John Taylor Arms
Shadows of Venice (Il Ponte di Rialto, Venezia)

PrinterBritish, active second quarter of 20th century
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Shadows of Venice (Il Ponte di Rialto, Venezia)
  • Plate 16 from Italian Series
Date1930
MediumEtching on cream laid paper, state II/II, from the edition of 140
DimensionsPlate: 10 1/4 × 12 in. (26.1 × 30.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 16 1/2 in. (29.4 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lewis Coulson in honor of Susan Schulman
Object number2022.315
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, 1930; [Paul McCarron, New York, by September 1989]; Dr. Lewis Coulson, Chicago, 1989-2022; given to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, left bottom edge: Edition 100
Recto: Signed and dated in graphite, below plate, right bottom edge: John Taylor Arms. 1930
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: E239
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: MG-86-30-[illegible]
Recto [inside mat]: Inscribed in graphite, bottom edge: John Taylor Arms 1887-1953 Shadows of Venice [underlined] (Il Ponte di Rialto), etching [erased], 1930. Fletcher 229, II/II (edition of 140, not 100). No. 16 from the Italian series. $1600-
None known
Catalogue raisonnéFletcher 229

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