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"Old Boston Houses" was first published by Thomas Nason in an unsigned edition of forty impressions. Several months later (January, 1926) the fine arts publication, "The Print Connoisseur", created the first extensive article on Nason's art entitled, "Wood Engraving and the Work of Thomas Nason". To accompany the article this publisher commissioned Nason for six original wood engravings. This original impression of "Old Boston Houses" hails from this source.
* Clare Leighton, "Wood-Engraving and Woodcuts", Studio Publications, London, 1932, p. 51 |
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Title: | Old Boston Houses |
Artist: | Nason, Thomas Willoughby 'Thomas Nason' (Dracut, Massachusetts, 1889 - Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1971) |
Date: | January, 1926 |
Medium: | Original Wood Engraving |
Publisher: | The Print Connoisseur, New York. |
Note: | Thomas Willoughby Nason 'Thomas Nason': Commonly called 'the poet engraver of New England', Thomas Willoughby Nason studied at Tufts College but was mostly self taught. Thomas Nason's first experiments with wood engraving date from 1921 and his earliest prints in this medium deal mostly with Boston and its environs. Early recognition of his fine art came with the above mentioned illustrated article in "The Print Connoisseur" (1926) and winning the award of 'best print' at the Philadelphia Print Club in 1929 and 1930. More major awards and prizes came in the 1930's and 1940's from such institutions as the Library of Congress, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Society of American Etchers. |
In 1933 Thomas Nason also added fine etching to his oeuvre. During his career the artist worked closely with Robert Frost, illustrating many of his collections of poems. | |
Thomas Willoughby Nason was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the Society of American Etchers, the Salmagundi Club, the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Philadelphia Society of Etchers and an Associate of the National Academy of Design (1936). Today the wood engravings and etchings of Thomas Nason are included in such collections as The Art Institute of Chicago, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, New York Public Library, San Diego Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, University of Michigan, University of New Hampshire, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris. | |
Source: | The Print Connoisseur, New York |
"The Print Connoisseur" published illustrated articles on contemporary etchers and engravers on a quarterly basis from January, 1920 to December, 1931. A minimum of one original print was commissioned for each issue. During its decade of publishing such major artists as George Elbert Burr, John Taylor Arms, Frank Benson, George Wales, Paul Honore, Samuel Chamberlain, Birger Sandzen, Lynd Ward, J. W. Winkler, Preissig, Alan Lewis, Thomas Nason and J. J. Lankes contributed original etchings, linocuts, wood engravings and woodcuts. This New York based publication was thus responsible for commissioning some of the finest original art of early twentieth century America. | |
In the January, 1926 number of "The Print Connoisseur" illustrated articles included "Wood Engraving and the Work of Thomas Nason", "The Etchings of A. B. LeBoutillier" and "Gustav Kruell, Wood Engraver". Thomas Nason contributed six original wood engravings to accompany the article upon his art. These original wood engravings are entitled, "The Blacksmith Shop", "Church of the Advent, Boston", "Old Boston Houses", "Webster Avenue, Boston", "Primrose Court" and "Shack of the Clam Digger". None were signed in pencil but some bear the artist's monogram within the block. The artist selected different papers for these prints ranging from a smooth Japon to laid and wove papers. | |
Size: | 4 X 3 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
Framed & Matted with 100% Archival Materials | |
Condition: | Printed upon fine smooth, Japon paper and with full margins as published by "The Print Connoisseur" in January of 1926. A strongly printed, luminous impression and in excellent condition throughout. "Old Boston Houses" represents a prime, original example of the major wood engraved art of Thomas Willoughby Nason. |
Subject: | Old Boston Houses Thomas Willoughby Nason, Thomas Nason, original wood engraving The Print Connoisseur 'the poet engraver of New England' |
Price: | No Longer Available . |
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Original Wood Engraving by the American artist, Thomas Willoughby Nason.
Old Boston Houses |
View other original Wood Engravings by Thomas Nason.
Thomas Willoughby Nason (Dracut, Massachusetts, 1889 - Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1971) | |||||
# | Image | Title & Artist | Medium | Date | - |
01- | Barns and Wooded Hillside by Thomas Nason | Original Wood Engraving | 1939 | Sold | |
02.- | Old Boston Houses by Thomas Nason | Original Wood Engraving | 1926 | Not Available | |
03.- | Primrose Court by Thomas Nason | Original Wood Engraving | 1926 | Not Available | |
04.- | The Blacksmith Shop by Thomas Nason | Original Wood Engraving | 1926 | Not Available | |
05.- | Webster Avenue, Boston by Thomas Nason | Original Wood Engraving | 1926 | Not Available |
View other original works of art published by The Print Connoisseur, New York.
The Print Connoisseur, New York | |||||
# | Title & Artist | Artist Info | Medium | Date | - |
01.- | A Former Landmark by Herbert Pullinger | Herbert Pullinger (Philadelphia, 1878 - 1961) | Original Woodcut | 1928 | |
02.- | A Gateway in Toledo by Samuel Chamberlain | Samuel Chamberlain (Cresco, Iowa, 1895 - Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1975) | Original Etching | 1926 | Sold |
03.- | African Drummer, from “Madman’s Drum” by Lynd Ward | Lynd Kendall Ward 'Lynd Ward' (Chicago, 1905 - 1985) | Original Wood Engraving | 1930 | |
04.- | Balzac (Portrait of the French Novelist, Honore de Balzac) by Harry Everett Townsend | Harry Everett Townsend (Camp Grove, Illinois, 1879 - Norwalk, CT, 1941) | Original Linocut | 1930 | |
05.- | Bookplate of Mark Holstein (Bucking Holstein Bull) by Arthur Allen Lewis | Arthur Allen Lewis (Mobile, Alabama, 1873 - New York City, 1957) | Original Color Woodcut | 1927 | Sold |
06.- | By the Pond by Frederick Garrison Hall | Frederick Garrison Hall (Baltimore, 1879 - Boston, 1946) | Original Etching | 1921 | |
07.- | Canal Boat by Norman Kent | Norman Kent (Pittsburgh, 1903 - Rochester, NY, 1972) | Original Linocut | 1929 | |
08.- | Carol Singers by Paul Honore | Paul Honore (Little Cooley, Pennsylvania, 1885 - Philadelphia, 1956) | Original Woodcut | 1930 | Sold |
09.- | Christmas 1927 by Harry Cimino | Harry Cimino (Marion, Indiana, 1898 - New York, 1969) | Original Wood Engraving in Two Colors | 1928 | |
10.- | Christmas Card for Albert E. McVitty (Shepherd Guarding his Sheep) by Arthur Allen Lewis | Arthur Allen Lewis (Mobile, Alabama, 1873 - New York City, 1957) | Original Color Woodcut | 1927 | Sold |
11.- | City Gates, Arabia by Paul Honore | Paul Honore (Little Cooley, Pennsylvania, 1885 - Philadelphia, 1956) | Original Woodcut | 1929 | |
12.- | Courtyard at Rouen by Howard Simon | Howard Simon, (New York, 1902 - 1979) | Original Color Woodcut | 1930 | |
13.- | Croquis Pour le Cafe au Platane, Salonika (Salonique), Macedonia by Louis Godefroy | Louis Godefroy (Paris, 1885 - 1934) | Original Etching | 1923 | |
14.- | Dangerous Waters by Paul Honore | Paul Honore (Little Cooley, Pennsylvania, 1885 - Philadelphia, 1956) | Original Color Woodcut | 1929 | |
15.- | Frontispiece to 'Hot Countries' by Lynd Ward 'Lynd Kendall Ward' | Lynd Kendall Ward 'Lynd Ward' (Chicago, 1905 - 1985) | Original Wood Engraving | 1930 | Sold |
16.- | General Sutter by Harry Cimino | Harry Cimino (Marion, Indiana, 1898 - New York, 1969) | Original Wood Engraving in Three Colors | 1928 | |
17.- | Gloucester by Norman Kent | Norman Kent (Pittsburgh, 1903 - Rochester, NY, 1972) | Original Woodcut | 1929 | |
18.- | Greetings from Theodore B. Hapgood by Theodore Brown Hapgood 'Theodore Hapgood' | Theodore Brown Hapgood (Somerville, MA, 1871 - Boston?, 1938) | Original Woodcut | 1930 | Sold |
19.- | Kansas Cottonwoods by Coy Avon Seward | Coy Avon Seward (Chase, Kansas, 1884 - Wichita, Kansas, 1939) | Original Lithograph | 1925 | Sold |
20.- | La Marchande des Legumes (The Vegetable Merchant) by John Winkler | John W. Winkler 'John Winkler' (Austria, 1890 - San Francisco, 1979) | Original Etching | 1924 | |
21.- | Les Mendiants (Beggars) by Paul Mathey | Paul Mathey (Paris, 1844 - 1929) | Original Etching | 1923 | |
22.- | Les Trois Graces (The Three Graces) by Jacques Beltrand | Jacques Beltrand (Paris, 1874 - Coucy-les-Eppes, l'Aisne, 1977) | Original Color Wood Engraving | 1925 | |
23.- | Man at Labor, from Midsummer Night' by Lynd Ward 'Lynd Kendall Ward' | Lynd Kendall Ward 'Lynd Ward' (Chicago, 1905 - 1985) | Original Wood Engraving | 1930 | |
24.- | Manhattan by Vojtech Preissig | Vojtech Preissig (Svetec u Biliny, 1873 - Dachau, 1944) | Original Mezzotint Engraving | 1929 | Sold |
25.- | Marine by Gaston de Latenay | Gaston de Latenay (Toulouse, 1859 - Paris 1943) | Original Etching | 1924 | Sold |
26.- | Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Cora and Herbert Farrier by Theodore Brown Hapgood 'Theodore Hapgood' | Theodore Brown Hapgood (Somerville, MA, 1871 - Boston?, 1938) | Original Woodcut | 1930 | |
27.- | Moraine Park, Colorado by George Elbert Burr 'George Burr' | George Elbert Burr (Monroe Falls, Ohio, 1859 - Phoenix, Arizona, 1939) | Original Etching & Drypoint Engraving | 1921 |
28.- | Night Walk, from 'Midsummer Night' by Lynd Ward 'Lynd Kendall Ward' | Lynd Kendall Ward 'Lynd Ward' (Chicago, 1905 - 1985) | Original Wood Engraving | 1930 | |
29.- | Old Boston Houses by Thomas Nason 'Thomas Willough by Nason' | Thomas Willoughby Nason 'Thomas Nason' (Dracut, Massachusetts, 1889 - Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1971) | Original Wood Engraving | 1926 | Sold |
30.- | Outbound by George Canning Wales | George Canning Wales (Boston, 1868 - 1940) | Original Etching | 1923 | |
31.- | Peace be With You: The Honore's by Paul Honore | Paul Honore (Little Cooley, Pennsylvania, 1885 - Philadelphia, 1956) | Original Woodcut | 1930 | |
32.- | Pierrot Peers Out by Norman Kent | Norman Kent (Pittsburgh, 1903 - Rochester, NY, 1972) | Original Color Linocut | 1929 | Sold |
33.- | Pike County, Grist Mill by Herbert Pullinger | Herbert Pullinger (Philadelphia, 1878 - 1961) | Original Woodcut | 1928 | Sold |
34.- | Pine Trees by Addison B. LeBoutillier 'Addison LeBoutillier' | Addison LeBoutillier B. (Boston , 1872 - 1951) | Original Etching | 1926 | Sold |
35.- | Primrose Court by Thomas Nason 'Thomas Willoughby Nason' | Thomas Willoughby Nason 'Thomas Nason' (Dracut, Massachusetts, 1889 - Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1971) | Original Wood Engraving | 1926 | Sold |
36.- | Roshinara (Roshanara) by Harry Everett Townsend | Harry Everett Townsend (Camp Grove, Illinois, 1879 - Norwalk, CT, 1941) | Original Linocut | 1930 | Sold |
37.- | Rupert Brooke by Norman Kent | Norman Kent (Pittsburgh, 1903 - Rochester, NY, 1972) | Original Woodcut | 1929 | |
38.- | Sea Gull by Henry Emerson Tuttle 'Henry Tuttle' | Henry Emerson Tuttle (Lake Forest, Illinois., 1890 - New Haven, Connecticut., 1946) | Original Drypoint Engraving | 1928 | |
39.- | Self Portrait by Harry Everett Townsend | Harry Everett Townsend (Camp Grove, Illinois, 1879 - Norwalk, CT, 1941) | Original Linocut | 1930 | Sold |
40.- | Slave Traders, from 'Madman's Drum' by Lynd Ward 'Lynd Kendall Ward' | Lynd Kendall Ward 'Lynd Ward' (Chicago, 1905 - 1985) | Original Wood Engraving | 1930 | Sold |
41.- | Snow by Vojtech Preissig | Vojtech Preissig (Svetec u Biliny, 1873 - Dachau, 1944) | Original Aquatint Engraving | 1929 | Sold |
42.- | Southern Pines by Eugene Paul Metour | Eugene Paul Metour (Brittany, France, 1880 - Williamstown, MA, 1928) | Original Etching | 1923 | Sold |
43.- | Steel by Alexander P. Couard 'Alexander Couard' | Alexander P. Couard 'Alexander Couard' (New York City, 1891 - ?) | Original Color Linocut | 1930 | Sold |
44.- | Study in the Nude by Paul Honore | Paul Honore (Little Cooley, Pennsylvania, 1885 - Philadelphia, 1956) | Original Color Woodcut | 1929 | |
45.- | The Auction of the Masterpiece, from “God’s Man” " by Lynd Ward | Lynd Kendall Ward 'Lynd Ward' (Chicago, 1905 - 1985) | Original Wood Engraving | 1930 | Sold |
46.- | The Bent Cedar, Garden of the Gods by Sven Birger Sandzen | Sven Birger Sandzen (Blidsberg, Sweden, 1871 - Lindsborg, Kansas, 1954) | Original Woodcut | 1923 | Sold |
47.- | The Boy Reading, from 'Madman's Drum' by Lynd Ward 'Lynd Kendall Ward' | Lynd Kendall Ward 'Lynd Ward' (Chicago, 1905 - 1985) | Original Wood Engraving | 1930 | Sold |
48.- | The Blacksmith Shop by Thomas Nason 'Thomas Willoughby Nason' | Thomas Willoughby Nason 'Thomas Nason' (Dracut, Massachusetts, 1889 - Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1971) | Original Wood Engraving | 1926 | Sold |
49.- | The Enchanted City by Paul Honore | Paul Honore (Little Cooley, Pennsylvania, 1885 - Philadelphia, 1956) | Original Color Woodcut | 1929 | |
50.- | The Gallion by Harry Cimino | Harry Cimino (Marion, Indiana, 1898 - New York, 1969) | Original Wood Engraving in Three Colors | 1928 | |
51.- | The House by Vojtech Preissig | Vojtech Preissig (Svetec u Biliny, 1873 - Dachau, 1944) | Original Linocut in Three Colours | 1929 | Sold |
52.- | The Little Canyon, Arizona by George Elbert Burr | George Elbert Burr (Monroe Falls, Ohio, 1859 - Phoenix, Arizona, 1939) | Original Etching & Drypoint Engraving | 1930 | |
53.- | The Old Man Carving Figures by Paul Honore | Paul Honore (Little Cooley, Pennsylvania, 1885 - Philadelphia, 1956) | Original Color Woodcut | 1929 | |
54.- | Webster Avenue, Boston by Thomas Nason | Thomas Willoughby Nason 'Thomas Nason' (Dracut, Massachusetts, 1889 - Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1971) | Original Wood Engraving | 1926 | Sold |
55.- | Who Wants Gold??? by Harry Cimino | Harry Cimino (Marion, Indiana, 1898 - New York, 1969) | Original Wood Engraving in Four Colors | 1928 | |
56.- | Winter in New England by Herbert Pullinger | Herbert Pullinger (Philadelphia, 1878 - 1961) | Original Woodcut | 1928 | Sold |
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