Orientalist Fine Art

Artist unknown, probably British. Twentieth century.

[Tahitian Dancer]. c. 1925. Wood engraving. 8 x 6 (sheet 10 5/8 x 8 1/8). Unsigned. Provenance: Countess Catherine Karolyi. $250.

[Balinese]. c. 1925. Wood engraving. 8 x 6 (sheet 10 5/8 x 8 1/8). Unsigned. Provenance: Countess Catherine Karolyi. $250.

Elyse Ashe Lord. 1900-1971.

Angor Vhat. 1930. Woodcut and drypoint printed in colors. 11 x 13 (sheet 15 7/8 x 16 7/8). Edition 75, # 22. A bright, colorful impression printed on Japanese mulberry paper, with an irregular bottom margin. Signed and numbered in pencil. $635.

James McBey. 1883-1959.

The East: First Palestine Set - 1919.

Dawn. The Camel Patrol Setting Out. October, 1919. Etching. 8 7/8 x 14 7/8 (sheet 10 1/2 x 16 3/8). Edition 76, #viii. Series: First Palestine Set. Illustrated: Zigrosser, Six Centuries of Fine Prints. An extremely rich impression with drypoint burr and subtle tonal wiping. Printed on antique 'W Elgar 1798' countermarked laid paper. Signed and numbered in ink. $7,500.

Ras-El-Ain. 1919. Etching. Hardie 180. 7 7/8 x 12 7/8 (sheet 9 3/8 x 14 1/2). Edition 76, #A7. A rich impression with plate tone, printed on cream laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and numbered in ink. $600.

Sunset: Wadi-Um-Mukhsheib. 1919. Etching. Hardie 185. 7 x 13 (sheet 8 1/8 x 14 1/14). Edition 76, # A4 (American edition). Series: First Palestine Set. Mat line, well outside the image; otherwise in excellent condition. A rich impression with plate tone printed on laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and numbered in ink. $600.

Second Palestine Set - 1920.

Dust, Beersheba. 1920. Etching. Hardie 193. 8 15/16 x 15 3/8 (sheet 11 1/8 x 17 7/8). Edition 76, #21. Series: Second Palestine Set. A fine impression printed on cream laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and numbered in in ink. $1,100. The Battle of Beersheba marked the beginning the Southern Palestine Offensive of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of World War I.

The Sniper (No. 2). 1920. Drypoint. Hardie 195. 7 3/8 x 11 7/8 (10 13/16 x 14 1/2). Edition 76, # 32. Series: Second Palestine Set. Printed on cream laid paper from an antique volume. An extremely rich impression printed in sepia ink with plate tone and drypoint burr. Signed and numbered in ink. $975.

The Advance on Jerusalem. Wadi Ali. 1920. Etching. Hardie 198. 8 x 14 (sheet 10 1/4 x 15 1/16). Edition of 76 (plus 8 trial proofs), #13. Series: Second Palestine Set. A very rich impression printed on laid paper taken from an antique volume. Signed and numbered in ink. $600.

Third Palestine Set - 1921.

Gun Fire, Mount of Olives. 1921. Drypoint. Hardie 204. 8 x 5 3/4 (sheet 10 x 7 1/4). Edition 54, #33. Series: Third Palestine Set. A rich impression with plate tone printed on antique wove paper. Signed and numbered in ink. $750.

Jerusalem from Olivet. 1917. Drypoint. Hardie 205. 6 5/8 x 14 3/8 (sheet 10 7/8 x 17 1/4). Edition 76, #22. Printed with plate tone on antique ledger paper. Signed and numbered in ink and annotated 'Jerusalem' in pencil. $850.

The Dead Sea. 1921. Drypoint. Hardie 206. 7 13/16 x 11 3/4 (sheet 10 5/8 x 16). Edition 76, #23.A very rich impression with drypoint burr, printed on blue-toned paper from an old volume.Signed and numbered in ink. $700.

Hermon: Cavalry Moving on Damascus. 1918-21. Etching. Hardie 207. 8 7/8 x 15. (sheet 11 x 17 1/4). Edition 76, number 9. A rich impression with plate tone printed on antique laid paper with a Strasbourg Lily watermark. Signed and numbered in ink. $1,250.

The other etching in the Third Palestine Set is: Bombs! issued in trial proofs only.

Mejdel Yaba. 20 September , 1918 Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper. 8 1/8 x 22. Annotated, upper left, "due N at ???' Dated on the ink drawing on the verso. Signed and dedicated on the front "To Paul from James McBey." Housed in an elegant French mat and an elegant 14 x 27 1/2-inch gold leaf frame with blue/grey highlights. $2,500.

Shiko Munakata. 1903-1975.

February -- Orchid. (Nigatsu - Ranjo no saku). 1956. Woodcut with hand-applied color. 17 x 13 (sheet 18 1/4 x 21 1/2). Series: Calendar in the Mood of the Tea Ceremony. Signed in pencil "Munakata" and sealed in red Hogan Muna Siko -- sumizuri-e. On the full sheet with deckle edges. $8,000.

A woodcut calendar of twelve images was made for the Urasenke tea ceremony school, which reproduced one image each month in its magazine Tanko. Most of the months, including February, are represented by examples from nature traditionally associated with the season. Illustrated: Sori Yangai, The Woodblock and the Artist. The Life and Works of Shiko Munakata.

Pang Tseng-Ying. 1916-1997.

Spring: Iris and Tradescantia. c. 1973. Watercolor on Japanese mulberry paper. 17 7/8 x 12 1/2. Signed 'Ying' and sealed. Housed in a green 20 x 16-inch green French mat and a 25 1/2 x 21 1/2-inch gold Whistler-style frame. $1,250.

Percy John Delf Smith, R.D.I. 1882-1948.

Jerusalem 1931. Pencil, ink and watercolor. 9 1/4 x 15 (framed 18 1/2 x 24 1/2). Signed and dated in pencil. Housed in a carved gold leaf frame $1,350.

Zhiyue Zheng. Born 1957.

Family Downtime. 2008. Oil on canvas. 24 x 30. Provenance: the artist; Westport River Gallery, CT. Signed and dated, lower right Housed in a gold 29 7/8 x 35 7/8-inch frame. $2,000.

Himalayan Bonding. 2008. Oil on canvas. 24 x 24. Provenance: the artist; Westport River Gallery, CT. Provenance: a New York private collection. Signed and dated, lower right. Housed in a gold 29 1/2 x 29 1/2-inch frame. $2,000.

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