MID-CENTURY ETCHING Liberty Island ~ NEW YORK HARBOR ~ American LISTED ARTIST

Description: Original vintage etching by Philadelphia artist Edward C. Smith (1896-1981). A beautifully atmospheric view of the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island in New York Harbor. The artist has densely worked the plate to give the darkness a rich velvety texture, it almost resembles a mezzotint. The etching is printed in black ink on cream colored wove paper with an Arches watermark and good margins. It is signed by the artist in pencil and the plate measures 8 3/8 X 10 1/2 inches, the full sheet measures 10 1/2 X 14 1/4 inches. Condition is very good, no tears or foxing, a couple of pale spots in the margins that are well away from the image and some handling grime on the reverse, it does not seem to have ever been framed. Edward Costello Smith (1896-1981) was a nationally known Philadelphia artist, illustrator, and educator. Smith studied art at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art and graduated in 1918 just before shipping out to France to fight in World War I. Smith worked as an illustrator for both advertising and books as well as being a creator of fine art etchings. He also worked in watercolors, oils, mosaics, and silk screen. Smith was an instructor at the School of Industrial Art (now the Philadelphia College of Art), the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Moore Institute. He taught etching at Philadelphia Sketch Club and the Haverford School.

Price: 125 USD

Location: Spring Hill, Florida

End Time: 2025-01-08T01:33:48.000Z

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