G e o r g e =S t i m m e l - - -1 8 8 0 - 1 9 6 4


5th Ave. - N.Y. Public Library--- c.1920, Etching.

Edition not stated. Signed and titled in pencil. Signed and annotated 5 in the plate, lower left.

Image size 5 15/16 x 8 3/8 inches (151 x 213 mm); sheet size 8 5/16 x 10 11/16 inches (211 x 271 mm).

A fine, rich impression, on off-white wove paper, with full margins (1 to 1 1/8 inches), in excellent condition.

Stimmel created urban landscapes of New York City and the surrounding areas from 1915 to 1930; working in watercolor, lithography and etching. His etchings were the subject of a feature article in Print Quarterly, 1928.

$550.


Untitled (Snow Shovellers) - - c.1920, Lithograph.

Edition small. Estate stamped verso.

Image size 12 x 9 inches (305 x 229 mm); sheet size 13 x 10 inches (330 x 254 mm).

A fine impression, on grey wove paper, with full margins (1/2 inch), in excellent condition.

Early in his career Stimmel painted stage sets for the Metropolitan Opera. From 1915 to 1930 he created urban landscapes of New York City in watercolor, lithography, and etching. His etchings were the subject of a feature article in Print Quarterly, 1928.

$650.


Manhattan Bridge - - c.1920, Etching.

Edition 58. Signed and titled in pencil; estate stamped verso.

Image size 8 3/4 x 11 7/8 inches (222 x 302 mm); sheet size 11 3/4 x 14 3/8 inches (299 x 365 mm).

A fine, rich impression, in warm black ink, on cream wove paper, with full margins, in excellent condition.

$700.


Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges - - c.1920, Etching.

Edition not stated. Initialed in the plate, lower right. Titled in the artist's hand in pencil, verso; estate stamp verso.

Image size 8 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches (216 x 295 mm); sheet size 11 3/4 x 14 1/8 inches (299 x 359 mm).

A fine, rich impression, in warm black ink, on cream wove paper, with full margins, in excellent condition.

$500.


59th Street Bridge, NYC - - c.1920, Drypoint.

Edition not stated. Signed and titled in pencil. Signed in the plate, lower left.

Image size 11 x 8 1/2 inches (279 x 214 mm); sheet size 14 1/2 x 12 inches (368 x 305 mm).

A fine, rich impression, in warm black ink, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 2 inches), in excellent condition.

$650.


Gowanus Creek and 89th Avenue, Brooklyn - - c.1920, Etching.

Edition not stated. Signed in the plate, lower left. Titled in the artist's hand in pencil and estate stamped, verso.

Image size 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches (225 x 302 mm); sheet size 11 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches (298 x 375 mm).

A fine impression, on cream laid paper, with full margins (1 1/4 to 1 3/4 inches), in excellent condition.

$450.


Weehawken N.J. - - c.1920, Etching.

Edition not stated. Signed and titled in pencil. Signed in the plate, lower left.

Image size 11 3/4 x 8 3/16 inches (298 x 208 mm); sheet size 14 1/2 x 12 inches (368 x 305 mm).

A fine impression, on cream wove paper, with full margins (1 1/2 to 2 inches), in excellent condition.

$550.


A New York Passage - Index