Each old work of art has stories to reveal. In addition to esthetics, that is what draws is to art from the past. When I started working for Richard Reed Armstrong Fine Art in 1998 most everything was sold at in-person shows or over the phone. All our sales were predicated on an exchange of stories. Today more than half the sales happen online, without much conversation at all. In an effort to share my side of the story, I have been adding short comments about what I see in a work of art I list online. Increasingly, when you click on an image that intrigues you, you will find at least some context about that particular work. Here are a few such works.
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Lithograph on thin wove paper, 1921. Reference: Mason 79.Printed by Bolton Brown, as is seemingly the case of the whole edition.Edition of 45, scar...
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Woodcut on thin laid paper, 1943-44. Trial proof, aside from an edition of 27. It’s rush hour and a sea of people is holding on for dear life as th...
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Woodcut printed on very thin Japan paper, no date. There is no stated edition, and this print may very well be a unique impression. Signed and ti...
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Etching on wove paper. Edition of 60. Part of a set of prints commissioned by the Sheffield Steel Corporation in 1937. Signed, numbered, and titl...
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Wood engraving on laid japon volant paper. Edition unknown. Scarce. Pinto depicted ballerinas both in print and in painting. They usually do not re...
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Color woodcut or woodblock print on Japan laid paper, no date. There seems to be no stated edition for this print. Likely from a small group of col...
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