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The Night Picket Boat at Hammersmith 1916 Original mezzotint. Superb signed proof impression of this wonderful nocturne showing London at night during a blackout in the First World War.
This magnificent original mezzotint is Sir Frank Short’s only War subject. SOLD |
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Oast Houses, Kent 1920 Original etching. Very rare – one of only 3 or 4 proofs ever printed from this plate.
Very fine signed proof impression printed with considerable plate tone. £345 |
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An April Day in Kent 1903 Original etching. Superb signed proof impression of this outstanding etching, from the only edition. SOLD |
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Strand Gate, Winchelsea 1910 Original etching. Excellent signed proof impression
from the only edition to be printed in the first state of the plate. SOLD |
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The Sea Road into Seaford 1925 Original etching. Very good signed proof impression from the only edition. SOLD |
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The Dijk Bell 1892 Original etching. Unusual test printing, aside from the normal edition,
pulled by Sir Frank Short as an experiment in April 1930.
Inscribed in pencil by the artist “New ink (waterglass). Hand wiped. 20.4.30”. £240 |
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Dinner-time on board the Timber Barque ‘Marie’, unloading at Conway 1890 Original etching. Very fine impression from the edition of 50 signed proofs. SOLD |
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Skies a-clearing, Sun a-shining, and the Evensong a-chiming.
The Church at Kampen 1892 Original etching. Excellent impression with strong, dark inking and fine, clear detail.
Signed proof from the only edition. SOLD |
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’Twixt Dawn and Day 1919 Original aquatint. Superb signed proof impression.
A particularly beautiful example, the ink wiped with exceptional care to produce subtle variations in lighting throughout the image. SOLD |
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The Angry Cloud 1930 Original mezzotint. Excellent signed proof impression with rich mezzotint burr. SOLD |
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A Silver Tide 1912 Original aquatint. Excellent signed proof impression. SOLD |
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A Quiet Evening on the Ferry over the Blyth 1890 Original etching. Very strong impression from the only edition of 50 signed proofs. £240 |
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A Span of Old Battersea Bridge 1899 Original aquatint with soft ground etching. Excellent signed proof impression of this striking subject. SOLD |
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Old Mill on the Wandle at Mitcham 1899 Original etching. Very fine impression printed with plate tone. Rare – Hardie catalogues this etching as “outdoor sketch on copper; a few proofs only”. £385 |
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The New Moon 1918 Original aquatint. Excellent signed proof impression with outstanding tonal range. £1,200 |
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A South Coast Road, Pegwell Bay 1903 Original etching. Excellent signed proof impression with strong etched line, printed with delicate plate tone. £235 |
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Gathering the Flock on Maxwell Bank (No.1) 1892 Original etching with soft ground etching. Superb signed proof impression printed on special blue toned paper. £320 |
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Sunrise O’er Whitby Scaur 1899 Original aquatint. Signed proof impression printed on vellum. SOLD |
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Marsh Mallow 1916 Original etching. One of only 3 or 4 proofs printed in the first state of the plate, inscribed by the artist in pencil “first biting”. SOLD |
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Mount Rigi at Dawn 1910 Mezzotint after J.M.W. Turner. Beautiful signed proof impression, with full tonal range and
velvety burr to the mezzotint surface.
From the only published edition of 50 signed proofs on India paper. SOLD |
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The Mouth of the Thames – Isle of Sheppey in distance 1891 Mezzotint after J.M.W. Turner. Superb impression with particularly rich mezzotint burr and full tonal range.
An especially fine signed proof impression on applied India paper,
aside from the normal published edition of 250 impressions on Japan paper. SOLD |
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Crowhurst Place 1902 Mezzotint with etching after J.M.W. Turner. Excellent signed proof impression, printed in brown ink, with full tonal range.
From the only published edition, thought to have been of less than 50 impressions. SOLD |
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Procris and Cephalus 1885 Mezzotint with etching after J.M.W. Turner. Very good, rich impression; signed proof printed in dark brown ink.
From the only published edition of approximately 80 to 100 impressions. £105 |
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Berry Pomeroy Castle 1885 Etching after J.M.W. Turner One of a maximum of 36 impressions printed in the etched state, prior to the addition of mezzotint. Excellent impression printed in dark brown ink, with pronounced etched line. £85 |
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Old Gravel Pits, Moseley, near Birmingham 1901 Mezzotint after David Cox. Mezzotint after David Cox. Excellent signed proof impression, with rich mezzotint burr. From the only published edition, as issued to subscribers for the benefit of the Artists’ General Benevolent Institution when Sir Frank Short was acting as a Steward in 1901. £140 |
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Portrait of Sir Frank Short 1921 Original lithograph by Sir William Rothenstein (1872 – 1945) This striking portrait shows Sir Frank Short at the age of 64 when he was head of the Engraving School at the Royal College of Art.
Very fine signed presentation proof, inscribed in pencil by the artist
“To my friend & colleague Miss Pott, gratefully, W. Rothenstein. July 1924”
and signed “W. Rothenstein 1921” at the lower corner of the sheet. £475 |
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The importance of Sir Frank Short in the development of modern British printmaking cannot be overstated. As head of the first engraving school at the Royal College of Art, and later as President of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, Frank Short exerted the fundamental influence which was responsible for the technical excellence of British etching and engraving during the first decades of the 20th century. Whether through direct contact, or through contact with printmakers whom he had trained, Sir Frank Short’s teaching has affected the work of almost every British printmaker up to the present day. An outstanding and highly disciplined technician, Frank Short was responsible for the revival of the mezzotint and aquatint processes in England, working, where possible, direct from nature. Apart from his original works, Sir Frank Short produced some of the most inspired mezzotint interpretations of the work of earlier masters, such as Peter de Wint, John Constable, David Cox, and in particular J.M.W. Turner. Indeed, the greatest undertaking in his printed work was to extend and complete Turner’s Liber Studiorum as it had been projected originally by the great artist.
The vast majority of Sir Frank Short’s original printed works were created as pure etchings and it is as an etcher that Short exerted his fundamental influence upon the following generations of printmakers. Indeed, it is in his most open and sketchy etchings that Frank Short displays his particular mastery for capturing a sense of space. In his own characteristic manner he required only a few minimal strokes to convey an impression of great detail. Many of Short’s pupils carried this open style into the next generation of etchers but even those who went their own way stylistically remained indebted to Frank Short's rigorous teaching of printmaking techniques. [ more] |
