Vojtech Preissig - Manhattan

Original Mezzotint Engraving by the Czechoslovakian artist, Vojtech Preissig.

Manhattan

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Vojtech Preissig (Svetec u Biliny, 1873 - Dachau, 1944)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Manhattan by Vojtech Preissig	Original Mezzotint Engraving	1929	Signed in pencil by Vojtech Preissig, limited edition of one hundred.	Sold
02.-		Snow by Vojtech Preissig	Original Aquatint Engraving	1929	Signed in pencil by Vojtech Preissig, limited edition of one hundred.	Sold
03.-		The House by Vojtech Preissig	Original Linocut in Three Colours	1929	Signed within the block with Vojtech Preissig's 'P V' monogramme, limited edition of one hundred.	Sold

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#	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

Title:	Manhattan
Artist:	Preissig, Vojtech (Svetec u Biliny, 1873 - Dachau, 1944)
Date:	1929
Medium:	Original Mezzotint Engraving
Publisher:	The Print Connoisseur, New York
Note:	Vojtech Preissig: A major early twentieth century Czech artist, Vojtech Preissig studied in Prague at the School of Applied Industrial Art from 1892 to 1896. In 1897 he moved to Paris and worked for two years under the great Czech Art Nouveau master, Alphonse Mucha. It was at this time that Vojtech Preissig familiarized himself with printmaking techniques as well as with lettering and design. Vojtech Preissig returned to Prague in 1903 and shortly thereafter founded the periodical, Ceska grafika. For the next seven years his original prints, paintings and illustrations were widely exhibited in both Prague and Vienna. Vojtech Preissig's art from this early period contained strong elements of both Secessionism and Symbolism.
	In 1910, Vojtech Preissig moved to New York where he gained a strong reputation as an innovator in the fields of printmaking, book design, typography and illustration. From 1912 to 1916 he taught at both the Art Students' League and at Columbia University and from 1916 to 1926 he directed the School of Printing and Graphic Arts, Wentworth Institute, Boston.
	Around 1920, Vojtech Preissig began experimenting with more abstract forms of art, concentrating upon elements of geometrical ornamentation and optical effects. A master of all graphic mediums, Vojtech Preissig's aquatints, mezzotints, linocuts and lithographs challenged the eye to study the most complex patterns behind the simplest of objects.
	Vojtech Preissig returned to live in Czechoslovakia in 1930. Important one man exhibitions of his art were held in Prague in 1931, 1933 and 1934 and established him as one of the leading abstract artists of his country. During this decade he was outspoken in his opposition to the rise of the Nazis in Germany. After the Germans invaded Czechoslovakia, Vojtech Preissig was arrested in 1940 for his involvement in the resistance movement. Tragically, this great artist died four years later at the concentration camp in Dachau, Germany.
	Since his death many retrospective exhibitions have been held on Vojtech Preissig's influential art. The government of Czechoslovakia has recently commemorated Vojtech Preissig by issuing stamps that feature his work in 1988, 1994 and 1998.
Edition:	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 and the more expensive, limited editions of 100 each contained a signed impression in pencil by the artist. During its decade of publishing such major artists as Vojtech Preissig, George Elbert Burr, Frank Benson, Lynd Ward, Winkler, Alan Lewis and J. J. Lankes contributed original etchings and woodcuts. This New York based publication was thus responsible for commissioning some of the finest original art of early twentieth century America.
Source:	For the April, 1929 issue The Print Connoisseur published articles pertaining to the etchings of Albert Rosenthal, Robert Fulton Logan and Levon West. The most impressive article, however, was J. M. Bowles's, "The Prints of Vojtech Preissig". To accompany this article the publisher commissioned three original prints from Preissig: an aquatint entitled, Snow (which was used as the frontispiece), a mezzotint entitled, Manhattan (included with the article) and a three colour linocut entitled, The House (which was employed as the front cover design.) These three remarkable prints showcased Vojtech Preissig's great versatility and mastery of each graphic medium.
Size:	4 1/4 X 3 5/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon fine, hand-made, laid paper with the 'Bay Path Book' watermark and with full margins as published by The Print Connoisseur in April of 1929. Signed in pencil by Vojtech Preissig under the plate-mark for the limited edition of one hundred impressions. A beautifully printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Manhattan is a superb, original example of the art of Vojtech Preissig, one of Czechoslovakia's greatest masters of the early twentieth century.
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