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Skaters - - 1928, Pochoir (Hand-Stenciled Gouache).

Smith S-6. Edition unknown. Signed in the image, lower right.

Image size 11 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches (298 x 387 mm); sheet size 18 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (476 x 349 mm).

A rich, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on cream wove paper; full margins (7/8 to 1 7/8 inches), in excellent condition.

$1200.


Central Park - - 1929, Lithograph.

Smith L-14. Edition 15. Signed, dated and titled in pencil.

Image size 8 13/16 x 12 inches (224 x 305 mm); sheet size 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches (267 x 337 mm).

A fine, rich impression, on cream wove Japan paper, with full margins (5/8 to 7/8 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce.

SOLD


Paris Night - - 1930, Soft-Ground Etching, Aquatint, Engraving, Drypoint, and Roulette.

Smith I-120. Edition c.35. Signed in pencil and annotated Artist Proof.

Image size 14 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches ( 378 x 283 mm); sheet size 16 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (426 x 318 mm).

A superb, atmospheric impression in warm black ink, on cream wove paper, with margins (1/2 to 1 1/4 inches).

Illustrated in Moser, Graphic Art; Kenan, Charles Rand Penney’s Collection; The Arts [May 1930]; American Magazine of Art [October 1934]; and Washington Star, (January 12, 1941).

$1400.


Still Life with Peaches - - 1935, Color Lithograph.

Smith L-102. Edition 35. Signed and titled Still Life in pencil.

Image size 12 x 15 7/8 inches (305 x 403 mm); sheet size 15 3/8 x 19 1/2 inches (391 x 495 mm).

A fine impression with fresh colors, on off-white wove paper; full margins (1 1/2 to 2 1/8 inches), in excellent condition.

Exhibited: Fifth International Exhibition of Lithography and Wood Engraving, the Art Institute of Chicago, 1935-36.

Illustrated: A Spectrum of Innovation, Color in American Printmaking, 1890-1960, W.W. Norton & Co., 1990; Charles Rand Penney Collection, Kenan Center.

$1400.


Studio Mirror - - 1936, Chiaroscuro Wood Engraving.

Smith R-77B. Edition not stated. Signed and dated in the block, lower right.

Image size 14 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (366 x 239 mm); sheet size 18 x 13 inches (457 x 330 mm).

A fine impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 3/8 to 2 1/4 inches), in excellent condition. Printed in two colors (light and dark brown). In the original American Artists Group mat.

Published by American Artists Group in an unsigned, unlimited edition not exceeding 200.

$150.


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