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John Taylor Arms Art

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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Artist: John Taylor Arms
Dealer: EDWARD T. POLLACK FINE ARTS
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, 1930. Edition of 140 + 14 Artist's Proofs. 10 x 12 inches (Plate), 11 3/8 x 157/8 in...
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1930s John Taylor Arms Art

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MEMENTO VIVARE, NOTRE DAME, EVREUX
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). MEMENTO VIVARE, NOTRE DAME, EVREUX. Fletcher 407. Etching, 1947. Number 47 of the French Church Series. This is Proof No. ii of four Trial Pr...
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LE PENSEUR DE NOTRE DAME
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. LE PENSEUR DE NOTRE DAME. F.136. Etching, 1923. 1st State, edition of 150. 12 5/8 x 10 1/8 inches; 322 x 252 mm. Signed in pencil. In exc...
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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. Framed to 18 x 22 inches. Signed in pencil and annotated "Trial Proof No. 6"; only state...
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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...
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1920s John Taylor Arms Art

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BEAVER HOUSE (AU NORD)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. BEAVER HOUSE (AU NORD). Fletcher 88. Etching, 1920. And Artist's Proof, printed by Fredrick Reynolds. Signed and dated in pencil by Arms, lower right, and incscri...
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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). Fletcher 266. Etching, 1933. Edition 160, of which this is likely one of the 25 p...
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SHRUBS AND SHINGLES
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. SHRUBS AND SHINGLES. Fletcher 80. Etching, 1920. Edition of 75 printed by Frederick Reynolds on watermarked laid paper. Signed in pencil, and titled in pencil at t...
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CHARTRES, THE MAGNIFICENT
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). CHARTRES, THE MAGNIFICENT. Fletcher 411. Etching, 1948. French Church Seies #49. One of four proofs in the Third State, before the edition o...
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1940s John Taylor Arms Art

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LA COLEGAITA, TORO
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor (American, 1887-1953). LA COLEGAITA, TORO. Fletcher 284. Etching, 1935. Edition of 153. Signed by Arms in ink, lower right, and inscribed by him in ink, lower left...
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LACE IN STONE - ROUEN CATHEDRAL
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Portland, ME
Arms, John Taylor. LACE IN STONE - ROUEN CATHEDRAL. Fletcher 200. Etching, 1927. Edition of 100, this copy incscribed "personal proof" by the artist in...
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