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Selections from the Estate of Barbara L. Davidson

December 5-24, 2008

The Antique Print Department is proud to present an exhibition of works from the private collection of Barbara L. Davidson (1918-2008) during the month of December. An avid traveler and founder of Barbara Davidson Fine Arts, Mrs. Davidson’s collection ranges from 15th century illuminated manuscript leaves to 19th century watercolors and includes among other artists, works by Dürer, Rembrandt, Blake, Hiroshige, Villon, Toulouse-Lautrec, Carracci, Thieme and Goya.

Manuscripts and Incunabula

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  Early Botanicals
  Handcolored woodcuts in sheet of German text, c. 1500. Framed double sided.
  11 x 7-3/8 inches.
  [BLD005a]
  $100 framed
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  Early Botanicals
  Handcolored woodcuts in sheet of German text, c. 1500. Framed double sided.
  11 x 7-3/8 inches.
  [BLD005b]
  $100 framed
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  God the Father Crowning Mary
  Miniature painting from a Book of Hours, c. 1470. Origin: France. Gothic script. Ink, color and liquid gold on vellum. Painting within decorated border with four lines of text below. Text and illuminated initials verso.
  Leaf: 7 x 4-3/4 inches.
  [BLD060/26025]
  $4000 framed
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  Manuscript Leaf
  From a French Book of Hours(?) Latin script in back. Historiated capitals with red, blue, black & white penwork, heightened with liquid gold.
  6-1/2 x 5 inches showing (framed double sided).
  [BLD056]
  SOLD
• 
  Persian Miniature. Mohammed Ascending
  18th century. Painting on burnished paper.
  6-3/8 x 3-5/8 inches showing.
  [BLD063]
  SOLD
• 
  Anton Sorg and Ernst Herzog von Bayern (German, Augsburg. 15th c.)
  Prince Approaches the town of Nurnberg
  Plate from Book of Travels. Handcolored woodcut in page of German text, c. 1480.
  9-1/4 x 6 inches.
  [BLD076]
  $200 framed

Paintings and Drawings

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  Norman Ault (British, 1880-1950)
  Sir Galahad
  Original desigh for Seven Champions of Christendom published by Stokes, 1914. Tempera on paper, c. 1913. Signed.
  10 x 8-1/4 inches.
  [BLD001]
  $1250 framed
• 
  Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (English, 1821-1906)
  Landscape with Church Spire (Salisbury)
  Watercolor, c. 1865. Signed with initials lower left.
  4-1/2 x 5-3/8 inches.
  [BLD006]
  $625 framed
• 
  John Callow, O.W. (British, 1822-1878)
  Two Figures Viewing Landscape
  Watercolor. Signed lower right. Some fading.
  7-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches.
  [BLD009]
  $2400 framed
• 
  Lorraine Cohn (Contemporary NW artist)
  Figures
  Ink and Tempera, 1963. Signed and dated, lower right. Otto Seligman Gallery sticker on back of frame.
  9 x 13-3/4 inches.
  [BLD015]
  SOLD
• 
  Chinese Painting on Silk
  Late 19th/early 20th century.
  40 x 14-3/4 inches showing.
  [BLD111]
  SOLD
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  Chinese Painting on Silk
  Late 19th/early 20th century.
  40 x 14-3/4 inches showing.
  [BLD112]
  SOLD
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  Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Collignon (France, 1609-1657)
  Landscape, Castle by River, Town in Distance
  Pen and ink drawing, c. 1648. Faint water spot in image.
  4-1/2 x 9 inches.
  [BLD017]
  $875 framed
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  John Sell Cotman, R.W.S. (British, 1782-1842)
  The Interior of a Norman Church
  Watercolor, c. 1820. “Cotman” written on back of painting. Extensive notes on back of woodframe backing.
  9-1/8 x 12-5/8 inches.
  [BLD018]
  SOLD
• 
  David Cox (British, 1783-1859)
  The Haymakers (Possibly N. Wales)
  Watercolor. Signature, lower right. Some fading.
  6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches, showing.
  [BLD020]
  $2000 framed
• 
  David Cox (British, 1783-1859)
  Resting by a Boat on the Beach
  Watercolor. Bears very faint signature, lower right. Some fading.
  9 x 11-1/4 inches, showing.
  [BLD021]
  $2000 framed
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  Edward Duncan, R.W.S.  (English, 1803-1882)
  Beach Scene with Boats
  Watercolor. Patches of white in the sky.
  8-1/8 x 13-1/8 inches showing.
  [BLD023]
  $800 framed
• 
  R. W. Frost (Northwest Contemporary)
  Old Woman Standing with a Basket
  Oil on panel. Signed.
  48 x 31 inches.
  [BLD034]
  SOLD
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  Sue May Wescott Gill (American, 1887-1989)
  A Boy of Old Mexico
  Oil on panel. Signed upper left.
  12 x 11 inches.
  [BLD036]
  $2400 framed
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  Thomas Girtin (British, 1775-1802)
  An Extensive Landscape with Farm Buildings and Church Ruins
  Watercolor. Ex-collection Countess of Carnarvon. Two minor flaws in sky, toward right, center.
  7-1/2 x 13-3/8 inches, showing.
  [BLD037]
  $2400 framed
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  Thomas Girtin (British, 1775-1802)
  A View of East Farley, Kent
  Watercolor. Ex-collection Tom Taylor, Esq., M.A. Some toning and fading. Light spots of foxing.
  9 x 15 inches.
  [BLD038]
  $2800 framed
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  attributed to Thomas Girtin (British, 1775-1802)
  Ruined Abbey
  Watercolor.
  3 x 4-1/2 inches, showing.
  [BLD039]
  $300 framed
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  May B. Lasher (Mother of Barbara Davidson)
  Floral Still Life
  Oil on panel.
  16 x 12 inches.
  [BLD101]
  SOLD
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  John Muirhead, R.W.S., R.B.H. (Scottish, 1863-1927)
  Antwerp
  Watercolor, 1893. Signed and dated.
  22 x 14-1/2 inches showing.
  [BLD061]
  SOLD
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  Marat Sadyakov (Uzbek, b. 1945)
  Title unknown
  Tempera, c. 1980. Signed.
  26-1/4 x 30-1/4 inches.
  [BLD072]
  $1000 framed
• 
  Moritz Ludwig von Schwind (Austrian, 1804-1871)
  Samson Smiting the Philistines with the Jawbone of an Ass
  Ink and pencil drawing (study for a stained glass window).
  12-1/2 x 6-1/4 inches showing.
  [BLD088]
  SOLD
• 
  Louis Freeman Stone (American, fl. 1859-1910) (Howard Pyle School)
  Standing Nude (Bather)
  Charcoal drawing, c. 1900. Berville (LaLanne) watermark.
  24 x 15 inches (sheet).
  [BLD078]
  $900 framed
• 
  Ivan Summers (American, 1889-1964)
  Church Near Taos, NM
  Oil on panel, c. 1945. Signed lower right and on verso. Reference: Kollar/Davidson catalog #25.
  14 x 16 inches.
  [BLD079]
  $2400 framed
• 
  Unidentified Artist
  Sailboat and Break in Clouds
  Watercolor. Inscription below unclear.
  3 x 4-1/2 inches.
  [BLD104]
  SOLD
• 
  Unidentified Artist
  Head of a Bearded Man or Apostle
  North Italian, manner of Titian or later Van Dyck. Possibly a fragment of a larger work. Oil on canvas. Several repairs.
  27 x 22-1/2 inches.
  [BLD106]
  $1200 framed
• 
  John Varley (English, 1778-1842)
  An Extensive Landscape with Wooded Valley
  Watercolor, c. 1823. Some fading and toning. Ex-collection Mrs. Lesley Snodden of Kippen.
  7-1/2 x 10-1/4 inches.
  [BLD087]
  $1500 framed
• 
  Wesley Wehr (American, 1929-2004)
  Neah I
  Mixed media. 14 February 1971. Signed and dated, top right.
  2-1/4 x 3-1/2 inches.
  [BLD089]
  $600 framed
• 
  John Massey Wright (British, 1777-1866)
  MacBeth
  Watercolor, ink and pencil. Signed and titled along lower edge.
  7-1/2 x 10-1/ inches.
  [BLD092]
  $550 framed

Antique and Contemporary Prints

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  William Blake (British, 1757-1827)
  Then a Spirit Passed Before My Face
  Plate 9 for the Book of Job. Engraving printed chine collé from the first (Linnell) edition of 150 proof sets, 1825/26. Dated 1825 in the plate. Some foxing. Reference: Binyon 114.
  8-1/4 x 6-1/4 inches.
  [BLD003]
  $2800 framed
• 
  William Blake (British, 1757-1827)
  Then the Lord Answered Job out of the Whirlwind
  Plate 13 for the Book of Job. Engraving printed chine collé from the first (Linnell) edition of 150 proof sets, 1825/26. Dated 1825 in the plate. Reference: Binyon 118 ii.
  8-1/2 x 6-5/8 inches.
  [BLD004]
  SOLD
• 
  Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
  St. Matthew
  Etching for Les Grandes Apotres. Reference: Lieure 1309. Trimmed to or within platemark. Stains and small tear upper left edge.
  5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches.
  [BLD007]
  $200 framed
• 
  Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635)
  St. Philip
  Etching for Les Grandes Apotres. Reference: Lieure 1307ii, Meaume 114.  Trimmed to or within platemark. Small losses top corners.
  5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches.
  [BLD008]
  $225 framed
• 
  Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557-1602)
  The Crucifixion
  Engraving on three sheets, 1589. Reference: Bartsch 23, Bohlin 147.
  20-3/8 x 47 inches overall.
  [BLD010]
  SOLD
• 
  Eric Desmazieres (French, b. 1948)
  Livres Anciens
  Etching and aquatint, 2001. Edition 66/150. Commissioned for catalog published by Fitch-Febvrel Gallery.
  8-7/8 x 9-3/4 inches.
  [BLD022]
  SOLD
• 
  Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
  The Sudarium Held by Two Angels
  Engraving, 1513. Reference: Bartsch 25, Meder, Hollstein 26.  Good Meder B impression with rounded corners. Trimmed within platemark. Repaired separation along center.
  3-7/8 x 5-3/8 inches.
  [BLD027]
  SOLD
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  Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
  The Annunciation
  Woodcut from The Small Passion. Latin edition of 1511 (text verso). Reference: Bartsch 19, Meder, Hollstein 128. Ex-collection A. Caironi (Lugt 426). Fine impression with small margins.
  5 x 3-7/8 inches.
  [BLD028]
  SOLD
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  Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
  The Meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate
  Woodcut from the Life of the Virgin, 1509. First edition, text verso. Flower and triangle watermark. Bartsch 79, Strauss 96, Meder 19. Good strong impression. Losses at top corners partially reattached. Very minor printer’s crease.
  11-3/4 x 8 inches.
  [BLD024]
  $3000 framed
• 
  Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
  The Adoration of the Magi
  Woodcut, 1511. This impression c. 1520. References: Strauss 161, B. 3, K. 252, T. 487, H. 208, M. 208. Watermark: Bull’s Head with JZ (M. 70), c. 1520. Excellent impression. Some thin spots in sheet.
  11-3/8 x 8-1/2 inches.
  [BLD026]
  SOLD
• 
  Frank Morley Fletcher (British/American, 1866-1949)
  At the Lock
  Color woodblock, c. 1912. Signed. Monogram in the block. Reference: cf. Hind, p. 48.
  8 x 10 inches.
  [BLD032]
  SOLD
• 
  Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
  Mala Noche (A Bad Night)
  Plate 36 for Los Caprichos, 1799. Later printing.
  8-1/2 x 5-7/8 inches.
  [BLD040]
  SOLD
• 
  Takashi Ito (Japanese, 1894-1987)
  Takegawa River at Dawn
  Color woodblock, 1932. Published by Watanabe. mounting tissue residue verso.
  14-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches (oban).
  [BLD100]
  SOLD
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  John Melville Kelly (American, 1879-1962)
  Kaipo - Hawaii
  Drypoint, 1933. Signed.
  9-3/8 x 8 inches.
  [BLD047]
  SOLD
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  Max Klinger (German, 1857-1920)
  Penelope
  Color etching for Pan, 1894. Monogram in the plate. Reference: Singer 276. Light allover toning.
  7-1/4 x 11-5/8 inches.
  [BLD048]
  SOLD
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  Ernest Klotz (1863-?)
  Madchenkopf
  Color etching printed chine colle for Pan I, iii.
  5 x 6 inches.
  [BLD049]
  $250 framed
• 
  Kathe Kollwitz (German, 1867-1945)
  Die Gefangenen (Prisoners
  Etching, 1908. Plate 7 from Bauernkrieg. Reference: Klipstein 98, final state, Von der Becke impression.
  12-1/2 x 16-1/2 inches.
  [BLD050]
  SOLD
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  Kunisada as Toyokuni III (Japanese, 1786-1865)
  Beauty Watching Boats from Dock
  Color woodblock, c. 1850. One panel of diptych or triptych. Minor spotting.
  14 x 9-1/2 inches (oban).
  [BLD051]
  SOLD
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  Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861)
  Beauty with Bow & Arrows
  Color woodblock. Centerfold and some fading.
  13-5/8 x 9-3/8 inches showing.
  [BLD052]
  $375 framed
• 
  Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
  The Crucifixion: Small Plate
  Etching, c. 1635. Bartsch, Hollstein 80, Hind 123. Thread margins, three small spots top and center left.
  3-3/4 x 2-5/8 inches.
  [BLD068]
  $2800 framed
• 
  Rembrandt Harmenz van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
  Jan Antonides van der Linden, Physician
  Etching, c. 1665. References: Bjorklund 65-1 state 6/6, Usticke 264 7/7, Hollstein, White & Boon 264 5/5. Late impression on thin tissue. Flaw that looks to be either a minor repaired tear or printer’s crease in image, lower center. Trimmed to or just within platemark. Ex-collection Llandaff (Lugt 2805).
  4-7/8 x 4 inches.
  [BLD067]
  $1600 framed
• 
  Maekawa Senpan (Japanese, 1888-1960)
  Night of Shinjuku
  Color woodblock. From Reflections of Tokyo, a set of 15 prints by different artists published by Fugaku Shuppansha, 1945. Signature “PAN” in the block.
  8 x 10-1/2 inches.
  [BLD110]
  $850 framed
• 
  Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (Swiss/French, 1859-1923)
  Woman and Child
  Possibly a lithograph after a drawing. Signed in the stone.
  14-3/4 x 11 inches.
  [BLD077]
  SOLD
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  Henri di Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901)
  Le Marchand de Marrons
  Lithograph on chine, 1897. One of 625 impressions published in 1925 by Frapier.  Blindstamp of the Galerie des Peintres-Graveurs. Monogram in the stone. Reference: Delteil 335, A. 254, W. 232, Adriani 211.
  10-1/8 x 7 inches.
  [BLD053]
  $1250 framed
• 
  U.S. Coast Survey
  Reconnaissance of Duwamish Bay and Seattle Harbor
  Litho-engraving by J.J. Knight & F.W. Benner after drawing by J. R. Key, 1854. Stain along fold.
  10 x 8-1/8 inches.
  [BLD012]
  $200 framed
• 
  U.S. Coast Survey
  Port Ludlow (Washington Territory)
  Litho-engraving, 1856. Engraved by Louis A. Sengteller (1813-1883), drawn by Adolph Lindenkohl (d. 1904). Stains along folds.
  14-1/2 x 11 inches showing.
  [BLD011]
  $150 framed
• 
  Utamaro II (Japanese, ? - c. 1831)
  Beauty with Pruning Shears
  Color woodcut. Published by Yamada-Yasasuke, 1790-1810. Censor seal: Kiwame (approved). Some fading and creases.
  15 x 9-7/8 inches (oban).
  [BLD099]
  $950 framed
• 
  Jacques Villon (French, 1875-1963)
  Three Kings
  Color etching for Poems de Brandebourg, 1947. Edition 166/190. Reference: Rausch 182.
  11 x 8-3/4 inches.
  [BLD086]
  $325 framed
• 
  Edward Wadsworth (English, 1889-1949)
  Yorkshire
  Woodcut, 1922. From Dodgson, Contemporary English Woodcuts, London: Duckworth & Co., 1922.  Edition 500.
  4-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches.
  [BLD109]
  SOLD
• 
  Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876-1950)
  Market in Mukden
  Series: Korea and Manchuria. Color woodblock, 1937. Jizuri seal (self printed). Signed in pencil. Reference: Abe 211.
  9-5/8 x 14-3/4 inches.
  [BLD093/26865]
  $1250 framed
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  Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995)
  Raicho
  Color woodblock, 1930. Signed in pencil.
  9-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches.
  [BLD094]
  $725