisco, CA
Howard Norton Cook: 1901-1980. Well, listed American artist best known for his printmaking. He studied at the art student league in New York City. He has auction results as high as $...
Etching
Howard Cook Original Wood-Engraving, 1932 - "Acapulco Girl"
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wonderful wood-engraving by Taos artist Howard Cook (1901-1980). Titled: “Acapulco Girl (alternate title: Coconut Palm).” Edition: 30. Image size: 10 1/16"h x 8"w. Sheet size: 12"h...
Paper
Howard Cook Original Woodblock, 1926 "Giant's Thumb"
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Wonderful woodblock by Taos artist Howard Cook (1901-1980). Titled: “Giant’s Thumb” (alternate title: Monument Rock).” Edition: 50. Image size: 14"h x 8 1/8"w. Sheet size: 14 1/2"h ...
Paper
Chrysler Building (Chrysler Building in Construction)
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New York, NY
Howard Cook (1901-1980), Chrysler Building (Chrysler Building in Construction) – –1930, Wood Engraving. Duffy 122. Edition 75, only 50 printed. 19...
Woodcut
$5,800
Howard Cook Taos Artist Original Woodcut, 1927 - Morning Smokes, Taos Pueblo
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Howard Cook (1901-1980) well known Taos artist original woodcut, 1927. Title: “Morning Smokes, Taos Pueblo." In excellent condition. Matted and unframed. Image size: 8"h x 8'w. Pap...
Paper, Ink
Montparnasse Street
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New York, NY
Montparnasse Street– 1931, Etching Duffy 128. Edition 50, only 25 printed. Signed, dated, and annotated imp and 50 in pencil. Image size 4 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches (124 x 251 mm); sh...
Etching
Financial District
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New York, NY
Howard Cook (1901-1980), Financial District, lithograph, 1931, signed and dated in pencil lower right and numbered 75 lower left. Reference: Duffy 155, from the stated edition of 75....
Lithograph
Tugs on the Hudson
By Charles Frederick William Mielatz
Located in Middletown, NY
Drypoint etching with engraving printed in black ink on Japanese mulberry paper, 4 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches (113 x 84 mm), full margins. In superb condition. A beautiful New York City river...
Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching
Cypriano (A Basque Boy)
By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream wove paper. 6 5/16 x 3 3/4 inches (159 x 94 mm), full margin. Signed in pencil lower center margin, from the edition of 111. A well inked impression with a minor cre...
Handmade Paper, Etching
Au Repos
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Au Repos (At Rest)" 1983 is an original color lithograph on paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered 157/20...
Lithograph
Jewish Wedding - Handsigned lithograph
By Walter Spitzer
Located in Paris, IDF
Walter SPITZER (1927-) Jewish Wedding Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered /75 ex On Japan paper 55 x 75 cm (c. 22 x 30 inch) Excellent ...
Lithograph
$800
H 24 in W 35.5 in
Muse (a young novice in colorful swim suit struggles thru a pool of blue)
By Art Werger
Located in New Orleans, LA
Muse is #43 of 45. It depicts a young woman in a colorful swimsuit doing her best to swim through the blue waters of the pool. Her mouth is pursed and the bubbles flow out. I sold an impression of this image to an olympic swimming...
Etching
The Chair - Lithograph by Raoul Dufy - 1920
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Roma, IT
The Chairis a vintage lithograph realized after Raoul Dufy in 1920. Good conditions. Edition of 110. Not signed and not numbered, as issued. The artwork is depicted through confid...
Lithograph
'Westminster Abbey' — Royal Church, London
By Anton Schutz
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Anton Schutz, 'Westminster Abbey', etching, edition not stated, 1927. Signed in pencil. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. A superb, richly-i...
Etching
Mary Lightfoot, Street Scene in Taos
Located in New York, NY
Mary Lightfoot was born in Ravenna, Texas. She studied at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton and the North Texas State Teachers College prior to receiving a master of arts degree from Columbia University. Her entire teaching career was with the Dallas Public School system; she summered in Europe...
Lithograph
$1,600
H 12.75 in W 8.5 in D 0.1 in
Arnold Ronnebeck 1930s Lithograph – Grand Lake Colorado Yacht Races, WPA Era
By Arnold Rönnebeck
Located in Denver, CO
This striking vintage 1930s black-and-white lithograph by celebrated Colorado artist Arnold Ronnebeck (1885–1947) captures the dynamic energy of the Grand Lake...
Lithograph
$320Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.5 in W 25.5 in D 1.5 in
Antique British Steamship Signed Etching
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique British Steamship Etching This moody etching by Joseph Kirkpatrick (British, b. 1874 d. 1936) features a steamboat in the midst of choppy w...
Paper, Ink, Etching
MANHATTAN
By Anton Schutz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
ANTON SCHUTZ MANHATTAN c 1940 Etching, signed in pencil, edition 100, no. 15/100. On thin simili-japan paper. Very slight toning around plate mark. Remnants of old tape on verso, s...
Etching
Vintage American Midwestern Homestead Etching
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American realist etching on paper by Chicago artist James Swann (1905 - 1985). It is hand signed in pencil by the artist. Framed. Measuring: 8 by 10 inches overall and 4 by 6...
Etching
'Taxco Market' — American Modernist Scene of Mexico
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Taxco Market', aquatint and etching, 1932-33, edition 30, Duffy 181. Signed and titled in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on cream wove paper; the full shee...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 21.75 in W 34 in D 2 in
Taos Pueblo, Firelight, New Mexico, Semi Abstract Painting, Red Orange Yellow
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Denver, CO
Taos Pueblo, Firelight (New Mexico), vintage mid-century semi-Abstract oil painting by modernist, Howard Cook (1901-1980). Oil on board, signed and titled verso, circa 1950-1970. Pai...
Oil
Eagle Dance — Mid-Century Modern
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Eagle Dance', wood engraving, 1942, edition 200, Duffy 201. Signed and dated in pencil. A superb, black impression, on off-white, wove paper...
Woodcut
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H 28 in W 32 in D 2 in
MILITARY MUNITIONS American Modernism WPA World War II Modern Realism Historical
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New York, NY
MILITARY MUNITIONS American Modernism WPA World War II Modern Realism Historical. Howard Norton Cook (1901 – 1980) "Military Munitions," 20 x 24 inches. Oil on canvas, c. 1940s. Sig...
Canvas, Oil
Edison Plant
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Edison Plant', lithograph, 1930, edition 75 (only 35 printed), Duffy 127. Signed, dated, and titled in pencil. A fine richly-inked impression, on cream, wove paper; th...
Lithograph
Brooklyn Bridge
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Howard Cook, 'Brooklyn Bridge', lithograph, edition 20, 1949. Signed and titled in pencil. Printed by the artist's friend, master printer George C. Miller. Annotated by the artist 'T...
Lithograph
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H 16.19 in W 10.75 in
Mexican Interior (3 generations of Mexican natives with crafts in Taxco, Mexico)
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Howard Cook created "Mexican Interior", the portrait of three generations of natives of Taxco, Mexico with their pottery displayed in the background. This black and white etching is ...
Etching
Engine Room
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New York, NY
Howard Cook (1901-1980), Engine Room, lithograph, 1930, signed, dated and inscribed 75 in pencil. Reference: Duffy 128, only state, from the intended edit...
Lithograph
Taos Indian
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Denver, CO
This original woodcut is signed in pencil in the lower right margin. It is alternately titled "Fat John" with an edition of 50 (40 printed). It is housed in a custom frame with all...
Woodcut
Eagle Dance
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Denver, CO
Framed dimensions are 20.5 x 17.5 inches.
New Mexico #10 - Ranchos de Taos, NM
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in Denver, CO
Framed dimensions are 27 x 62 inches
Canvas, Oil