Details
Description
Rare Early 20th Century Etching "Rachel" by Henry Brewerton Quinan C.1920
Beautiful etching by Alaska artist H.B. Quinan of his …
Read more
Rare Early 20th Century Etching "Rachel" by Henry Brewerton Quinan C.1920
Beautiful etching by Alaska artist H.B. Quinan of his wife Rachel, possibly for Woman's Home Companion.
Note the Alaskan tribal art on the wall next to the sitter.
Plate dimensions 9.35" wide x 13.5" high
Paper dimensions 12" wide x 17.5" high
The etching is in very nice antique condition. The paper shows ample foxing (outside of plate marks) - suitable for framing.
Born in Sitka, Alaska on Nov. 10, 1876. After graduating from UC Berkeley in 1897, Quinan studied art in Paris for many years at Académie Julian under J. P. Laurens. By the 1920s he had settled in NYC where he was art editor for Woman's Home Companion until 1940. He retired to Stamford, Connecticut where he remained until his death on May 21, 1948.
Member: Salmagundi Club.
Exh: Paris Salon, 1904.
The paper is distressed and foxed. Please see all images.
See less
- Dimensions
- 12ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 17.5ʺH
- Styles
- Portraiture
- Art Subjects
- Portrait
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1920s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Etching
- Condition
- Original Condition Unaltered, Needs Restoration
- Color
- Dark Gray
- Condition Notes
- good condition needs paper restoration suitable for framing good condition needs paper restoration suitable for framing less
Questions about the item?
Returns & Cancellations
Return Policy - All sales are final 48 hours after delivery, unless otherwise specified in the description of the product.
Related Collections
- Ross Bleckner Original Prints
- Tatiana Alida Original Prints
- Greg Copeland Original Prints
- Clay Walker Original Prints
- Raffia Original Prints
- Leonardo Nierman Original Prints
- Crystal Original Prints
- Abraham Rattner Original Prints
- Spray Paint Original Prints
- Red Grooms Original Prints
- Balmain Original Prints
- Frank Stella Original Prints
- Gorman Original Prints
- Clay Original Prints
- Carrie Bergey Original Prints
- William Meyerowitz Original Prints
- Botanical Prints
- Japanese Woodblock Prints
- Bird Prints
- Framed Prints
- Woodblock Prints
- Black and White Prints
- Screen Prints
- Thomas McKnight Original Prints
- Classical Greek Original Prints