William Woollett was born in Albany, New York, on February 20, 1901. The Woollett family came to California in 1906. After a brief period in Berkeley, they settled in Los Angeles. The younger Woollett studied architecture at the University of Minnesota and atelier Hirons in New York. Upon returning to Los Angeles, he worked as an architect while in his leisure he was active as an artist. In 1972, he settled in Montecito near Santa Barbara and remained there until his death on October 13, 1988. Woollett is best known for his etchings and lithographs of the building of the Hoover Dam. He published a book about the dam and his second book, California's Golden Age, was to be published in 1989.
Shooting Engraving After George Stubbs, Late 18th Century, Framed
By William Woollett
Located in GB
William Woollett (1735–1785) William Woollett was one of the most accomplished British engravers of the 18th century, renowned for his precision and his ability to capture the paint...
Engraving
William Woollett after Annibale Carracci - 19th Century Engraving, Italian Town
By William Woollett
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming engraving by William Woollett (British 1735-1785) after Annibale Carracci (Italian 1560-1609) depicting a picturesque rural landscape on the outskirts of an Italian town. ...
Engraving
$1,650
H 13.88 in W 15.38 in D 1.5 in
"The Boat" Hand Signed Drypoint Print
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Boat" Hand Signed Drypoint Print Maritime drypoint print by Jeannette Maxfield Lewis (American. b 1894 d. 1982.) A boat is docked in a harbor, its sails are lowered over the c...
Paper, Ink, Drypoint
$3,500
H 15.5 in W 12.5 in
La Boullie (The Porridge), Old Masters Drypoint Etching by Jean Francois Millet
By Jean François Millet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Etching printed in brownish black on light tan Chine collé, 1861. Image measures 6 x 5 inches, displayed in a 15.5 x 12.5 inch frame. Etched signature and date lower left. A very goo...
Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio
The Brooklyn Bridge
By Rudolph Ruzicka
Located in New York, NY
Born in Bohemia in what is now the Czech Republic, Rudolph Ruzicka emigrated to the United States when he was ten years old. His family settled in Chicago, where Ruzicka worked as a ...
Engraving
(after) John Constable mezzotint "River Stour, Suffolk"
By David Lucas
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: mezzotint (engraved by David Lucas after the John Constable painting). Printed in 1855 on cream wove paper for the "English Landscape Scenery" portfolio, published in London ...
Mezzotint
$2,000
H 16.5 in W 21.5 in D 0.08 in
Gene Kloss Original Pencil Signed Etching. Navajo Canyon Cliffs
By Gene Kloss
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Etching and drypoint on paper by famous Taos Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996). Title: Navajo Canyon Cliffs. Unframed and un-matted. Kloss #563 Pencil titled lower left. Pencil signed lo...
Drypoint
$800
H 13 in W 10.25 in
Ramshackle Barn (de-accessioned from the Denver Art Museum)
By Asa Cheffetz
Located in New York, NY
Asa Cheffetz Ramshackle Barn (de-accessioned from the Denver Art Museum), ca. 1929 Wood-engraving Pencil signed, numbered 27/100 and titled by the artist on the front 13 × 10 1/4 inches Unframed - affixed to matting De-accessioned from the collection of the Denver Art Museum Asa Chaffetz, "the engraver's engraver" This is the original numbered wood engraving from 1929; not a later re-print This print was honorable mention in the International Exhibition of prints, Art Institute of Chicago, 1929 Exhibited: New England engraved: The prints of Asa Cheffetz: An Exhibition of his wood engraving & an exploration of his life as an artist. Springfield, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1984 (A different example) Asa Cheffetz Biography: Born in Buffalo, New York, Cheffetz studied at the School Of The Museum Of Fine Arts in Boston under Philip Leslie Hale...
Engraving
$500
H 18.75 in W 22.625 in D 0.5 in
Old Master French Noblemen Engraving by Crispin de Passe
By Crispin De Passe
Located in New York, NY
Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670) Untitled (French Noblemen on Horseback), c. 1620-1660 Engraving Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in. Inscribed in p...
Engraving
Impressionism : House in the Woods - Original etching
By Henri Le Sidaner
Located in Paris, IDF
Henri LE SIDANER (1862-1939) House in the Woods, 1928 Original drypoint etching Signed in the plate On vellum, 28 x 20.5 cm Very good condition, minor flaws at the edges of the page
Drypoint, Etching
Irving Guyer, Christmas Trees on Second Street (NYC)
By Irving Guyer
Located in New York, NY
Philadelphia-born Irving Guyer attended the Art Students League and worked in New York City before moving to California. This print is signed and titled i...
Drypoint, Etching
Fruhling
By Josef Siccard-Redl
Located in New York, NY
Siccard-Redl, Josef. Fruhling, Ca 1910. Color wood engraving, Signed and titled in pencil by the artist. Little is known of this artist other than he worked in Vienna during the ...
Engraving
$400Sale Price|39% Off
H 7.88 in W 10.63 in D 0.4 in
Le chateau de Chillon, Switzerland by Albert Emil Kirchner - Engraving 20x27 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Engraving by Albert Emil Kirchner Dutch artist born in 1813 and died on 1885 He have 176 registered auctions. The oldest was in 1989 and the most recent in 2022 The theme of the engraving is one of the most famous castle in Switzerland "le chateau...
Engraving
$700
H 1.86 in W 3.63 in
Kampf dreier Männer (Man fighting with two couples on horseback)
By Hans Sebald Beham
Located in Middletown, NY
Frankfurt: c1550. Engraving on laid paper, 1 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches (47 x 92 mm), thread margins. Ex-collection D.G. de Arozarena (Lugt 109) with his collector's mark in blue ink on ver...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving
Interior View of Tunnel 1 - (Building of Hoover Dam)
By William Woollett
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WILLIAM WOOLLETT (American 1901- 1988) DIVERSION TUNNELS (The Building of Hoover Dam, 1932 Lithograph signed in pencil and numbered. Small edition of 5. 1...
Lithograph
The Building of Hoover Dam - Diversion Tunnels -
By William Woollett
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WILLIAM WOOLLETT (American 1901- 1988) DIVERSION TUNNELS (The Building of Hoover Dam, 1932 Lithograph signed in pencil and in the stone. EDITION OF ONLY 1 ...
Lithograph