Rachel Davis Fine Arts
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Fine Art at Auction - Sale 218

Sat, Oct 19, 2019 09:30AM EDT
Lot 78

Complete set of the Chicago Society of Etchers

Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$300,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
A complete set of the Chicago Society of Etchers presentation prints 1912-1956, all matted and contained in a fitted linen covered case with ephemera included- 1. Ernest D. Roth (American 1879-1964)- ''A Rainy Day''- etching and drypoint, 1908, edition of 325, 7 1/8 X 4 3/8''. 2. Charles K. Gleeson (American 1878-1948)- ''An Old Piece of Masonry''- etching, 1913, edition of 250, 5 X 7''. 3. Roi Partridge (American 1888-1984)- ''L'Ile de la Cite''- etching, 1913, edition of 275, 9 7/8 X 7 7/8''. 4. Allen Lewis (American 1873-1957)- ''The Dead Oak''- etching, 1914, edition of 250, 9 7/8 X 5''. 5. Franklin T. Wood (American 1887-1945)- ''The Dry Brook''- etching, 1914, edition of 250, 5 7/8 X 7 7/8''. 6. William Auerbach-Levy (American 1889-1964)- ''Torah- The New Talmud''- etching, 1915, edition of 250, 7 3/4 X 5 7/8''. 7. Ernest D. Roth (American 1879-1964)- ''Our Neighbor's Backyard, Cliffside, New Jersey''- etching and drypoint, 1916, edition of 270, 8 7/8 X 5 7/8''. 8. Jan C. Vondrous (Czechoslovakian 1884-1956)- ''The Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague'', etching and drypoint, 1917, edition of 200, 9 7/8 X 7 7/8''. 9. John W. Winkler (American 1894-1979)- ''Kong Tong & Co.''- etching, 1916, edition of 200, 5 1/4 X 6 1/2''. 10. Frank W. Benson (American 1862-1951)- ''Flying Ducks''- etching and drypoint, 1919, edition of 235, 8 7/8 X 6 3/4''. 11. Lester G. Hornby (American 1882-1956)- ''Palais du Justice in the Rain''- etching, 1920, edition of 250, 7 3/4 X 6 1/8''. 12. Dirk Baksteen (Dutch 1886-1971)- ''Les Trois Moulins''- etching and drypoint, 1921, edition of 250, 8 1/8 X 10 5/8''. 13. Troy Kinney (American 1871-1938)- ''Dawn''- drypoint, 1922, edition of 300, 8 1/4 X 5 5/8''. 14. Arthur William Heintzelman (American 1890-1965)- ''A Donkey Cart in Montmartre''- etching, 1923, edition of 300, 9 1/2 X 7 5/8''. 15. Martin Hardie (British 1875-1952)- ''Sunset at Heybridge Basin''- drypoint, 1924, edition of 367, 7 3/4 X 9 3/4''. 16. Sears Gallagher (American 1869-1955)- ''Heavy Surf at Monhegan''- drypoint, 1925, edition of 375, 5 7/8 X 8 7/8''. 17. Louis C. Rosenberg (American 1890-1983)- ''Rue des Chartres, St. Malo''- drypoint, 1926, edition of 350, 7 7/8 X 5 3/8''. 18. Otto Schneider (American 1875-1946)- ''St. Gauden's Lincoln''- etching, 1927, edition of 350, 11 1/2 X 6 3/8''. 19. John Taylor Arms (American 1887-1953)- ''Saint Germaine, L'Auxerrois, Paris''- etching, 1928, edition of 362, 9 3/4 X 5''. 20. Alonzo C. Webb (American 1888-1975)- ''Gothic Lace''- etching, 1929, edition of 350, 9 7/8 X 6 3/8''. 21. Geoffrey H. Wedgwood (British 1900-1977)- ''Pincian Gardens, Rome''- drypoint, 1930, edition of 350, 9 3/4 X 8 1/4''. 22. Kerr Eby (American 1889-1946)- ''Digging Clams''- etching, 1931, edition of 350, 8 1/4X 12 1/2''. 23. Martin Lewis (American 1883-1962)- ''Night in New York''- etching, 1932, edition of 125, 8 3/8 X 8 3/4''. 24. Gerald K. Geerlings (American 1897-1998)- ''Electrical Building at Night''- etching and drypoint, 1933, edition of 100, 11 7/8 X 8 7/8''. 25. Gustaf Dalstrom (American 1893-1971)- ''An Abandoned Farm''- etching, 1934, edition of 325, 7 3/4 X 9 3/4'' 26. Ralph Fletcher Seymour (American 1876-1966)- ''A Paris Wine Shop''- etching, 1935, edition of 325, 10 X 7 7/8''. 27. Gordon Grant (American 1875-1962)- ''Banks Fisherman''- soft-ground and aquatint, 1936, edition of 325, 7 7/8 X 9 7/8''. 28. Mildred Bryant Brooks (American 1901-1995)- ''Companions''- etching, 1937, edition of 325, 8 7/8 X 8 7/8''. 29. Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge (American 1889-1975)- ''Pagan Princess, Nigeria''- drypoint, 1938, edition of 325, 10 7/8X 8 3/8''. 30. Bertha E. Jacques (American 1863-1941)- ''Jimson Weed''- drypoint, 1936, edition of 325, 11 3/4 X 7 7/8''. 31. James Swann (American 1905-1985)- ''Night in Chicago''- drypoint, 1940, edition of 325, 6 7/8 X 10 3/4''. 32. Allesandro Mastro-Valerio (American 1889-1953)- ''Morning Paper''- mezzotint, 1941, edition of 325, 8 7/8 X 5 7/8''. 33. Stanley Anderson (British 1884-1966)- ''Sheep Shearing''- engraving, 1941, edition of 350, 7 1/2 X 6''. 34. Chauncey F. Ryder (American 1868-1949)- ''Road to Bristol''- drypoint, 1943, edition of 325, 9 3/4 X 11 3/4''. 35. Arthur W. Hall (American 1889-1981)- ''Bird Creek in Thaw''- etching, 1944, edition of 325, 8 X 12 7/8''. 36. Reinhold H. Palenske (American 1884-1954)- ''Over the Pass''- drypoint, 1945, edition of 325, 11 5/8 X 9 3/4''. 37. Samuel Chamberlain (American 1895-1975)- ''The Harbor Side''- drypoint, 1946, edition of 300, 8 1/2 x 12 5/8''. 38. Carl M. Schultheiss (American 1885-1962)- ''Pastoral II''- engraving, 1947, edition of 200, 9 3/8 X 9 1/8''. 39. Ronau W. Woiceske (American 1887-1953)- ''Winter Interlude''- drypoint and aquatint, 1945, edition of 200, 9 7/8 X 12 3/4''. 40. Kenneth Holmes (British 1902-1994)- ''Behind the Capitol, Rome''- drypoint, 1950, edition of 200, 11 5/8 X 7 1/2''. 41. Lee Sturges (American 1865-1955)- ''Rocky Mountain Lake''- etching, 1951, edition of 200, 10 5/8 X 8 1/8''. 42. Ernest D. Roth (American 1879-1964)- ''The Little Florentine Shops''- etching, 1914, edition of 200, 7 3/8 X 7''. 43. Maurice R. Bebb (American 1891-1986)- ''Yellow-Throated Warbler''- color etching and aquatint, 1954, edition of 150, 6 5/8 X 8 7/8''. 44. F. Leslie Thompson (American 1889-1965)- ''Along the Chenango River, New York''- color aquatint, 1955, edition of 150. 45. Leon R. Pescheret (American 1892-1961)- ''Chicago Water Tower''- color soft-ground etching, 1956, edition of 150, 12 X 9 7/8''.