John Taylor Arms
American, 1887-1953
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.
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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 and aquatint signed and dated in pencil. Image 10 ½ x 13 5/8, sheet 14 1/...
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1940s American Realist John Taylor Arms
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Etching
$900
H 10.5 in W 13.625 in
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist John Taylor Arms
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Etching
The Enchanted Doorway; Venezia
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and drypoint on antique cream laid paper, 12 3/8 x 6 9/16 inches (315 x 167 mm), full margins. Signed, dated, and inscribed "Edition 100" in pencil, lower margin. In very goo...
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Early 20th Century American Modern John Taylor Arms
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Handmade Paper, Etching, Drypoint
The Gargoyle and His Quarry
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Storrs, CT
The Gargoyle and His Quarry, Notre Dame. 1920. Etching.Fletcher 90. 7 1/8 x 5 1/4 (sheet 10 1/2 x 9 1/16). Gargoyle series #1. Edition 75. A rich impression printed on 'FJHead&Co' c...
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1920s American Modern John Taylor Arms
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Drypoint, Etching
$2,750 Sale Price
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H 7.13 in W 5.25 in D 0.5 in
La Colegiata Toro (Romanesque Santa Maria la Mayor/Zamora province Spain)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Taylor Arms created this superb architectural image of La Colegiata in 1935 in an edition of 153. It is #12 in his Spanish Churches series and is referenced as Fletcher #284.
One of the most characteristic examples of transitional Romanesque architecture in Spain, the church of Santa María la Mayor is inspired by the Cathedral of Zamora, in turn inspired by the Old Cathedral of Salamanca. The tower-dome is usually listed as one of the four most typical in León together with those in the cathedrals of Salamanca, Plasencia and Zamora.
The church was begun around 1170, and was finished in the mid-13th century. Two different directors of the work have been identified, according to the different types of stone used (limestone in the old sections, sandstone in the most recent ones), and by the barrel vaults...
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1930s American Modern John Taylor Arms
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Etching
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.75 in W 12.75 in
Enchanted Doorway, Venezia (La Porta della Carta, Venezia '29)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Storrs, CT
Enchanted Doorway, Venezia (La Porta della Carta, Venezia '29). 1930. Etching. Fletcher catalog 227 state ii. 12 3/8 x 6 9/16 (sheet 15 13/16 x 9 15/16). Edition 148 in this state (...
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1920s American Modern John Taylor Arms
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Etching
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
'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. Signed, dated, and numbered 14/75 in pencil.
A superb, finely nuanced impression, in d...
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Early 20th Century American Modern John Taylor Arms
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Etching
Shadows of Venice
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and aquatint on antique laid paper, wide margins. Signed, dated and inscribed "Edition of 100" in pencil, lower margin. Second state (of 2)....
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Mid-20th Century American Modern John Taylor Arms
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Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
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