Description:
Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs (British, 1876-1938)
St. Ippolyts, 1927, second state of four, edition of 32 (Comstock, 36). Signed "F.L. Griggs" in pencil l.r., initialed and dated within the plate. Etching on paper, plate size 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (13.3 x 12.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Fine pale foxing, gentle rippling, not examined out of frame.
Provenance: Through the estate of artist Thomas W. Nason (according to an inscription on the backing paper).
Estimate $500-700
Sheet measures 10 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. Sheet is folded over along bottom edge and hinged with linen tape in two places along the tope edge at center. Brown tape remnants at upper corners on the recto. Glazed with glass. No additional issues to report.
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Keywords
Thomas W. Nason, Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs
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