"Venice from the Redentore" by Ernest D. Roth, Amer., (1879-1964) Wood Engraving There are tack holes with

There are tack holes with minor rust stains at margin edges from the original stretching and drying of this proof after printing

though this appears to be an earlier "deluxe" pencil signed impression before the large cursive etched title was added below to the bottom center margin

are scarce

and this thoughtful self portait by Oswald offers an excellent example of linear and tonal work in soft ground

His fascination and knowledge of the mid-western birds he portrayed are realized with consummate skill in the difficult medium of color aquatint

"Venice from the Redentore" by Ernest D. Roth, Amer., (1879-1964) Wood Engraving There are tack holes withEtching, 1913, ed. unknown, old tape residue top edge verso, scattered inky fingerprints presumably the artist's, on verso, signed & dated in pencil, titled at the lower left margin edge, framers notation in lower right margin corner, on thin cream laid paper, A fine and fresh, crisply inked and wiped impression with a veil of granular plate tone, heavier at the top of the sky, the delicacy of the rigging on the moored boats and architectural details