Search Results: Authors starting with W from Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts

Wachtler, N.. Wachtler, N. SALOME and MARIA. Original lithographs with handcoloring. Each about 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches; 145 x 95 mm. Each inscribed in pencil with its title, the artist's signature and "Orig lithogr handkol." Each in excellent condition; framed.

WADE'S TWINTEE TEAPOT SET. Made by Wade in England. Ceramic, Mid-20th Century. Tea Pot, Hot Water Pot, and Tray, in cobalt blue with gold trim decoration. 8 x 7 x 5 inches. In excellent condition, with the covers of both pots present, the gold trim still bright and complete, and without any chips or cracks. A beautiful and elegant set, scarce in this condition.

1986. Wade, Edwin L. THE ARTS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN. Hudson Hills Pr., NY, 1986. 4to., cloth, DJ, 324pp., 274 illust. in color and b/w. F/VG

Pre-Columbian Art. Wadepuhl, Walter. DIE ALTEN MAYA UND IHRE KULTUR. Leipzig, 1964. 4to., 176pp., 134 illustrations. VG, lacks DJ.

1958. Prints - American. PHILADELPHIA IN THE ROMANTIC AGE OF LITHOGRAPHY by Nicholas B. Wainwright. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1958. Lg. 4to., cloth, DJ, 261pp., 110 illustrations and descriptions of 480 prints of city views. "An illustrated history of early lithography in Philadelphia with a descriptive list of Philadelphia scenes made by Philadelphia lithographers before 1866." Philly's version of Currier & Ives. Important Americana reference. VG, DJ has nicks.

1958. Prints - American. PHILADELPHIA IN THE ROMANTIC AGE OF LITHOGRAPHY by Nicholas B. Wainwright. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1958. Lg. 4to., cloth, DJ, 261pp., 110 illustrations and descriptions of 480 prints of city views. "An illustrated history of early lithography in Philadelphia with a descriptive list of Philadelphia scenes made by Philadelphia lithographers before 1866." Philly's version of Currier & Ives. Important Americana reference. VG, DJ has nicks.

Schaeffer, Edmund. (Schaeffer, Edmund)illus (German, 1880-?). ERZAHLUNGEN AUS DEM ORIENT (Stories From the Orient). Introduction by Emil Waldmann. Volksverband der Bucherfreunde, Berlin, n.d. (c. 1920s). Portfolio, cloth backed boards, text and eight b/w woodblock prints of Oriental scenes, each signed in pencil. VG

1983. Walker and Lydia Wycoff, Walter. HOPIS, TEWA AND THE AMERICAN ROAD. U of NM, 1983. 4to., wraps, 189pp., illustrated. VG

Katz, Alex. (Katz, Alex). ALEX KATZ - A PRINT RETROSPECTIVE by Barry Walker. Brooklyn mUseum/Skira, 1987. 4to., wraps, 109pp., 63 works illustrated and described. Exhibition catalogue. VG.

Walker, G.. Walker, G. LANDSCAPE. Etching with aquatint, not dated (later 20th Century). Edition, if any, of unknown size. Titled, signed and inscribed "Artist Proof" in pencil. 17 3/8 x 9 inches, 442 x 228 mm. In excellent condition.

Walker, G. LANDSCAPE. Etching and aquatint, not dated, but mid- to late-20th Century. Signed, titled, and inscribed "Artist's Proof." Some mat stain, else in very good condition. 17 1/2 x 9 inches (plate), 21 1/4 x 12 inches (Sheet).

Walker, James Perry. Walker, James Perry (American, 1945-2014). MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE, HELENA, AR 1991. Gelatin Silver print, 1991. A beautiful and haunting portrait of a worker dressed for painting, or removing paint from the bridge. Titled, dated and signed by the photographer on the verso of the print. 13 x 9 7/8 inches, (image), 14 x 11 inches, (sheet). In excellent condition. The following is quoted from the catalogue of an exhibition of Walker's photographs titled "The Preacher and His Congregation," presented in 2006 by the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint Michigan: "Inevitably, the photographs of James Perry Walker tap an emotional key, giving witness to a deep faith. Growing up in Marshall County, Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Walker witnessed life in an isolated, impoverished rural community. "Following his graduation from college, he spent the summer of 1967 working in Marshall County as a teacher at Gatewood Baptist Church, whose pastor was the Reverend Louis Cole."

1891. Walker, Lula Mae. (Walker, Lula Mae)illus. THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME by Lula Mae Walker. Nims & Knight, Troy, NY, 1891. Oblong 4to., cloth-backed pictorial boards in color lithography, 22pp. lithographically printed in colors and tint on one side only. Poems, songs and pictures on the title theme. Fine

Walkowitz, Abraham. Walkowitz, Abraham. UNTITLED DRAWING. Pencil on paper, not dated. 11 x 8 1/2 in. With the estate stamped signature of the artist.

Walkowitz, Abraham (American, born Ukraine, 1878-1965). PORTRAIT OF ISADORA DUNCAN. Pastel on paper, 1928. Signed lower right. 12 x 8 1/4 inches, framed to 17 x 13 inches. The verso of the frame also has a label signed by Walkowitz. Walkowitz grew up in New York; in 1906, he went to Paris to study painting at the Academy Julien. The painter Max Weber introduced him to Isadora Duncan in Rodin's studio. His interest in Duncan as a subject began then and lasted beyond her death in 1927; he made more than 5000 drawings and paintings including more than a few pastel portraits like this one, and a great many pieces of her performing. As with this piece, done after her death, it is likely that many of the works were done from memory rather than from life. "He was also able to draw from the same subject repeatedly and extract a different experience with each observation" (Wikipedia article). In this, his use of Duncan as a subject seems similar to Giorgio Morandi's repeated use of a handful of cups, bottles… Read More

Walkowitz, Abraham (American, born Russia, 1878-1965). UNTITLED (BATHING FIGURES). Watercolor on paper, not dated. Signed within the image, lower right. 5 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches (the full sheet), framed to 11 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches. Provenance: James R. Bakker Antiques Inc. Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 12, 1988 lot 96 to Private Collection Rye Beach, New Hampshire. In excellent condition, with faint traces of old hinging adhesive top verso. A vigorous 20th Century Modernist composition with the colors fresh.Walkowitz is best known for his many studies of the dancer Isadora Duncan.

Walkowitz, Abraham. Walkowitz, Abraham. UNTITLED DRAWING - SEATED FEMALE NUDE. Pencil on paper, not dated. 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. With the eatate stamped signature of the artist.

1913. Crowell, E. R.. Crowell, E. R (illus). BEHIND THE GARDEN WALL by Robert Wallace. Paul Elder, S.F., 1913. Boards, 65pp., paste-down illustration on front cover, color illustrations throughout. Some wear at corners and along the spine, else a Very Good copy.

Wallersteiner, Jehuda. Wallersteiner, Jehuda. UNTITLED (WOMAN WEAVING). Woodcut in colors, not dated. Edition of 85. Signed in pencil and numbered Jehuda Wallersteiner, Israeli artist, 1915-2004.

1762. Walpole, Sir Horace. ANECDOTES OF PAINTING IN ENGLAND and CATALOGUE OF ENGRAVERS. London, 1762 AND 1763 (1st EdITIONS). 4 volumes, Sq. 8vo., Old calf, finely re-backed at a later date. 77 engraved plates in the "Anecdotes" and 9 in the "Catalogue." The Supplemental volume (4) is not present. Added to the Walpole work are two additional volumes, bound uniformly with the above, and numbered "5" and "6." These are THE WORKS OF JONATHAN RICHARDSON, London, 1792, with 12 engraved plates, and ANECDOTES OF PAINTERS WHO HAVE RESIDED OR BEEN BORN IN ENGLAND, London, 1808. Together 6 volumes, all Very Good, but with scattered foxing to some plates.