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Jim & Carol Goodfriend Collection: February 2024

It is with great pleasure and honor that we present this first selection of works of art on paper from the personal collection of James and Carol Goodfriend. Jim is known to many in the world of prints and drawings as the dealer behind C & J Goodfriend Drawings and Prints. Over the years Jim would bring home particularly attractive prints and drawings, kept for their personal enjoyment. Jim and Carol have decided to disperse their collection and we are grateful to have been entrusted with the sale of these prints as well as some drawings, mostly by European, as well as some by American artists.

In keeping with his habit as a dealer Jim was always on the lookout for the most attractive works of art, collected for their artistic merit, rather than for name recognition. The discerning art buyer will find in this selection of works on paper magnificent examples of printmaking and draftsmanship. Each of these works was chosen for the quality of the impression, the interest of its subject matter, or its compositional strength. While famous printmakers will instantly be recognizable, we encourage you to focus not on the name, but on personal appeal, be it based on the light, the line, the composition, or any other number of factors that speak to you on an emotional level. This selection of artworks is being passed on from one distinguished art lover to the next generation.

Conditions and terms:
• Assume that each of these works is overall in a condition pleasing to the eye. They have generally not been conserved, which means that discolorations and minor flaws that do not affect their value visually, have been left untouched. We have noted obvious condition issues for transparency's sake. Full sheet images are visible on our website, and larger ones can be emailed upon request. We will be happy to detail further minor condition details.
• Prices are for payment online. If you wish to pay by check and save the 3.5% credit card charge, email us at bernard@armstrongfineart.com or call us at 312.404.2004.

Ker-Xavier Roussel - Noli Me Tangere - detail
$625

Noli Me Tangere

ROUSSEL, Ker-XAVIER

Lithograph on thin beige wove paper.Published by La Revue Blanche in August 1894.  Edition details for this publication are hard to come by, but it...

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Thomas NASON - Sugaring - detail Sold
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Approach of Spring

NASON, Thomas

Etching and engraving on laid paper.Published by the Society of American Etchers. Signed and dated in pencil.

ANONYMOUS - Mountainous Landscape - detail
$780

Mountain Lake

ANONYMOUS

Ink wash on wove paper (on the back of a Connecticut commercial product list).Signed with monogram stamp GIO in a circle (?). 

Jean-François MILLET - La Veillee - detail
$7,765

La Veillée

MILLET, Jean-François

Etching on laid paper. Reference: Delteil 14 ii/ii. Superb impression of Millet's rarest, and arguably best etching.  Large margins (tips of two co...

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Honore Daumier - Les Cinq Sens - La Vue - detail Sold
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La Vue

DAUMIER, Honore

Lithograph on white wove paper (sur blanc).Reference: Delteil 595 ii/iii.From the first edition, when the series was issued by La Caricature, and t...

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Albert BESNARD - La Tasse de The - detail Sold
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La Tasse de Thé

BESNARD, Paul Albert

Etching and aquatint on laid paper. References: Godefroy/Delteil 15 iv/vi, Coppier 12.Before the plate was cut down laterally by almost two inches....

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Robert DELAUNAY - Saint-Séverin - Lithograph on laid chine paper - 1926 - detail
$1,245

Saint-Séverin

DELAUNAY, Robert

Lithograph on laid chine paper.  Rare proof impression, aside from the book edition titled "Allo! Paris!".  Before the publication by "Editions des...

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Jean FRELAUT - Le Printemps - Etching on wove paper - detail
$470

Le Printemps

FRELAUT, Jean

Etching on wove paper.  Reference: Delteil 241 ix/ix.  Signed in pencil.