LISTED ARTIST Signed Etching~ CONNECTICUT HILLS ~ 1938 Panorama RARE EARLY STATE

Description: A very rare early state etching of a panoramic landscape by American etcher Walter Tittle (1883-1966). The print most likely depicts a landscape of the Danbury Hills in Connecticut where Tittle made his home. This is an early pre-publication proof and is unfinished, it is annotated in the lower margin: "8th trial 2nd state", it is also inscribed for presentation and dated to October of 1938 as well as being signed twice by Tittle. Good sized, the plate measures 8 5/8 x 14 7/8 inches, sheet size is 10 1/8 x 17 1/2 inches. This etching is a very richly worked impression printed on cream colored wove paper. Aside from a framer's notation for the mat reveal just below the signature, the print is in excellent condition and ready for framing. Walter Ernest Tittle (1883-1966) was a well regarded American painter and etcher known for portraits, landscapes and New York City scenes. Tittle studied at the New York School of Art and the Art Students League under William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, and F. Luis Mora. As well as an artist, he was also a writer who contributed to Century magazine, Scribner's, and Illustrated London News. Tittle exhibited at the National Academy of Design; Royal Society of Artists (London); National Arts Club, 1931; California Printmaker Society, 1932; Chicago Society of Etchers, 1934; Corcoran Gallery (Washington, DC) 1937. His printed work is included in the permanent collections of: the Library of Congress and the National Gallery, Washington, DC, the Art Institute of Chicago, the New York Public Library, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - Achenbach Foundation, the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Price: 185 USD

Location: Spring Hill, Florida

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