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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'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...
Etching
$2,750Sale Price|21% Off
H 7.13 in W 5.25 in D 0.5 in
The Gargoyle and His Quarry
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
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...
Drypoint, Etching
DOWNTOWN, NEW YORK
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). DOWNTOWN, NEW YORK. F.108. Etching and Aquatint, 1921. Edition of 75. Numbered 19/75 and signed and dated 1921, all in pencil. 8 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches, 214 x 125 mm (plate) plus margins. Framed to 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches with the label of The Old Print Shop...
Etching, Aquatint
From the Ponte Vecchio, Florence
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and aquatint on hand made F.J. Head & Co watermarked cream laid paper, full margins. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right margin. From the edition of 160 (from a total of ...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint
San Marino (Sketch)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
A demonstration print executed in front of a live audience in New York City in 1933. Etching on cream laid paper, 6 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches (178 x 127 mm); sheet 11 7/8 x 8 3/16 inches (...
Laid Paper, Etching
Cathedral de Saint Julien le Mans
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on antique cream laid paper with a deckle edge, 9 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches (232 x 248 mm); sheet 12 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches (307 x 323 mm), full margins. Signed and dated in pencil in ...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
From the Ponte Vecchio
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
From the Ponte Vecchio, Florence. 1925. Etching and aquatint. Fletcher catalog 159. state ii. Image: 11 1/8 x 15 1/4 (sheet 13 3/8 x 18 1/4). Edition 160 in this state (total edition...
Etching, Aquatint
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.75 in W 9.38 in D 0.5 in
Guardians of the Spire (Amiens Cathedral Number 2)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Plano, TX
Guardians of the Spire (Amiens Cathedral Number 2). 1921. Etching. Fletcher 102. 6 3/4 x 9 7/8 (sheet 8 7/8 x 13 3/4). Gargoyle Series #4. Edition 75. Illustrated: Dorothy Noyes Arms...
Drypoint, Etching
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