Margaret Burroughs was a Black artist from Chicago. The iconic "Black Venus" is considered the single most important print by Burroughs. Linoleum cut on imitation Japan paper, 1957. 356x280 mm; 14x11 1/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 60 in pencil, lower margin. With the printer's blind stamp, lower left. Directly from the artist's estate. $6,000

Robert Riggs (1896-1970) “Club Fighter”, lithograph, 1933, probably an edition of 50, titled, signed by the artist and numbered "10" in pencil, 14 1/2" x 18 1/2". (Ref: Bassham 35). In the National Gallery of Art and other collections. Riggs is known for his stunning images of boxing scenes, with all of the gritty reality of America in the WPA period. From a private collection. SOLD

Joseph S. Trovato (Italian/American, 1912-1983) - "Notice from the Draft Board", woodcut, lightly struck grey/black ink on Japan paper, titled and signed in pencil by the artist from a small edition, rarely seen. A powerful WPA image, an impression of which was featured in the 1991 book and exhibition Graphic Excursions, based on the collection of Dave and Reba Williams. Matted: 19" x 25", Sheet: 18" x 24", Image: 11 3/8" x 14". $540 Biography from several sources

Jolan Gross Bettelheim (Hungaria/American, 1900-1970) “Transmission Line (Control)”, lithograph, ca. 1949. Signed in pencil from the edition of 50. Abstracted patterns derived from transmission lines and towers. 9 1/4” x 11 1/2”, plus full margins, excellent condition. $3500 . Bettelheim was widely acclaimed in the 1920s and 1930s for her industrial scenes, and was trained in Berlin, Vienna, Paris and Cleveland, and created about 40 prints, generally in small editions. $2,200

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971),"Drifter", 1933, wood engraving. Associated American Artists edition of 250, signed in pencil. 5 3/8" x 6 7/8, plus margins. A fine impression in excellent condiiton. $4,000

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), "Mountain Climber", 1933, wood engraving. Edition of 250, signed in pencil. 7 7/8 x 5 x 7/8 plus full margins. A fine impression in excellent condition. $4,000

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), ''Man at Mast'' (Burne-Jones 33), wood engraving, 1929, signed in pencil, edition of 100, very good condition. 7 15/16 x 5 7/16'', plus full margins. $4,250

Adolf Dehn (American, 1895-1968) “Lower Manhattan”, lithograph 1936, 11 1/4 x 15 1/5, plus full margins. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. Known for his views of New York in the decades between the wars, Dehn won numerous awards in the 1930s and 1940s, and his work is in numerous museums including the Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan, NY. Extensive biography on request. $2,800

“High Level Bridge Over Harlem”, etching, 1936. An outstanding view below the bridge, as a train speeds past industrial buildings near the Harlem River. From a 1939 New York Tribune review by Carlyle Burrows of the artist's Leonard Clayton Gallery show: “...A supplementary group of drawings, from the semi-Cezannish landscape to the recent “At The Beach” and the lithographically effective “High Level Bridge Over Harlem”, reveal still further Scott's interests and range. “ $2,500

Scott is a rediscovered precursor to Thomas Hart Benton, and introduced the younger artist to Martha’s Vineyard. Benton wrote Scott's obituary tribute for the Vineyard Gazette in 1940. We carry the estate collection of his prints and drawings. Background on request. “Coal Mining” Western Mining Town, original charcoal drawing, ca. 1935. Signed in pen by the artist's wife and initialed “R.S”. 14 1/4” x 18 3/4”. $800

William J. Scott (American, 1879-1940) “Chalk Mining - Martha’s Vineyard”, etching, 1936. Edition presumed small, only one other impression known. 7” x 9 7/8” (image). A striking compositon in the surface chalk mines which once were prosperous on Martha’s Vineyard. Signed in pencil by the artist's wife. $750 Scott is a rediscovered precursor to Thomas Hart Benton, and introduced the younger artist to Martha’s Vineyard. Benton wrote Scott's obituary for the Vineyard Gazette in 1940.

Nat Lowell (American, 1880-1956) “Manhattan Skyline”, etching and aquatint, ca. 193o. Titled and signed in pencil. 8” x 13 1/2”. Nat Lowell was widely exhibited and is known for his stunning views of Manhattan. $450

“San Francisco Bay”, lithograph, 1940. Titled, signed, dated and numbered 120/150 in pencil, on white wove, 9 1/4” x 12”, with good margins. One of twenty prints by different artists commissioned by the San Francisco Chronicle as a continuation of the WPA Federal Arts Project. Loran was an important California modernist, widely exhibited and collected throughout the 1930s and 1940s. $900

James E. Allen (American, 1894-1964) “Kill Creek”, lithograph, ca. 1938. Titled and signed in pencil. Allen was known for his industrial scenes and was widely exhibited in the 1930s-early 1940s. His work is held by many museums. Excellent condition, full margins, 11 3/4” x 9”. $1,800

Richard Florsheim (American, 1916-1979) Chicago/Provincetown artist Florsheim was widely exhibited in the 1930s 1950's, and, beginning in 1960, had 5 one-man shows at Associated American Artists. His work is in numerous museums. His style captures the pulse of modern urban life. “Shoreline”, lithograph. Signed in pencil. 10” x 13 7/8”. Skyscrapers along the Chicago waterfront. $500

Adelyne Schaefer Cross Eriksson (Scandinavian-American, b. 1905) “Stone Cutters”, color serigraph, 1952. Titled in pencil (“Bergsprangare”) and initialed and dated in the matrix from an edition of 30. 6 1/4” x 8 7/8”, plus margins. In the 1940s the artist moved to San Francisco where she became a founding member of the San Francisco Graphic Arts Workshop. Rusts and browns predominate. SOLD