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Selected Works67

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Shadows of Venice (Il Ponte di Rialto, Venezia)
Shadows of Venice (Il Ponte di Rialto, Venezia), 1930
Acquired 2022
Etching on cream laid paper, state II/II, from the edition of 140
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Stockholm
Stockholm, 1940
Acquired 2022
Etching and aquatint on laid paper, state III/III, from the edition of approximately 413
Whitney
Chartres, the Magnificent
Chartres, the Magnificent, 1948
Acquired 2018
Etching
Whitney
Wilby Church, Northhamptonshire, England
Wilby Church, Northhamptonshire, England, 1940
Acquired 2018
Etching
Whitney
From Knoedler's Window, MCMXXXV
From Knoedler's Window, MCMXXXV, 1935
Acquired 2018
Etching
Whitney
Normandy Noon
Normandy Noon, 1936
Acquired 2018
Etching
Art Institute of Chicago
A Chimera: Rheims
A Chimera: Rheims, 1945
Acquired 2016
Etching in black on cream wove paper hinged to black wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Coutances
Coutances, 1926
Acquired 2011
Etching in black on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
From the Tower, Bayeux
From the Tower, Bayeux, 1928
Acquired 2011
Etching in black on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
La Torre del Mangia, Siena
La Torre del Mangia, Siena, 1927
Acquired 2005
Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Normandy Noon
Normandy Noon, 1936
Acquired 1997
Etching on cream laid paper
MoMA
Early Morning, North River
Early Morning, North River, 1921
Acquired 1980
Etching and aquatint
MoMA
The Gothic Spirit
The Gothic Spirit, 1922
Acquired 1954
Etching
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Battlewagon
Battlewagon, 1943
Acquired 1946
Etching
Art Institute of Chicago
Saint Germaine l'Auxerrois
Saint Germaine l'Auxerrois, 1928
Acquired 1934
Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Butterfly
The Butterfly, 1920
Acquired 1934
Color aquatint on tan Japanese paper
Art Institute of Chicago
From Ponte Vecchio
From Ponte Vecchio, 1925
Acquired 1926
Etching with aquatint on white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Twins
Twins, 1922
Acquired 1924
Etching on cream laid paper
Lowe Art Museum
Untitled
Untitled, 1920
In museum collection
etching
Lowe Art Museum
Untitled
Untitled, 1939
In museum collection
engraving
Whitney
Castles in the Air
Castles in the Air, 1921
In museum collection
Lithograph
Whitney
Early Morning, North River
Early Morning, North River, 1921
In museum collection
Etching and aquatint
Whitney
French Lace
French Lace, 1949
In museum collection
Etching
Art Institute of Chicago
Shadows of Venice
Shadows of Venice, 1930
In museum collection
Etching and aquatint on paper

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
Shadows of Venice
Shadows of Venice
$1,875
Mar 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Wyoming
Wyoming
Sold
Mar 2025
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Night
Night
$3,750
Oct 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Group of 4 etchings
Group of 4 etchings
$813
Oct 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
In Memoriam (The North Portal of Chartres Cathedral)
In Memoriam (The North Portal of Chartres Cathedral)
$813
Oct 2024
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Three etchings
Three etchings
Sold
Oct 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
The Red Mill * Brig "Oleander"
The Red Mill * Brig "Oleander"
$813
Mar 2024
Bonhams
Loop the Loop alternatively titled Acrobat (Fletcher 89)
Loop the Loop alternatively titled Acrobat (Fletcher 89), 1920
$832
Sep 2023
Christie's
West Forty-Second Street
West Forty-Second Street, 1920
$4,032
Aug 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Venetian Mirror
Venetian Mirror
$2,080
Mar 2023
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Cobwebs (Brooklyn Bridge)
Cobwebs (Brooklyn Bridge)
$8,125
Jun 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Including On the River (Sailing, The East River); The Full Moon; Ausable Lakes; Aspiration, La Madeleine, Verneuil-Sur-Avre Fraternité, Egalité, Liberté; Cavendish Common
Including On the River (Sailing, The East River); The Full Moon; Ausable Lakes; Aspiration, La Madeleine, Verneuil-Sur-Avre Fraternité, Egalité, Liberté; Cavendish Common, 1916
$10,625
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
The Birdman (Fuselage— World War I)
The Birdman (Fuselage— World War I), 1919
$3,250
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Gothic Glory, Sens Cathedral; In Memoriam (The North Portal of Chartres Cathedral
Gothic Glory, Sens Cathedral; In Memoriam (The North Portal of Chartres Cathedral, 1929
$1,500
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Venetian Filigree
Venetian Filigree
$3,000
Mar 2022
Bonhams
Venetian Mirror (The Grand Canal, Venice), from Italian Series (Fletcher 289)
Venetian Mirror (The Grand Canal, Venice), from Italian Series (Fletcher 289), 1935
$5,100
Jun 2021
Bonhams
Cobwebs (Brooklyn Bridge) (Fletcher 95)
Cobwebs (Brooklyn Bridge) (Fletcher 95), 1921
$2,805
Jun 2021
Bonhams
Venetian Filigree (Fletcher 235)
Venetian Filigree (Fletcher 235), 1931
$2,295
Jun 2021
Bonhams
Various Views of Italy, from Italian Series (Fletcher 226; 229; 230)
Various Views of Italy, from Italian Series (Fletcher 226; 229; 230), 1930
$2,295
Jun 2021
Bonhams
La Bella Venezia (The Grand Canal, Venice), from Italian Series (Fletcher 232)
La Bella Venezia (The Grand Canal, Venice), from Italian Series (Fletcher 232), 1930
$1,785
Jun 2021
Bonhams
Various Views (Fletcher 159; 164; 175; 177; 346; 394)
Various Views (Fletcher 159; 164; 175; 177; 346; 394), 1925
$1,657
Jun 2021
Bonhams
Out of My Window (Vista, My Own); An American Cathedral (The Woolworth Building) (Fletcher 4; 107)
Out of My Window (Vista, My Own); An American Cathedral (The Woolworth Building) (Fletcher 4; 107), 1916
$1,275
Jun 2021
Bonhams
The Balcony (Venetian Gateway), from Italian Series (Fletcher 237)
The Balcony (Venetian Gateway), from Italian Series (Fletcher 237), 1931
$1,147
Jun 2021
Bonhams
Le Penseur de Nôtre Dame (Fletcher 136)
Le Penseur de Nôtre Dame (Fletcher 136), 1923
$1,147
Jun 2021
Bonhams
Various Views of France, from French Church Series (Fletcher 166; 193; 219; 221; 244)
Various Views of France, from French Church Series (Fletcher 166; 193; 219; 221; 244), 1925
$892
Jun 2021

For Sale

Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art · Artsy
Puerta Principal de la Iglesia de San Pablo, Valladolid
Puerta Principal de la Iglesia de San Pablo, Valladolid, 1934
Sold
Etching on blue/gray paper
Conrad R. Graeber Fine Art · Artsy
Venetian Mirror (The Grand Canal, Venice)
Venetian Mirror (The Grand Canal, Venice), 1935
For sale
Etching
The Old Print Shop, Inc. · Artsy
West Forty-second Street. (Corner of Fifth Avenue toward Sixth.)
West Forty-second Street. (Corner of Fifth Avenue toward Sixth.), 1920
For sale
Etching
Childs Gallery · Artsy
Rio del Santi Apostoli, Venice
Rio del Santi Apostoli, Venice, 1930
US$2,000
Etching
The Old Print Shop, Inc. · Artsy
Venetian Mirror. (The Grand Canal, Venice.)
Venetian Mirror. (The Grand Canal, Venice.), 1935
For sale
Etching
Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts · Artsy
LACE IN STONE - ROUEN CATHEDRAL
LACE IN STONE - ROUEN CATHEDRAL, 1927
For sale
Etching
Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts · Artsy
LE PENSEUR DE NOTRE DAME
LE PENSEUR DE NOTRE DAME, 1923
For sale
Etching
Washington Color Gallery · Artsy
The Butterfly
The Butterfly, 1920
Sold
Etching with aquatint on wove paper
Keith Sheridan, LLC · Artsy
Limoges (French Church Series #32)
Limoges (French Church Series #32), 1932
For sale
Etching on antique, pale gray, laid paper.
Keith Sheridan, LLC · Artsy
Light and Shade, Taxco (Mexican Series #2)
Light and Shade, Taxco (Mexican Series #2), 1946
Sold
Etching, on cream laid paper.
Keith Sheridan, LLC · Artsy
Downtown, New York
Downtown, New York, 1921
For sale
Etching and aquatint
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Shadows of Venice (Il Ponte di Rialto, Venezia)
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession 2022.315 · Etching on cream laid paper, state II/II, from the edition of 140
Gift of Dr. Lewis Coulson in honor of Susan Schulman
Stockholm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession 2022.316 · Etching and aquatint on laid paper, state III/III, from the edition of approximately 413
Gift of Dr. Lewis Coulson in honor of Susan Schulman
Chartres, the Magnificent
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.232 · Etching
Gift of Chris Welles Feder in memory of Irwin Feder
Wilby Church, Northhamptonshire, England
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.233 · Etching
Gift of Chris Welles Feder in memory of Irwin Feder
From Knoedler's Window, MCMXXXV
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.234 · Etching
Gift of Chris Welles Feder in memory of Irwin Feder
Normandy Noon
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.235 · Etching
Gift of Chris Welles Feder in memory of Irwin Feder
A Chimera: Rheims
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession 2015.374 · Etching in black on cream wove paper hinged to black wove paper
Gift of Browne Goodwin in memory of Diane Goodwin
Gates of the City
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.584 · Color etching and aquatint
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt
Gargoyle Series No. 1: The Gargoyle and His Quarry, Notre Dame
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.583 · Steel-faced copper plate
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt
The Gargoyle and His Quarry, Notre Dame
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.582 · pen and black ink
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt
Gargoyle Series No. 1: The Gargoyle and His Quarry, Notre Dame
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.581 · etching
Gift of Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt
Italian Series No. 4: Rio Del Santi Apostoli
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.659 · etching
Gift of Dr. Irving and Enid Kushner
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death
John Taylor Arms dies
Jan 1, 1953
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birth
John Taylor Arms born
Jan 1, 1887