20th CENTURY AMERICAN PRINTS

During the first half of the 20th century a new crop of painters and printmakers, the American Regionalists and Social Realists, increasingly began to create work rooted in their own experiences and surroundings.  Interested in both the physical allure of printed images and the possibility for wider distribution for their work, these artists sparked a renaissance of interest in the graphic processes of etching, wood engraving, and lithography.  Organizations and galleries such as Associated American Artists, The Woodcut Society, and The Chicago Society of Etchers broadened the audience for these artists by offering affordable, limited edition graphic works to clients from all walks of life. Today, the prints from this period are among the most collectible works of American art.  During the month of December, the Antique Print Department will be featuring a selection of 20th century American prints. Please contact Emily at 206-624-6700 or emily@davidsongalleries.com to confirm availablility.

THOMAS HART BENTON (American, 1889-1975)

White Calf
Lithograph, 1945
Signed in pencil and in the stone
Published by Associated American Artists
Edition 250
Reference: Fath 67
10-3/4 x 13-1/4 inches

28719c
SOLD

GRANT WOOD (American, 1891-1942)

In the Spring
Lithograph, 1939
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
Reference: Cole 250
9 x 12 inches

29075c
SOLD

JOHN STEUART CURRY
(American, 1897-1946)

Sanctuary
Lithograph, 1944
Signed in pencil. Initialed and dated in the stone
Published by Associated American Artists
Edition 250
Reference: Cole 38
10-1/2 x 15-3/4 inches

28917c
$2000.

JOHN STEUART CURRY
(American, 1897-1946)

The Plainsman
Lithograph, 1945
Signed in pencil. Initialed and dated in the stone.
Published by Associated American Artists
Edition 250
Reference: Cole 40
Small spot in lower right margin corner
15-3/4 x 9-11/16 inches

28920c
$2400.

JOHN STEUART CURRY
(American, 1897-1946)

Stallion and Jack Fighting
Lithograph, 1943
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists
Edition 250
Reference: Cole 37
11-3/4 x 15-1/4 inches

27193
$1600.

REGINALD MARSH 
(American, 1898-1954)

Girl Walking (Elevated)
Lithograph, 1945
Signed in pencil. Initialed and dated in the stone
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
Reference: Sasorsky #28
10-3/4 x 8 inches

28919
$1500.

GERALD GEERLINGS
(American, 1897-1998)

Grand Canal, America (Electrical Buildings at Night)
Etching, 1933
Presentation print for the Chicago Society of Etchers
Signed in pencil
Edition 100
Reference: Czestochowski 31
11-7/8 x 8-7/8 inches

28057
$3000.

JOHN MCCRADY (American, 1911-1968)

The Robert E. Lee and the Natchez
Lithograph, 1945
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
9-3/4 x 14-1/2 inches

28934c
SOLD

JACKSON LEE NESBITT (American, b. 1913

October Afternoon
Etching, 1946
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
9-11/16 x 13-5/8 inches

28941c
SOLD

STOW WENGENROTH (American, 1906-1978)

Cape Ann Willows
Lithograph, 1947
Signed in pencil
Published for The Society of Print Connoisseurs. Blindstamp lower left
Edition 171
Reference: Stuckey 164
8-11/16 x 13-3/8 inches

28068c
$725.

ADOLF DEHN (American, 1895-1968)

Key West Beach or Pelicans at Key West
Lithograph, 1947
Signed
Published by Associated American Artists
Edition 250 + 10 AP
Reference: Lumsdaine 439

28918c
$275.

ARMIN LANDECK
(American, 1905-1984)

Manhattan Canyon
Drypoint, 1934
Signed
Edition 100
Reference: K. 46
Excellent impression with minor flaws
13-11/16 x 6-9/16 inches

28303
$4000.

ARMIN LANDECK (American, 1905-1984)

Rooftop
Engraving, 1937
Signed
Edition 100
Reference: K. 84
Printer’s creases
4-7/8 x 8-7/8 inches

 28299
$2000.

KERR EBY (American, 1890-1946)

Salt Marshes
Etching and drypoint, 1930
Signed in pencil
Edition 90
Reference: Giardina 156
9-5/8 x 13-3/8 inches

28264
$300.

ASA CHEFFETZ (American, 1897-1965)

Midsummer, Vermont
Wood engraving, 1936
Published for the Woodcut Society
Signed in pencil
Edition 200
Reference: Springfield 53
4-3/4 x 6-1/4 inches

28061 
$350.

ASA CHEFFETZ
(American, 1897-1965)

Landscape, Vermont
Wood engraving, c. 1946
Signed in pencil. Initialed in block
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
Reference: Springfield 78
Previous hinges in top margin corners
4-1/2 x 9 inches

28908c
$350.

FEDERICO CASTELLON (Spanish/American, 1914-1971)

The Family
Etching, 1946
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
Lightly toned verso. Old tape in top margin. Faint matburn
8 x 11-3/4 inches

28927c
$375.

JOHN EDWARD COSTIGAN (American, 1888-1972)

Autumn
Etching, c. 1945
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
Very small stain in lower left margin corner. Old tape in top margin corners
8-7/8 x 13-3/4 inches

28914c
$225.

GORDON HOPE GRANT (American, 1875-1962)

Old Coaster
Lithograph
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
8-15/16 x 11-3/16 inches

28900c
$325.

GORDON HOPE GRANT (American, 1875-1962)

Fisherman’s Haven
Lithograph, c. 1940
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
8-15/16 x 11-7/16 inches

28910c
$300.

GORDON HOPE GRANT (American, 1875-1962)

Yacht Club Anchorage
Lithograph, c. 1947
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
Previous hinge at top margin corners
8-15/16 x 11-15/16 inches

28928c
$325.

PETER HURD (American, 1904-1984)

Portrait of Bernabé
Lithograph from a 1937 drawing, printed in 1968.
Artist proof outside of an edition of 100
Reference: Meigs #XLII
10-1/8 x 10 inches

28561c
$375.

LUIGI LUCIONI (American, 1900-1988) 

Route 7
Etching, 1946
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
Reference: Embury 97
Old tape verso. Faint halo from old mat.
8-3/4 x 11-7/8 inches

28932c
$300.

LUIGI LUCIONI (American, 1900-1988) 

Shadow and Substance
Etching, 1945
Signed in pencil
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
Reference: Embury 85
Stain in lower right corner, well away from image. Old tape in top margin corners
8-3/4 x 11-7/8 inches

28921c
SOLD

GEORGE ELBERT BURR 
(American, 1859-1959)

Old Pine, Estes Park, Colorado
Etching and drypoint, c. 1922
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 230
11-7/8 x 9-7/8  inches
Other known impression: Smithsonian American Art Museum

28806c
$1800.
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CHAUNCEY FOSTER RYDER
(American, 1868-1949) 

Road to Bristol (Vermont) 
Drypoint, 1943
Signed in pencil. Laid paper. Blindstamp lower left
margin. Partial watermark “England.”
Published by Chicago Society of Etchers. 
Edition: 325 
9-7/8 x 11-7/8 inches

27383
$425.

BROR JULIUS OLSSON NORDFELDT (1878-1955)

The Tree, Spring (or Grey Tree)
Color woodblock, 1906
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil
No. 28. Glued lightly at edges to Japanese
paper support (as usual)
12-1/6 x 9-5/8 inches

26088
$5500

THOMAS NASON (American, 1889-1971)

Upland Pastures
Wood engraving, 1934
Published by The Woodcut Society
Edition 60/200
Signed in pencil
3-9/16 x 7-1/2 inches

28064c
SOLD

BROR JULIUS OLSSON NORDFELDT (1878-1955)

The Tree, Spring (or Grey Tree)
Color woodblock, 1906
Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil
No. 28. Glued lightly at edges to Japanese
paper support (as usual)
12-1/6 x 9-5/8 inches

26088
$5500

REYNOLD H. WEIDENAAR (American, 1915-1985)

Repose
Mezzotint, 1951
Published by Associated American Artists. Edition 250
10-5/8 x 12-3/4 inches

28935c
$650.

JOHN SLOAN (American, 1871-1951)

Nude on Draped Couch
Etching, 1931
Signed in pencil and dedicated "to Elizabeth from John & Dolly Xmas 1942," lower left
Edition 100 proofs
Morse iii/iii
7 x 5-1/2inches

27819
$1500.

Rockwell Kent 
(American, 1882-1971)

Greenland Mother Nursing Child
Lithograph, 1934
Signed
Edition 550
Commissioned by Cleveland Printmakers
Reference: Burne Jones #108
7-1/4 x 4-11/16 inches

27947c
$600.