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John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953)

Available Works

John Taylor Arms is one of the most celebrated American printmakers of the early 20th century. Trained as an architect at Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  Arms served in the Navy during World War I, where he fell in love with European architecture, especially the gothic cathedrals that he believed were man's greatest architectural achievements to date.   During the 1920s, Arms began to devote himself to etching, working in England, France, and Italy as well as the U.S.  He is known for his unsurpassed attention to architectural detail, often achieved with the aid of a magnifying glass and sewing needle in the etching ground.  The prints of John Taylor Arms are in countless major collections,  including the Library of Congress, the British Museum, and the Bibliotheque Nationale.

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  The Gothic Spirit
  #8 in Gargoyle Series. Etching, stipple on Japan, 1922. Edition 100. Signed. Printed by David Strang. Fletcher 120.
  11-5/8 x 7-3/16 inches.
  [29868c]
  $1100
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  Battle Wagon
  #1 for U.S. Navy Series. Etching and aquatint, 1943. Signed. Edition 872. Fletcher 376. Light matburn. Slight stress around platemark due to printing pressure.
  11-3/4 x 17-3/4 inches.
  [29867c]
  $625
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  Puerta del Obispo, Zamora (The Bishop’s Door, Zamora)
  Etching, 1933. Spanish Church Series, No. 9. Signed. Trial proof XXIII (regular ed. 160). Fletcher 266. Small hole in right margin, well away from image. Watermark.
  12-1/2 x 7-1/8 inches.
  [29813c]
  $625
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  Puerta del Obispo, Zamora (The Bishop’s Door, Zamora)
  Etching, 1933. Spanish Church Series No. 9. Signed. Total edition 160, one of 100 impressions on green J.F. Head & Co. paper, Reference: Fletcher 266.
  12-5/8 x 7-1/4 inches.
  [30266c]
  $625
• 
  A Swordfisherman, Nantucket (color version)
  Etching and aquatint, 1920. Signed. Edition 75 in black, 100 in color. Reference: Fletcher 52.
  3-7/8 x 3 inches.
  [30268c]
  $1500
• 
  Il Sacro Monte, Varese
  Etching on green paper, 1927. Italian Series, No. 9. Signed. Edition 100. Fletcher 191. Minor ink smudges in margin.
  8 x 7-1/4 inches.
  [29815c]
  $350
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  Angoulême (The Cathedral of St. Pierre)
  Etching, 1924. #2 for French Church Series. Signed. Edition 150. Fletcher 146.
  6 x 11-1/8 inches.
  [29816c]
  $350
• 
  The Rose, Beauvais
  Etching, 1925. Edition 156. Signed and dated in pencil. Reference: Fletcher 161.
  12-1/8 x 7-1/4 inches.
  [18428]
  $750
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  Thirty Knots or Better (U.S.S. Destroyer 121)
  Etching and aquatint, 1920. Signed. Edition 30 in black, 60 in color. Reference: Fletcher 42.
  4-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches.
  [30270c]
  SOLD