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Antwerpt is a fine example of Vernon Howe Bailey's architectural art. Etched from a great height the entire older section of the city with its harbour is depicted. Dominating the composition is of course the Antwerpt Cathedral. With its four hundred foot spire, it is one of the largest and most famous specimens of gothic architecture in Europe. This original etching is printed upon hand-made, laid paper bearing the 'Rives' watermark. It is signed by Vernon Howe Bailey in pencil |
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Title: | Antwerpt |
Artist: | Bailey, Vernon Howe (Camden, New Jersey, 1874 - New York, 1953) |
Date: | c. 1920 |
Medium: | Original Etching |
Note: | Vernon Howe Bailey: A well known early twentieth century painter, etcher and illustrator, Vernon Howe Bailey first studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and then completed his studies in both London and Paris. He was a staff artist of the Philadelphia Times (1892-1894) and of the Boston Herald (1894-1901). After this time, Vernon Bailey lived and worked in various European cities as much as he did in the United States. His European drawings and etchings were reproduced in such major English publications as The Graphic and The Studio. |
Vernon Howe Bailey was a full member of the Society of Illustrators and of the Architectural League of New York. Public museums in Washington, Baltimore, New York, Boston and Detroit own examples of his art. Among Vernon Howe Bailey's most respected illustrated books are The Story of Harvard, Charleston, the Place and its People, and Lady Baltimore. | |
Edition: | Limited Edition of two s, Annotated, 2nd State, 1/2 |
Size: | 10 1/2 X 15 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials | |
Condition: | Printed upon hand-made, laid paper bearing the 'Rives' watermark and with full margins as printed around 1920. Signed by Bailey in pencil and titled along the lower right margin and also annotated "2nd St(ate), 1/2" by him in the lower left margin. Apart from very slight creasing this original etching is in excellent condition throughout and stands as a prime example of the architectural art of Vernon Howe Bailey. |
Price: | Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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Original Etching by the American artist, Vernon Howe Bailey.
Antwerpt |
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