Lawrence Nelson Wilbur. 1897-1988.
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Manhattan Mountains. 1938. Etching and drypoint. 14 3/4 x 12 3/8 (sheet 17 1/4 x 14 3/4). Final, previous to the edition 40. An atmospheric impression printed on buff-colored laid paper. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed, titled and annotated 'Final state' and 'Jones Proof'in pencil. $750.
Manhattan Mountains. 1938. Etching and drypoint. 14 3/4 x 12 3/8 (sheet 22 1/4 x 19). Edition 40. Fine condition apart from creasing in the lower left-hand sheet corner and a mark in the upper margin, both well outside the image. A dramatic richly-inked impression printed on the full sheet of Rives laid paper with deckle edges. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $700.
Old Brownstones-- New York. 1983. Etching and drypoint. 8 7/ 8 x 12 1/3 (sheet 16 5/8 x 16 1/4). Third state. Printed on Rives cream wove paper with full margins. A rich impression in pristine condition, housed in an archival folder. This etching has never been matted. Provenance: the artist's estate. Signed, titled and annotated '3rd state -- 1983' and Steves'in pencil. A dramatic view of Manhattan. $350.
The Spire -- New York. 1985. Etching and drypoint. 14 1/2 x 11 (sheet 22 1/2 x 18 1/8). Trial proof of the second state, prior to the edition of 100. Printed on Rives cream wove paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. A rich impression in pristine condition, housed in an archival sleeve. This etching has never been matted. Provenance: the artist's estate. Signed,titled and annotated 'second state - trial proof' in pencil. A dramatic view of the Chrysler Building. $400.
Under the Bridge -- New York. 1985. Etching and drypoint. 9 1/2 x 12 1/8 (sheet 13 7/8 x 18 7/8 x 22). Edition 27, #13. Printed on Rives cream wove paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. A rich impression in excellent condition, housed in an archival folder. The etching has bever been matted. Titled and numbered in pencil. by the artist; signed and initialed in pencil by the artist's estate. Provenance: the artist's estate A dramatic view of the lower East Side in New York. $350.
Painter and printmaker Lawrence Nelson Wilbur was born in Whitman, Massachusetts. He moved to Boston where he began his training as a photoengraver. He moved to Los Angeles in 1921, where he worked in the engraving department of the Los Angeles Times. Relocating to New York in 1925, Wilbur enrolled at the Grand Central Art School, where he studied under N. C. Wyeth and Harvey Dunn. Lawrence Nelson Wilbur traveled to Boston and Los Angeles before settling in New York. In 1925, he enrolled in the Grand Central Art School where he studied under Harvey Dunn, N.C. Wyeth, and Pruett Carter. As a photo-engraving finisher, he worked for the finest engraving shops in New York and several major magazine publishers. The combination of his graphic arts skills and his earnest pursuit of training in the fine arts formed the basis for his career as a talented draftsman, printmaker, and painter. Wilbur was employed as a finisher by several of New York’s finest engraving shops and by several of the leading magazines of the era.
His works have been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the National Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and many other institutions. Wilbur received numerous awards for his art, including the Audubon Artist’s medal of honor for a self-portrait in oil in 1957. He was a member of the Salmagundi Club of New York, the Painters and Sculptors Society of New Jersey, and the Society of America Graphic Artists. He died in New York City.
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