1944
John Taylor Arms was born in Washington, D.C., in 1887. Arms studied architecture at Princeton and MIT and later became the country’s finest etcher of his age. His renderings of European and American architectural subjects are not only beautiful, but they are unrivaled in their technical virtuosity and nuanced light. In a recent exhibit, the Cleveland Museum noted, Arms believed that art could be a tool for the spiritual and moral improvement of mankind and that Gothic cathedrals represented the most significant expression of man’s aspirations. He viewed printmaking as a vehicle for disseminating images of subjects that would uplift and inspire contemporary society. He served as President of the Society of American Etchers and as an ambassador for American printmakers and printmaking throughout the world.
Cavendish Church
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
A magnificent impression from the collection of the artist's sister, with a dedication in Arms's hand. Etching on antique grayish-blue laid paper, 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (242 x 140 mm...
Handmade Paper, Etching
Cavendish Church
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper with a deckle edge and with an unidentified watermark with an "AL" inside an ovoid cartouche with a garter and buckle (likely English 19th century), 9 1/2...
Handmade Paper, Etching
Stanwick
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
A superb impression of a scarce proof on rare paper. Etching on blue laid watermarked "Hand Made" paper, 7 3/8 x 3/14 inches (188 x 83 mm); sheet 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (292 x 209 mm...
Handmade Paper, Etching, Laid Paper
Wilby Church, Northhamptonshire, England
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
A fine proof impression on antique paper Etching on antique laid paper with a large heraldic watermark. 4 1/4 x 2 3/8 inches (109 x 61mm), full margins. Signed, dated, and inscribed...
Laid Paper, Etching
Church of Saint Jean, Laigle, Orne
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on white laid paper with an "England" watermark, 3 x 1 3/4 inches (76 x 45 mm), full margins. Signed, dated and inscribed "II" in pencil, lower margin. One of 13 trial proof ...
Laid Paper, Etching
Église de Brou
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on delicate, fibrous Japon paper with a deckle edge, 8 7/8 x 4 1/8 (227 x 105 mm); sheet 12 x 7 7/8 inches (304 x 100 mm), full margins. Signed and dated in pencil in the low...
Handmade Paper, Etching
Church, Etching and Aquatint Print, Signed, Early 20th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
An original print of a church signed in pencil by artist Mr. H. Dewitt Welsh, Artist of Philadelphia, acting secretary of the Division of Pictorial Publicity Committee on Public Inf...
Etching, Aquatint
The South West Prospect of St. Mary's Church in the Strand /// William Maitland
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Benjamin Cole (English, c. 1697-1783) Title: "The South West Prospect of St. Mary's Church in the Strand" Portfolio: The History and Survey of London from its Foundation to t...
Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio, Etching
Congregational Church, Old Lyme, CT. (quintessential New England landmark)
By Walter DuBois Richards
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Old Lyme Congregational Church located on Ferry Road, a quintessentially New England landmark, was captured by Walter DuBois Richards. The church was a favorite subject of Old Ly...
Lithograph
The Great Church, Nashville
By Louis Oscar Griffith
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Great Church, Nashville Etching & aquatint, c. 1936 Signed in pencil lower right A very rare trial proof Annotated "2" lower left corner recto Three total impressions in the esta...
Etching
The Church - Drawing by Joseph Alexander Colin - Mid-20th Century
By Joseph Alexander Colin
Located in Roma, IT
The Church is a drawing realized by Joseph Alexandre Colin in the Mid-20th Century. China ink ivory-colored paper Good conditions with slight foxing. The artwork is realized throu...
Paper, Pencil
St. Alban's Abbey Church, High Altar screen /// Robert Clutterbuck Hertford Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Clutterbuck (English, 1772-1831) Title: "St. Alban's Abbey Church, High Altar screen" (Vol. 1, Plate 65) Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford Year: 1815-1827 (First edition) Medium: Original Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Nichols, Son, and Bentley, London, UK Publisher: Nichols, Son, and Bentley, London, UK Sheet size: 17.63" x 11.38" Image size: 11.57" x 8.57" Reference: Brunet II, No. 112; Lowndes No. 483; BAL RIBA No. 666; Upcott I, page 623 Condition: Scattered foxing throughout sheet; it doesn't show much within the image. Creasing to upper left and right corners. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by English artist John Henry Le Keux (1812-1896) after a drawing by English artist Frederick Nash (1782-1856). Comes from Clutterbuck's three volume "The History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford", (1815-1827) (First edition), which consists of 54 engravings. Printed from one copper plate on one color: black. "Vol. I. p. 65" printed upper right in margin. "Proof" printed lower right in margin. St Albans Cathedral, officially the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, also known as "the Abbey", is a Church of England cathedral...
Engraving, Intaglio
